How to Focus to Change Your Brain | Huberman Lab Essentials – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.ANDREW HUBERMAN: Welcome to Huberman Lab , where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and tools for mental health, physical health, and performance
2.[MUSIC PLAYING] My name is Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine
3.Today we're talking about neuroplasticity, which is this incredible feature of our nervous system's that allows it to change in response to experience
4.Neuroplasticity is arguably one of the most important aspects of our biology
5.It holds the promise for each and all of us to think differently, to learn new things, to forget painful experiences, and to essentially adapt to anything that life brings us by becoming better
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
essentials
B1A necessary ingredient.
Example:
"ANDREW HUBERMAN: Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools"
actionable
B1That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
Example:
"ANDREW HUBERMAN: Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools"
science-based
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"ANDREW HUBERMAN: Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools"
experiment
B2A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"is really designed to be a map of our own individual experience. So these, what I call experiments"
strengthening
B2To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
Example:
"And those changes occur through strengthening and weakening of particular connections. But the important thing to understand"
weakening
B1To make weaker or less strong.
Example:
"And those changes occur through strengthening and weakening of particular connections. But the important thing to understand"
understanding
B2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"around, or we can be very laser-focused on one location in space. What's interesting and vitally important to understanding"
neuromodulator
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"But the most important thing for getting plasticity is that there be epinephrine, which equates to alertness, plus the release of this neuromodulator"
principles
B1A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
Example:
"There are some important neuroscience principles to get depth of focus. I want to briefly talk about the pharmacology first"
interesting
B2To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Example:
"around, or we can be very laser-focused on one location in space. What's interesting and vitally important to understanding"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| essentials | B1 | A necessary ingredient. |
| actionable | B1 | That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action. |
| science-based | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| experiment | B2 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
| strengthening | B2 | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. |
| weakening | B1 | To make weaker or less strong. |
| understanding | B2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| neuromodulator | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| principles | B1 | A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. |
| interesting | B2 | To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing. |
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