Episode · Huberman Lab · 2024-05-27

Books mentioned on The Science of Your Gut Sense & the Gut-Brain Axis | Dr. Diego Bohórquez

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Diego Bohórquez, PhD, professor of medicine and neurobiology at Duke University and a pioneering researcher into how we use our ‘gut sense.’

Andrew Huberman recommended Rabid by Bill Wasik and others. Also mentioned: The Wisdom of the Body by Walter Bradford Cannon and Memoirs of a Stomach by Minister of the Interior and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Rabid

    Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy · at 34:44 · mentioned 2 times

    Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy provides a fascinating look into the history, science, and cultural mythology surrounding the rabies virus.

    Recommended
    “and there's a great book by the way called rabid which is a a essentially a history of the of the study of rabies”
    Where to get it
  2. The Wisdom of the Body

    Walter Bradford Cannon · at 2:18:09 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “I once read a very elegant paper by Walter Cannon, a foundational figure in physiology. Cannon was the chair of physiology at Harvard in the 1920s and 1930s and authored 'The Wisdom of the Body.'”
    Where to get it
  3. Memoirs of a Stomach

    Minister of the Interior, Sydney Whiting · at 2:28:40

    Discussed
    “In our research, we referenced some beautiful passages from the book 'Memoirs of My Stomach,' written by a French author in 1853, highlighting the gut-brain dialogue.”
    Where to get it