Episode · Huberman Lab · 2024-08-05
Andrew Huberman & Dr. Martha Beck: books mentioned on Huberman Lab
Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination | Dr. Martha Beck
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Martha Beck, Ph.
Martha Beck recommended Whole Brain Living by Jill Bolte Taylor, and discussed The master and his emissary by Iain McGilchrist. Andrew Huberman recommended Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Whole Brain Living
Whole Brain Living by Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroscience-based book that examines the four distinct characters of the human brain to help readers achieve emotional balance and self-awareness.
Recommended“whole brain living is her latest book”
Where to get it
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The master and his emissary
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist is a work of neuropsychology and philosophy that explores how the brain's two hemispheres perceive the world differently and how those differences have shaped human history and culture.
Discussed“his book The Master and his Emissary says the part of the brain that knows meaning should be the master”
Where to get it
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke is a prominent exploration of how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive overconsumption and mental distress, written by a Stanford medical school psychiatrist and addiction expert.
Recommended“one of the things that I love so much about Anna's message she wrote the book dopamine Nation but oh I love that”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“She is also considered one of the foremost experts in the personal development field, having authored many best-selling books, including her upcoming book, 'Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose.'”
“this is so interesting because my friend Liz Gilbert of Eat Pray Love Fame that she wrote something before she was famous”
“Yeah, I know, and I call it what I—in the book that I just wrote called Beyond Anxiety.”
“it's entitled protocols an operating manual for the human body this is a book that I've been working on for more than 5 years”
“For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out; it's my very first book. It's entitled 'Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.'”
“Again, the book is called 'Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.'”