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Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-08-24

Andrew Huberman & Masud Husain: books mentioned on Huberman Lab

How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain

1 book · With Masud Husain · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Dr. Masud Husain is a Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a leading expert on the science of motivation, apathy, and neurological diseases.

Masud Husain discussed Awakenings by Oliver Sacks.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Awakenings

    Oliver Sacks · at 10:24

    Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is a classic medical narrative detailing the harrowing experiences of encephalitis lethargica patients in the 1960s and their subsequent treatment with L-dopa.

    Discussed
    “So initially we tried Leodopa L-dopa which is the drug that Oliver Saxs describes in Awakenings and many people have seen the film and it's used a lot in Parkinson's disease for treatment.”
    Masud Husain How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husai… 2026-08-24
    Where to get it
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Plugged Protocols
“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, and that's based on more than 30 years of research and experience.”
Andrew Huberman How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husai… 2026-08-24 Listen at 2:18:32
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