Understanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab Essentials

Andrew Huberman · Intermediate ·🧘 Mental Health & Wellbeing Practice ·2mo ago

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neural circuits that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors. I discuss how hormones, genes and environmental factors such as day length can shift our aggressive tendencies. I also share science-based tools for modulating aggression, including sunlight exposure, heat therapy and supplementation with ashwagandha or acetyl-L-carnitine. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/0nF54O3 Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Timestamps 00:00:00 Aggression, Types of Aggression 00:01:43 Context, Aggression vs Sadness 00:03:11 Hydraulic Pressure Model of Aggression 00:06:40 Brain Areas for Aggression, Ventromedial Hypothalamus 00:13:53 Biting, Neural Circuits of Physical Aggression 00:16:19 Estrogen & Aggression, Testosterone & Competitiveness 00:19:47 Seasonality, Sunlight, Melatonin & Aggression 00:22:00 Cortisol, Serotonin & Aggression 00:23:45 Tool: Reduce Cortisol with Sunlight & Sauna; Ashwagandha 00:27:49 Irritability, Aggression & Genetics; Seasonality 00:30:39 Tool: ADHD, Acetyl-L Carnitine & Aggressive Behavior #hubermanlab Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neural circuits that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors. I discuss how hormones, genes and environmental factors such as day length can shift our aggressive tendencies. I also share science-based tools for modulating aggression, including sunlight exposure, heat therapy and supplementation with ashwagandha or acetyl-L-carnitine. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/0nF54O3 Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Timestamps 00:00:00 Aggression, Types of Aggression 00:01:43 Context, Aggression vs Sadness 00:03:11 Hydraulic Pressure Model of Aggression 00:06:40 Brain Areas for Aggression, Ventromedial Hypothalamus 00:13:53 Biting, Neural Circuits of Physical Aggression 00:16:19 Estrogen & Aggression, Testosterone & Competitiveness 00:19:47 Seasonality, Sunlight, Melatonin & Aggression 00:22:00 Cortisol, Serotonin & Aggression 00:23:45 Tool: Reduce Cortisol with Sunlight & Sauna; Ashwagandha 00:27:49 Irritability, Aggression & Genetics; Seasonality 00:30:39 Tool: ADHD, Acetyl-L Carnitine & Aggressive Behavior #hubermanlab Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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Chapters (11)

Aggression, Types of Aggression

1:43 Context, Aggression vs Sadness

3:11 Hydraulic Pressure Model of Aggression

6:40 Brain Areas for Aggression, Ventromedial Hypothalamus

13:53 Biting, Neural Circuits of Physical Aggression

16:19 Estrogen & Aggression, Testosterone & Competitiveness

19:47 Seasonality, Sunlight, Melatonin & Aggression

22:00 Cortisol, Serotonin & Aggression

23:45 Tool: Reduce Cortisol with Sunlight & Sauna; Ashwagandha

27:49 Irritability, Aggression & Genetics; Seasonality

30:39 Tool: ADHD, Acetyl-L Carnitine & Aggressive Behavior

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