Andrew D. Huberman

Andrew David Huberman (born 1975)[3] is an American podcaster and neuroscientist. He is an associate professor of neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and a partner of the sports and nutrition company Momentous, with which he offers branded dietary supplements.[4] He is best known for hosting the Huberman Lab podcast, which he started in 2021.

Andrew D. Huberman
Huberman in 2016
Born (1975-09-26) September 26, 1975[1]
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Alma mater
ParentBernardo Huberman[2]
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsStanford University, University of California, San Diego
ThesisNeural activity and axon guidance cue regulation of eye-specific retinogeniculate development (2004)
Doctoral advisorBarbara Chapman
Websitehubermanlab.com

Education

Huberman received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1998, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2000, and a PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, Davis, in 2004.[5][6] He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford, in 2010, working in the lab of Ben Barres.[7]

Academic career

From 2011 to 2015, Huberman was an assistant professor of neurobiology and neuroscience at University of California, San Diego. In 2016, Huberman moved to Stanford University.

Wth David Spiegel, Huberman has carried out research on cortisol and anxiety-based depression.[6] Huberman has led work investigating the regeneration of eye tissue in mice, which may have a future application in studying optical nerve regeneration in humans.[8]

Podcasting and supplements

In 2021, Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast.[6] In episodes lasting several hours, Huberman talks about the state of research in a specific topic, both within and outside his specialty. By 2023, the podcast had become the 6th most popular podcast in the US on Spotify platforms, while his YouTube channel had 3.5 million subscribers and his Instagram account 4.2 million.[9][10][11]

In April 2022 Huberman entered into a partnership with Utah-based sport and nutrition company, Momentous. With them he offers a line of “Huberman Lab” branded dietary supplements.[4][12] He became Scientific Advisor for the supplements retailer Athletic Greens the same year.[13]

Reception

In Time magazine, Huberman was described as having a large and enthusiastic fan base, but also as having been criticized by other scientists for prematurely applying the results of animal studies to human applications.[9]

Jonathan Jarry at the McGill Office for Science and Society has questioned Huberman's promotion of "poorly regulated" dietary supplements. According to Jarry, Huberman Lab has been sponsored by "companies offering questionable products from the perspective of science-based medicine".[14]

According to an article in Coda, Huberman has promoted anti-sunscreen views on his podcast, stating he's "as scared of sunscreen as I am of melanoma".[15] In a 2023 GQ article, Huberman is reported as having said he's not a "sunscreen truther", a term used to describe anti-sunscreen conspiracy theorists.[16]

Selected publications
  • Lim JH, Stafford BK, Nguyen PL, Lien BV, Wang C, Zukor K, He Z, Huberman AD (August 2016). "Neural activity promotes long-distance, target-specific regeneration of adult retinal axons". Nat Neurosci (Research article). 19 (8): 1073–84. doi:10.1038/nn.4340. PMC 5708130. PMID 27399843.
  • Balban MY, Neri E, Kogon MM, Weed L, Nouriani B, Jo B, Holl G, Zeitzer JM, Spiegel D, Huberman AD (January 2023). "Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal". Cell Rep Med (Randomized controlled trial). 4 (1): 100895. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100895. PMC 9873947. PMID 36630953.

References
  1. "@hubermanlab" (Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.) on Twitter
  2. Change Your Brain: Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman | Rich Roll Podcast (Video). July 20, 2020. Event occurs at 2:50. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. "How a Stanford professor became one of the world's top podcasters". SFgate.com. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. Emma Brockes (31 August 2023). "Men, want to optimise yourselves with science? Then you need the help of neuroscience bro Andrew Huberman". The Guardian.
  5. Béchard, Deni Ellis (2023-06-20). "The Huberman Effect". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. Wiseman, Shari (2023). "In conversation with Andrew Huberman". Nature Neuroscience. 26 (8): 1312–1315. doi:10.1038/s41593-023-01395-4. ISSN 1546-1726.
  7. "Ben A. Barres" (PDF). Society for Neuroscience. p. 62.
  8. Weintraub, Karen (11 July 2016). "Regrown Brain Cells Give Blind Mice a New View". Scientific American.
  9. Ducharme, Jamie (2023-06-28). "How Andrew Huberman Got America to Care About Science". Time. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  10. Spotify. "Podcast Charts". Podcast Charts. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  11. "Apple Podcasts : United States of America : All Podcasts Podcast Charts - Top". chartable.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  12. "Momentous Announces a Multi-Year Partnership with the Huberman Lab Podcast and Dr. Andrew Huberman as a Scientific Advisor" (Press release). PR Newswire. 25 April 2022.
  13. "Athletic Greens Announces Dr. Andrew Huberman as Scientific Advisor". BusinessWire. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  14. Jarry, Jonathan (7 April 2023). "Andrew Huberman Has Supplements on the Brain". McGill University Office for Science and Society. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  15. Beres, Derek (October 3, 2023). "The dangerous myths sold by the conspiritualists". Coda.
  16. "What's Behind the Rise of the Sunscreen Truther?". GQ. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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