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Andrew Huberman
In this episode of Huberman Lab Essentials, Professor Andrew Huberman explores the dual forces governing sleep and wakefulness: adenosine accumulation and circadian rhythms. Adenosine acts as a chemical "sleep drive" that builds up in the brain and body over time; caffeine functions by binding to ad …
Andrew Huberman
Dr. Samer Hattar explains that light influences human biology through two distinct mechanisms: conscious vision and a subconscious system regulating vital functions like sleep, mood, hunger, and learning. This regulation is managed by an internal "circadian clock," derived from the Latin for "approx …