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.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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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) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:08:12) Brain Areas for Aggression, Ventromedial Hypothalamus

(00:15:26) Biting, Neural Circuits of Physical Aggression

(00:17:52) Sponsor: Eight Sleep

(00:19:09) Estrogen & Aggression, Testosterone & Competitiveness

(00:22:37) Seasonality, Sunlight, Melatonin & Aggression

(00:24:50) Cortisol, Serotonin & Aggression

(00:26:35) Tool: Reduce Cortisol with Sunlight & Sauna; Ashwagandha

(00:30:39) Sponsor: AG1

(00:31:58) Irritability, Aggression & Genetics; Seasonality

(00:34:49) Tool: ADHD, Acetyl-L Carnitine & Aggressive Behavior

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