What Andrew Huberman has said about Motivation
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Andrew Huberman, American neuroscientist, professor at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, has been quoted on Motivation 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Huberman argued that the dynamic sense of 'us versus not us', rooted in primitive circuits, is among the most potent sources of motivation.
“the ability to tap into motivation for us versus not us even in the absence of competition is extremely powerful and it's rooted in the hypothalamus”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 59:17
Huberman said patients in Robert Heath's self-stimulation studies most preferred stimulating a midline thalamus area that produced mild frustration and anger.
“the area of the brain that they preferred to stimulate the most by a pretty impressive margin was the area of the brain, turns out to be the midline thalamus”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:11
Episodes
Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross EdgleyHuberman Lab · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 44 min
Andrew Huberman and ultra-endurance swimmer Ross Edgley build a multi-source model of motivation, discussing brain circuits, extreme swims, fatherhood, pain tolerance, supplements and strength training.
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