What Andrew Huberman has said about Prayer

Huberman says he prays every night without fail, praying for others and turning his will over to God.

“I pray for others. I pray for the people in my life. I pray for the world. I do what admittedly can be hard work of praying for people that I've had challenges with”

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Huberman says surrendering behavior change to a higher power works despite contradicting what neuroscience understands about the prefrontal cortex.

“it makes no sense. It actually goes completely counter-current with everything we understand about the prefrontal cortex and control of impulsive behavior. And I've never seen it fail in myself or in others”

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Huberman says he was too afraid to speak publicly about faith two years earlier for fear of losing scientific credibility.

“And two years ago, I couldn't say this, even though I was doing it, I was too scared. I thought, oh, no one will take me seriously as a scientist anymore”

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