What Masud Husain has said about Attention
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 24, 2026
Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, expert on motivation and apathy, author of Our Brains, Our Selves, has been quoted on Attention once in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on August 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Husain says attention training benefits tend to be task-specific and recommends cutting distractions such as notifications instead.
“what you could do is to cut out things that are distracting for you. These are simple things that people will be very familiar with. Make sure you don't get notifications”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 2:12:51
Episodes
How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud HusainHuberman Lab · Aug 24, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Andrew Huberman and Oxford neurologist Masud Husain discuss the neuroscience of motivation, apathy, dopamine, effort-reward decisions, attention, ADHD, and Alzheimer's resilience.
Masud Husain on other topics
- Dopamine · 3 quotes
- Alzheimer's disease · 3 quotes
- Motivation · 2 quotes
- Effort-reward decision making · 2 quotes
- Apathy · 2 quotes
- Multiple sclerosis · 1 quote
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder · 1 quote
- Parkinson's disease · 1 quote