What Scott Kanoski has said about Acetylcholine

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026

Scott Kanoski, Professor of human and evolutionary biology and neurobiology at the University of Southern California who studies hunger, memory and diet, has been quoted on Acetylcholine once in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Kanoski explains that hippocampal acetylcholine ramps up during eating and ends higher after a meal, which he thinks helps animals remember the meal.
“We think that that elevated postprandial level of coelacoline hippocampus is to allow the animals to remember what the hell's going on”
Huberman Lab: How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:16

Episodes

How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski
Huberman Lab · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 h 2 min
Andrew Huberman and neuroscientist Scott Kanoski discuss GLP-1 drugs, artificial sweeteners, diet's effects on hippocampal memory, the vagus nerve, the gut microbiome and food reward.

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