Alzheimer's disease
Subject in Medicine
Alzheimer's disease has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Huberman Lab, Digital Social Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Masud HusainProfessor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, expert on motivation and apathy, author of Our Brains, Our Selves
Husain says healthy older adults who score high for apathy have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
“if they score highly for apathy, they have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than people who don't”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 2:02:13
Husain notes that perhaps 20 to 30 percent of people who never had dementia show Alzheimer pathology at post-mortem.
“perhaps 20% to 30% of these individuals who never had dementia have Alzheimer pathology”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 2:00:26
Husain cites evidence that maintaining social relationships and curiosity substantially lowers dementia risk.
“people who keep relationships, increase or maintain the number of social relationships they have, they have a far less risk of developing dementia than those who don't”
Huberman Lab: How to Improve Motivation & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Masud Husain (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:55
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
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.
The Sick Truth About Modern Health... | Mark Sherwood | DSH #2073Digital Social Hour · Jul 18, 2026 · 48 min
Sean Kelly talks with longevity doctor Mark Sherwood about chronic illness, food policy, glyphosate, peptides, biological aging, AI in clinics, police officer health, and his baseball dream.