Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity
In this powerful 31-minute deep dive from Huberman Lab Essentials, Dr. Andrew Huberman reveals how to activate and regulate the vagus nerve to enhance emotional stability, increase alertness, support learning, and boost overall brain health. You’ll discover practical, science-backed techniques such as breathwork, cold exposure, posture adjustments, and humming or vocal toning that can stimulate this powerful nerve and shift your body into a calm, high-performing state. Whether you're battling anxiety, brain fog, or low motivation—this is your roadmap to nervous system mastery. 🧠 Optimize your brain. 💨 Control your breath. 🌿 Rewire your life. ⏱️ Timestamps with Emojis: 00:00 – 🎙️ Introduction: What is the Vagus Nerve? 01:42 – 🧬 How the Vagus Nerve Affects Mood & Focus 04:55 – 💡 Vagal Tone & Brain Health 07:48 – 💨 Breathwork to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve 11:13 – 🧊 Cold Exposure & Nervous System Reset 14:30 – 🧘 Humming, Chanting, and Vocal Activation 17:22 – 🪑 Posture, Spine & Neural Signaling 20:44 – ⚖️ Parasympathetic vs Sympathetic States 24:19 – 🧠 Vagus Nerve & Neuroplasticity Explained 28:06 – ✍️ Practical Protocols You Can Apply Daily 31:52 – 🔚 Final Thoughts & Summary 📣 Hashtags vagusnerve, hubermanlab, brainhealth, mentalfocus, neuroplasticity, moodboost, breathwork, coldexposure, nervoussystem, vagaltone, neuroscience, brainoptimization, emotionregulation, parasympathetic, anxietyrelief, stressreduction, vagusactivation, selfregulation, cognitivefunction, mindbodyconnection, performanceupgrade, brainreset, healthscience, dailytools, motivationalneuroscience, focusandcalm, resetnervoussystem, hubermanessentials, emotionalhealing, vagusnervehacks 🔍 Keywords vagus nerve huberman, vagus nerve breathwork, how to stimulate vagus nerve, neuroplasticity and vagal tone, huberman mood control, nervous system reset huberman, vagus nerve and brain health, how to improve focus naturally, vagus nerve exercises, daily nervous system routine, cold exposure vagus nerve, anxiety relief through breath, huberman lab emotional control, breath techniques for calm, vagus nerve and alertness, brain optimization with huberman, regulate mood through vagus nerve, parasympathetic activation tools, stress relief with neuroscience, calming brain with breath, posture and vagal activation, vagus nerve and learning, healing vagus nerve science, cognitive performance upgrades, boost brain plasticity, vagus nerve humming, nervous system breath protocol, vagus nerve tips huberman, enhance mental clarity, calming techniques neuroscience 🏷️ Tags : huberman lab vagus nerve, how to control vagus nerve, vagal tone breathwork, mood boost science, neuroplasticity tools huberman, vagus nerve and anxiety, cold exposure huberman lab, nervous system balance, brain optimization tips, mental focus training, parasympathetic nervous system, daily brain routine, vagus nerve stimulation huberman, science of calming the mind, emotional regulation protocol, huberman breathwork guide, nervous system hacks, reset brain with breath, focus and calm tools, huberman neuroscience tips, breathing for stress relief, science backed calm, vagus nerve mental clarity, mood elevation tools, cognitive function boost, health tools huberman, huberman lab essentials 2025, performance breathing, neuroscience of behavior, optimize mental alertness,
