Huberman & Adolphs: Ice Baths Train Automatic Emotion Control
Deliberate cold exposure, like ice baths, isn't just a challenge. It's direct autonomic training that rewires your stress response for automatic calm.
Neuroscience of Emotions & Tools for Improving Emotion Regulation| Dr. Ralph Adolphs
With Andrew Huberman, Dr. Ralph Adolphs · Sunday, August 23, 2026
This episode features Dr. Ralph Adolphs and Andrew Huberman discussing the neurobiology of emotions. They explore a functional definition of emotions, highlighting key features like priority and temporal persistence, and challenge the common conflation of emotions with conscious feelings. The conversation also covers practical tools for emotion regulation, such as deliberate cold exposure and ultrarunning, and critiques traditional views on perceiving emotions from facial expressions.
Ultrarunning: How Relentless Optimism Rewires What's Possible
Extreme physical challenge isn't just about fitness. Dr. Ralph Adolphs reveals how ultrarunning builds 'relentless optimism' and rewires your sense of what's possible, a lesson for founders.