Keep pulling the thread on Arthur Brooks.
The foundation of Roblox co-founder and CEO Dave Baszucki is the largest funder of metabolic psychiatry research, which includes ketogenic therapy studies by researchers like Chris Palmer at Harvard University.
Among highly educated adults under 30, rates of clinical depression have tripled and generalized anxiety have doubled since approximately 2008, a phenomenon characterized as a psychogenic epidemic.
Neuroscientist Ian McGilchrist's theory of hemispheric lateralization posits that the brain's left hemisphere processes 'how and what' questions (complicated tasks), while the right hemisphere processes 'why' questions (complex concepts like love and meaning).
Delaying caffeine intake for two to three hours after waking allows for endogenous adenosine to clear, which makes subsequent caffeine consumption more effective for focus by acting on cleared adenosine receptors.
Recent research indicates that daily multivitamin consumption has neurocognitive protective benefits, overturning previous findings from about five years ago that suggested they were ineffective or harmful.
Modern behavioral science research supports the ancient Vedic tradition's concept of 'Brahma Muhurta,' finding that waking up before dawn has significant positive impacts on productivity, focus, concentration, and happiness.
Arthur Brooks states that research, such as that from Rhonda Patrick, shows creatine monohydrate supplementation is beneficial for neurobiology, particularly for individuals who are poor sleepers.
Contrary to the common belief that humans can only absorb 30 grams of protein per sitting, some data suggests that older individuals absorb protein more effectively in a single, larger bolus.
Tim Ferriss reports that for his 'poet' personality type, a ketogenic diet is the most effective tool for mood management, eliminating the lowest 50% of his negative affect and increasing his positive baseline by 20%.
The metabolic half-life of caffeine extends with age, increasing from approximately eight hours for a 30-year-old to as long as 14 hours for someone in their 60s.
Later in his career, psychologist Abraham Maslow revised his famous hierarchy of needs to place self-transcendence at the top, above self-actualization.
Women have approximately three times as much of the bonding neuropeptide oxytocin as men.