Essentials: Science of Stress, Testosterone, Aggression & Motivation | Dr. Robert Sapolsky

In this episode of the Huberman Lab Podcast, Andrew Huberman interviews Dr. Robert Sapolsky, focusing on stress, testosterone, and estrogen. Sapolsky explains the differences between short-term and long-term stress, highlighting the importance of control and predictability in managing stress responses. The conversation explores the misunderstood roles of testosterone, challenging common beliefs about its effects on aggression and status, and also covers the benefits of estrogen on cognition and overall health. They discuss the interplay between testosterone and dopamine in motivation and the impact of context and prefrontal cortex activity on our perception of stress and hierarchies, especially in the age of social media.