What podcasts say about Alan Castel

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What Alan Castel has said on podcasts

38 statements · 23 positive · 10 negative · 5 neutral

on Errorful learningPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Making mistakes supports effective learning.
“Good learning happens through making mistakes.”
Listen at 0:00
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on Errorful retrievalPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Errorful retrieval improves subsequent memory.
“The best way to remember something is to again failures.”
Listen at 0:17
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Human memoryNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Human memory reconstructs the past and is not invariably accurate.
“memory is really a mental representation of the past. And by its very nature it's reconstructive. It's never always accurate.”
Listen at 3:05
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Name memoryNeutralJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Forgetting names is often a normal form of forgetting.
“if you can't remember someone's name, that's probably a natural forgetting.”
Listen at 5:43
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Name memoryPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Deliberate retrieval practice helps people remember names.
“we have to use deliberate practice, retrieval practice, use the name several times.”
Listen at 6:37
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Errorful learningPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Mistakes contribute substantially to learning.
“a lot of good learning happens through making mistakes.”
Listen at 8:18
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Repeated exposureNeutralJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Repeated exposure alone does not guarantee strong memory.
“just seeing something many times doesn't mean you'll remember it well.”
Listen at 8:35
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Retrieval failurePositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Failed retrieval followed by correction improves memory.
“the best way to remember something is to again failures”
Listen at 9:09
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Attention and memoryNeutralJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Noticing differs from merely seeing information.
“I think, think that's the difference between seeing something and noticing it.”
Listen at 10:27
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Learning behaviorPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Persistence and curiosity help learners obtain feedback and improve.
“the best learners are the ones who persist, who are curious, because that's how you're going to get a lot of feedback”
Listen at 14:41
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Memory systemsPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Some memory systems may remain stable or improve with age.
“there are certain memory systems that might actually remain stable or even improve.”
Listen at 16:47
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Novel experiencesPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Novel experiences and social interaction may support neurogenesis.
“being exposed to new things, if you're traveling, if you're talking to different people, that can be really important for things like even neurogenesis.”
Listen at 18:27
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Adult neurogenesisPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
New brain-cell development does not necessarily stop with aging.
“You want to, you know, develop new brain cells, which we know doesn't just stop as we reach a certain age.”
Listen at 18:34
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Routine changesPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Changing routines can benefit memory.
“there can be benefits to changing our habits”
Listen at 20:19
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on AmygdalaPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Amygdala emotional processing remains relatively maintained across aging.
“a part of our brain, like the amygdala that's involved in processing emotions is very active and is maintained throughout age.”
Listen at 22:00
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Desirable difficultiesPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Learning challenges are more beneficial than making learning completely easy.
“you don't want it to be easy. You want it to be not a struggle, but a challenge so that you can appreciate it.”
Listen at 23:58
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Photographic memoryNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Exceptional visual memory does not eliminate memory errors.
“the research on photographic memory does show that even people who have very strong visual memory will make memory errors.”
Listen at 26:28
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Taking photographsPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Deciding to photograph an event can improve memory for it.
“There is some research showing that that act of deciding to take the picture actually improves your own memory for the event.”
Listen at 27:37
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Photographic offloadingNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Photographing events can worsen memory when it encourages offloading.
“it can also make your memory worse because you're realizing, I'm taking this photo so I don't need to remember it later.”
Listen at 27:46
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Memory and future imaginationNeutralJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Reconstructing the past and imagining the future share brain signatures.
“our brain does a lot of interesting things in terms of, you know, reconstructing the past also has a similar brain signature as imagining the future”
Listen at 28:34
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Eyewitness memoryNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Human memory can be contaminated by subsequent information.
“our memory can be contaminated, just like any form of evidence could be contaminated.”
Listen at 31:26
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Eyewitness identificationNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Lineup identification can replace the originally witnessed face in memory.
“when you replay it again, you're replaying the person you identified, not the person you actually saw.”
Listen at 31:31
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Memory confidenceNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Confidence is not a reliable guarantee of memory accuracy.
“High confidence doesn't necessarily mean high accuracy.”
Listen at 34:29
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Procedural skill refreshersPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Refreshing procedural skills may improve safety.
“I think revisiting these things more often and being more cognizant probably would make us safer.”
Listen at 48:23
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on WalkingPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Walking three or four times weekly can enhance hippocampal function.
“walking three, four times a week can enhance hippocampal function.”
Listen at 52:16
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on WalkingPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
A year of regular walking increased hippocampal volume by 1%.
“the walking group, their hippocampus, actually increased in volume by 1%.”
Listen at 52:45
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on WalkingPositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Walking participants had better memory one year later.
“Their memory was much better a year later.”
Listen at 52:54
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Falls among older adultsNegativeJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
One-quarter of people over 65 experience a fall.
“one in four people over the age of 65 will experience a fall.”
Listen at 54:49
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Subjective ageNeutralJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Most people over 40 report feeling approximately 20% younger.
“after the age of 40, most people feel about 20, 20% younger than their actual age.”
Listen at 1:16:42
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel
on Subjective agePositiveJul 13, 2026· Huberman Lab
Subjective age predicts longevity better than biological age.
“that subjective age is a better predictor of how long you'll live than your biological age.”
Listen at 1:17:11
Open the episode · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel

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