Masud Husain

What Masud Husain has said on podcasts

29 statements

1. on Mesolimbic circuitryNegativeAug 24, 2026· Huberman Lab Essentials

   Dysfunction in dopamine circuitry can cause profound motivational loss and apathy.

   “when that circuitry is not working that you can get profound loss of motivation apathy”

   Listen at 0:13

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2. on Addictive drugsNegativeAug 24, 2026· Huberman Lab Essentials

   Addictive drugs can hijack dopamine circuitry and produce hypermotivation.

   “When that circuitry is on overdrive because it's been hijacked by these drugs, you get states of hyper motivation.”

   Listen at 0:19

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3. on Apathy and effort-reward decisionsNegativeAug 24, 2026· Huberman Lab Essentials

   Apathetic people reject low-reward efforts more often than motivated people.

   “the difference between motivated people and apathetic people is at the level of the low rewards, apathetic people are more inclined to say, nah, I don't think this is worth the effort, so I won't do that option.”

   Listen at 9:36

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