Tools to Enhance Working Memory & Attention

2024/1/29

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Andrew Huberman

是一位专注于神经科学、学习和健康的斯坦福大学教授和播客主持人。

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Andrew Huberman: 本期节目探讨了工作记忆的重要性、与注意力的关系以及提升方法。工作记忆是短期内保持少量信息的能力，与注意力密切相关。它不同于短期记忆和长期记忆，不依赖神经可塑性，而是神经回路对信息的处理和丢弃。提升工作记忆的关键在于调节大脑中多巴胺的水平，特别是前额叶皮层和基底神经节的多巴胺投射。节目中介绍了多种提升工作记忆的方法，包括行为干预（如非睡眠深度休息NSDR和冷暴露），补充剂（如酪氨酸和毛药素），以及药物治疗（如卡比多巴）。这些方法可以单独或组合使用，以达到最佳效果。需要注意的是，增加多巴胺水平并非总是能改善工作记忆，其效果取决于个体初始多巴胺水平。此外，节目还介绍了双耳节拍对工作记忆的潜在影响。

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This chapter defines working memory and differentiates it from short-term and long-term memory. It also touches upon the concept of neuroplasticity and its role in memory formation.

Working memory is a special type of memory for holding small amounts of information for short periods.
Long-term memory has declarative (facts) and procedural (actions) components.
Short-term memory holds information temporarily, a fraction of which gets transferred to long-term memory.
Neuroplasticity (brain's ability to change) involves LTP (strengthening connections), LTD (weakening connections), and neurogenesis (new neuron formation).
Working memory doesn't heavily rely on neuroplasticity; it's more about neural circuits running algorithms.

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In this episode, I discuss working memory, which is critical for learning and productivity, strategy setting, goal seeking, and navigating new environments. I explain the key role of dopamine and the biological mechanisms underlying working memory and how working memory differs from both short- and long-term memory.

I also describe science-supported tools to enhance working memory and attention—including zero- or low-cost behavioral, supplemental and pharmacologic approaches. I include how to assess your working memory and how to use memory tasks to determine your baseline dopamine levels in certain brain circuits.

This episode provides listeners with highly actionable tools to assess and improve their attention to specific tasks and task-switching capacity and to enhance their overall productivity.

For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com).