L-DOPA

Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

Andrew Huberman

A primary dopaminergic precursor discussed as a medication/supplement that can raise dopamine levels.

Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort

Andrew Huberman

A prescription drug, similar to mucuna pruriens, used as a treatment for Parkinson's disease due to its role in dopamine synthesis.

How to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure

Andrew Huberman

A precursor to dopamine, found in high concentrations in Mucuna pruriens, and can lead to increases in dopamine levels.

How to Improve at Learning Using Neuroscience & AI | Dr. Terry Sejnowski

Andrew Huberman

A dopamine precursor used to treat Parkinson's disease, described as having magical effects in restoring movement and speech.

Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #80

Andrew Huberman

A prescription drug given for Parkinson's disease and other purposes where increasing dopamine is important, which is effectively what Mucuna pruriens is.

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A precursor to dopamine, advised against for casual use unless there's a clinical need like Parkinson's disease.

How to Enhance Your Gut Microbiome for Brain & Overall Health

Andrew Huberman

A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease by increasing dopamine levels, which can sometimes lead to side effects like triggering the vomiting reflex due to excessive dopamine receptor activation.

Doping, Collagen, Goals, and Hyperplasia (Episode 33)

Stronger By Science

A precursor to dopamine, part of the metabolic pathway from tyrosine to dopamine.

How Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods

Andrew Huberman

A precursor to dopamine, taken by people with Parkinson's to increase dopamine, and present in Mucuna pruriens.

How Placebo Effects Work to Change Our Biology & Psychology

Andrew Huberman

A precursor to dopamine used to treat Parkinson's disease, contrasted with placebo effects in clinical trials to measure drug efficacy.

Hamilton Morris — Psychedelics, Smart Drugs, and More

Tim Ferriss

A common Parkinson's treatment; ibogaine may increase patient sensitivity to L-dopa, further enhancing its therapeutic potential.

Male vs. Female Brain Differences & How They Arise From Genes & Hormones | Dr. Nirao Shah

Andrew Huberman

Tools to Enhance Working Memory & Attention

Andrew Huberman

A prescription drug (or a component in Mucuna Pruriens) that is a key part of the biochemical pathway to produce dopamine, often prescribed for Parkinson's patients.