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Andrew Huberman: The Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Health

On Purpose with Jay Shetty, 7 September 2026. The book comes up at 1 hr 2 min in.

Andrew Huberman credits Richie Davidson and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin for writing what he calls one of the first books to scientifically study mindfulness using fMRI, with both trained yogis and college students as subjects. He tips his hat to Davidson for doing work that helped legitimize meditation research in Western science.

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