The Science & Practice of Movement | Ido Portal

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Ido Portal joins Huberman to discuss movement as a practitioner and intellectual who has studied capoeira, martial arts, dance and gymnastics and trained athletes including Conor McGregor. Huberman frames the conversation with Sherrington’s line that movement is the final common path, and notes humans can generate a greater variety of movements and speeds than any other animal. Portal discusses layers of motor control added through evolution, from spinal patterns to fine movements of individual digits, and argues that central patterns such as walking, swimming, running, jumping and throwing are being neglected. He observes that modern culture has shifted control to the periphery and fingertips through technology, while in traditional cultures even a rest day involves a huge amount of walking. Huberman explores how new motor neuron pools create combinations of movement, and how movement informs life and relationships beyond sport.

Key takeaways

• Portal argues central movement patterns such as walking, running and throwing are neglected in modern culture.
• Portal describes technology shifting movement control toward the fingertips and periphery.
• Huberman frames movement as the nervous system’s final common path.
• Portal explains newer motor capabilities build on older, more central patterns.
• Huberman presents movement as relevant to everyday life and relationships, not only sport.

Episode details: published June 20, 2022 · 519.9K views · 2:34:37 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The science and protocols described are Andrew Huberman’s, presented for education — not medical advice. Consult a qualified professional before changing your own health practices.

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