recommended to me and so she wants to study the neural basis of mindfulness meditation. She's herself a meditator.
Cautious
92% accurate
350 claims across 35 endpoints
Claims by endpoint
What Andrew Huberman claims Mindfulness does, and whether the research agrees.
| Endpoint | Stance | Research | Alignment | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stress | Decrease | 704 | With consensus | 94 |
| anxiety | Decrease | 807 | With consensus | 60 |
| mood | Increase | 87 | Against | 22 |
| sleep quality | Increase | 291 | With consensus | 18 |
| sleep | Increase | 291 | With consensus | 16 |
| memory | Increase | 44 | With consensus | 15 |
| pain | Decrease | 473 | With consensus | 14 |
| mindfulness | Increase | 469 | With consensus | 12 |
| executive function | Increase | 115 | With consensus | 12 |
| mental health | Increase | 348 | With consensus | 11 |
| depression | Decrease | 724 | With consensus | 8 |
| chronic pain | Decrease | 473 | With consensus | 7 |
| low back pain | Decrease | 473 | With consensus | 6 |
| sleep duration | Increase | 291 | With consensus | 6 |
| obesity | Decrease | 9 | With consensus | 6 |
| performance | Increase | 55 | With consensus | 4 |
| heart rate | Decrease | 23 | With consensus | 4 |
| cholesterol | Decrease | 3 | With consensus | 4 |
| insomnia | Decrease | 61 | With consensus | 3 |
| side effects | Neutral | 35 | Against | 3 |
| glucose tolerance | Increase | 13 | With consensus | 3 |
| depression symptoms | Decrease | 826 | With consensus | 2 |
| cognitive function | Increase | 115 | With consensus | 2 |
| memory performance | Increase | 55 | With consensus | 2 |
| cognitive performance | Increase | 55 | With consensus | 2 |
| memory recall | Increase | 44 | With consensus | 2 |
| cognition | Increase | 28 | With consensus | 2 |
| insulin sensitivity | Increase | 15 | Against | 2 |
| cholesterol levels | Decrease | 3 | With consensus | 2 |
| anxiety and depression | Decrease | 807 | With consensus | 1 |
| effectiveness | Increase | 42 | With consensus | 1 |
| diabetes risk | Decrease | 29 | With consensus | 1 |
| glucose | Decrease | 13 | With consensus | 1 |
| distress tolerance | Increase | 13 | With consensus | 1 |
| stability | Increase | 6 | With consensus | 1 |
Notable
Claims that diverge from — or run ahead of — the research.
"Mindfulness neutrals sleep"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 235 studies
"Mindfulness increasess mood"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 87 studies
"Mindfulness increasess mood"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 87 studies
"Mindfulness increasess mood"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 87 studies
"Mindfulness increasess mood"
influencer claim contradicted by research · 87 studies
What they've said
Mentions of Mindfulness across Andrew Huberman's content.
… patients when I do it, I say, look, I'm sorry, you're not hypnotizable but we're going to do something else. Medication, systematic desensitization, mindfulness, other things or if they're very hypnotizable, I just go for it. I don't do a lot of explaining. People who are low to moderate hypnotizable, like ex…
stuff, including letting them eat, letting them do mindfulness, meditation, breathing exercises, breathing exercises, breathing exercises,