Andrew Huberman· PhD
So we establish that play is homeostatic, meaning we all need to do it.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So we establish that play is homeostatic, meaning we all need to do it.
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And he also discovered that play is homeostatically regulated. Meaning if animals including children are restricted from playing for a certain amount of time, they will play more when given the opportunity in the same way that if I food restrict you for a long period of time, you'll eat more when you are finally allowed to eat.