Neuroscience on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 3 episodes · Nov 2023 to Jan 2025 · updated Jul 18, 2026
Each is a receipt: the exact quote, its timestamp, what published evidence says, and who benefits.
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- Dr. Mark Gordon (1)
- Dr. Ben Goertzel (1)
- Tim Kennedy (1)
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“Well, if you look at the real studies recently, 95% of the cases of Alzheimer's disease appear to be due to trauma and aging. Genetics, only 5%.”
Dr. Gordon claims recent studies show 95 percent of Alzheimer's cases are due to trauma and aging and only 5 percent are genetic.
“there's no evidence that human cognition relies on quantum effects in the human brain. Like based on everything we know about neuroscience now, it seems not to…”
Goertzel states there is no scientific evidence that human cognition depends on quantum effects in the brain.
“Because what happens is your endorphins, your dopamine ramps up by 200% naturally in a healthy way. It makes you nicer to people that you run into.”
Kennedy claims cold plunging causes a natural 200% increase in dopamine, comparing the feeling to being on MDMA.