Clinical Intuition Isn't "Just a Feeling"—Here's the Science Behind It

23 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief dialogue, the speakers argue that clinical intuition is not a vague, unreliable feeling but rather the rapid activation of a clinician’s accumulated experiences and subconscious processing of massive sensory input. They emphasize that feelings are central to human motivation—every action aims to feel better—so dismissing intuition as merely a feeling undervalues a core decision‑making tool. Citing Andrew Huberman, they note that the brain processes over a thousand bits of information per second, and clinicians who stay present with patients can better tap into these subconscious checkpoints, allowing intuition to guide more accurate, empathetic care.

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Intuition is so misunderstood and underrated because intuition is really having all of your experiences then be able to quickly come to light. It's often dismissed because it is something that you feel and they're like, oh, well, it's just a feeling. Except number one, why are we downplaying a feeling? Because that's ultimately all of us. Everything that we do—
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Is to feel better. Every single person either buys something Is going to your healthcare provider, doing something to feel better. So feelings are actually our top thing. And intuition, it is all the things that you can see. How many things are coming into our brain? How many is— it's like over 1,000, right? When I listen to the podcast, like from Andrew Huberman, we are processing so much information. And the more that you can get in tune and be in the moment, be present with your patient, the more you can take in all of the information. Your brain subconsciously already knows these checkpoints that you've put in.