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006: The Neuroscience of Cognitive Performance and Resilience with Dr. Ricardo Gil-da-Costa


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This episode provides a scientific perspective backed by research towards survival and resilience. Dr. Ricardo Gil-da-Costa shares their work in Neuroverse to solve problems in mental health using neuroscience, aspects of resilience in terms of cognitive performance and aging, and the three pillars of maximizing human potential.

Dr. Ricardo also relates an incredible story of his research on vocal communication between monkeys as a result of the monkeys’ interaction between newly-introduced species of eagles, overriding this primal behavior of predator-prey in humans, the effects of hyper-vigilance and his suggestions on how to deal with it, and his vision for the world and Neuroverse.

Dr. Ricardo Gil-da-Costa is the founder and CEO of Neuroverse, an integrative neurotechnology company. For the last 19 years, his pursuit of how the mind and brain work led him to behavioral field studies in Africa and Central America and neurophysiology laboratory research from Harvard University to the National Institutes of Health.

Read more about Neuroverse on https://www.neuroverseinc.com

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