Today Mark is talking with Dr. Rahul Jandial. He is a brain surgeon, neuroscientist, and author.

His newest book is Life on a Knife's Edge: A Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival.

Dr. Jandial speaks about many insights and revelations about life from his career in cancer surgery. 

Hear how: Being "hot" with your mental energy all the time is counterproductive-it will be impossible for you to make good decisions

There are two types of resilience: systemic resilience and processive resilience-one is built through your life and the other is what you are bringing to the fight

The brain generates new neurons, but none would grow under no stress or too much stress-it's the moderate amount of stress that sprouts them

Listen to this episode to get further insight into the brain from a neuroscience expert.