Speaking
The Institute for Performance Neurology is available for keynotes, workshops, and conference presentations. These engagements bring the science of Performance Neurology to audiences ranging from athletic organizations and performing arts institutions to corporate leadership teams and medical conferences.
Speaking Topics
Each presentation is adapted to the audience and format. The following topics represent the institute's core areas of focus.
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Performance Neurology: The Science of Human Potential
What the field is, why it matters, and what it means for anyone seeking to get the most out of their brain. An introduction to the framework that integrates neuroscience, motor learning, cognitive psychology, sleep science, and preventive neurology toward a single aim: helping people perform at the level their nervous system is actually capable of.
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The Routing Problem: Why Talent Isn't Enough
Why skilled people underperform and what neuroscience reveals about the gap between capability and performance. The brain does not simply execute skills on demand. It routes control through different networks depending on context, arousal, attention, and a dozen other variables. When the routing goes wrong, talent is irrelevant. Understanding this changes the entire approach to performance breakdowns.
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The Neuroscience of Learning: What Most People Get Wrong
How the brain actually acquires skills and knowledge, and why conventional approaches leave enormous potential on the table. From the role of sleep in memory consolidation to the neuroscience of deliberate practice, this talk challenges widely held assumptions about how learning works and offers a neurologically informed alternative.
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Brain Health as a Performance Strategy
Why cognitive protection is not about preventing disease but about sustaining everything you have spent your life building. For athletes, musicians, professionals, and anyone invested in long-term cognitive function, brain health is not a retirement concern. It is a performance strategy. This talk reframes dementia prevention as the ultimate investment in sustained human capability.
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The Wild West of Brain Optimization
The explosion of cognitive enhancement tools and what the science actually says about what works. Apps, supplements, neurofeedback, transcranial stimulation, nootropics, biohacking protocols. Consumer demand is enormous and scientific oversight is minimal. This talk cuts through the noise with a neurologist's perspective on the state of brain optimization and where it is headed.
Book a Speaking Engagement
All presentations are adapted to the audience, the format, and the goals of the event. Available for keynote addresses, conference presentations, half-day and full-day workshops, corporate and organizational events, and panel discussions.
To discuss a speaking engagement, reach out directly or use the contact form on the Work With Us page.