Biohacking Your Brain (Part 2 of 2), Jumping From Waterfalls, What Brain Imaging Really Shows About Contact Sports, Helping NFL Players, Riding with Olympians and Improving Memory with Buddist Monks with Dr Kristen Willeumier (Episode #21)

Dr. Kristen Willeumier, trailblazing Neuroscientist and Brain Imaging Expert on How to Biohack Your Brain, Jumping Off of Waterfalls in the Dark,  How Contact-Based Sport Causes Brain Damage in Athletes & How to Reverse It, Skills Learned While Show-Jumping With Olympians, and Other Hacks for Peak Cognitive Performance and much more! Dr. Kristen Willeumier (@kwilleumier) conducted her graduate research in the laboratory of Neurophysiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the laboratory of Neurogenetics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  She received MS degrees in Physiological science and Neurobiology and a Ph.D. degree in Neurobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She was a postdoctoral scientist in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she continued her work in the field of neurodegenerative disease.  She was the recipient of a National Research Service Award Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health and has presented her work internationally.  Having served as the Director of Neuroimaging Research for the Amen Clinics, she led the efforts in utilizing imaging technologies to understand the neurobiological correlates underlying psychiatric disorders.  In this capacity, she oversaw many pioneering studies, including a clinical research trial investigating the long-term effects of repetitive subconcussive impacts in National Football League players, and developed a protocol to successfully reverse brain damage and improve cognitive health! Dr. Willeumier is widely published in peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Translational Psychiatry, and The Journal of Neuroscience. Please enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please hit SUBSCRIBE to the podcast to get your weekly dose of longevity & lifestyle inspiration! I would also love to hear from you so please leave a comment to let me know what you think or reach out on Instagram @longevityandlifestyle! Choose to live well! Warmest, Claudia x