From Surfing to Cognitive Neuroscience

Dr. Mark Williams has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and company directors keen to understand how their brain works. His new book, “The Connected Species: How Understanding the Evolution of our Brain Can Change the World,” is now available. He is a professor of cognitive neuroscience with over 25 years of experience conducting behavioral and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. His work has been highlighted in the media both locally [e.g., Mirror Mirror (Channel Ten), Our Brain, Magic and the Brain, Music and the Brain, Making Australia Happy (ABC), Sunrise (Channel 7), Screen Time is Affecting Learning (SkyNews)] and internationally [e.g., The Guardian (UK), New York Times (USA), Economist, New Scientist, Leading Edge, (BBC: UK), Science in Action (BBC; International)]. Through my talks and strategies, I explain what we now know about how our brains learn and adapt and how we can improve schools and workplaces. https://www.drmarkwilliams.com/