The Fusion of Neuroscience and Self-Cultivation, with Gabriel Axel Montes | EDB 157

In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Gabriel Axel Montes, educator, scientist, and founder of Neural Axis. Gabriel currently completing a PhD at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (University of Newcastle, Australia), in collaboration with the Interacting Minds Centre (Aarhus University, Denmark). He works in cognitive neuroscience and neurorehabilitation, and centres around body ownership, agency, predictive processing, and mind-body interventions in stroke rehabilitation. He leverages multi-sensory processing in a virtual reality environment to tease apart components of selfhood and agency, with the goal of enhancing them. His experience as a mind-body practitioner and instructor (various forms of mindful movement, meditation, and contemplation) informs his work. Join Hackie and Gabriel as they discuss the emerging importance of neuroscience in the field of mental wellness and self-care, as well as how the two are related. (22 mins) For more about Gabriel: http://gabrielaxel.com/ Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/