SEASON 2, EPISODE #20
Dr. Bubbs interviews award-winning writer Amit Katwala to discuss how the athletic brain impacts performance. In this episode, Amit discusses how the art of anticipation and high-speed decision making sets elite athlete’s brains apart from the rest of us, describes what happens in the brain when athletes overthink during competition, reviews the connection between brain neuroplasticity, BDNF and dopamine, how to get into a flow-state, strategies for performing under pressure… and much, much more.
About Amit Katwala
Amit is an award-winning sport, science and technology writer, editor, speaker. He is author of the highly acclaimed book The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionising Sport and Can Help You Perform Better . Follow Amit on Twitter.