Episode 25: Unlocking human potential through neurotech with Nikolas Williams

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Linda Jarnhamn discusses the impact of neurotechnology on brain health and productivity with Nikolas Williams.

''The issue is, you're not taking breaks, you're just switching tasks. You're trying to multitask, or you're just trying to distract yourself. But, you know, I think that that is a symptom of our modern productivity-focused world, that it has set us up for failure" Host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Nikolas Williams, head of Research at Emotiv about measuring brain health and performance through neurotechnology. Together they explore questions around e.g.: The meaning of cognitive load, stres...

People in this episode

Host: Linda Jarnhamn

Guest: Nikolas Williams

Topics covered

• neurotechnology
• brain health
• cognitive load
• productivity
• mental performance

Keywords

• neurotech
• brain performance
• cognitive load
• multitasking
• productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emotiv

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