Leah: Wall Street traders have to make split decisions that could cost millions. They're just high strong people, so where do you come in? Neil: After the win, that's some of the most dangerous time for the next play. Leah: People in the trading world are really gifted at it, but you start to add stressors like losing money and it changes how the brain works. And this goes back to what Gary was talking about in just a few breaths.
Can we hack our bodies and our minds? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice talk about how to optimize human performance with performance and sport psychologist Leah Lagos, PhD.
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