The vagus nerve is responsible for all of your poorest decisions in life. When we produce a specific frequency, resident frequency, it generates what's called point one hertz from the heart. Dr. Lea Lagos has been working with athletes and people in the hedge fund world for several years doing this now. In one breath, they can access that flow state, and we've practiced this.
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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