Monday 4 September 2017
17:00
Brain health for teens
Tara Swart
As the pace of technological change steps up over the coming decade, it will be even more important to understand how we can improve our mental resilience and ability to adapt. Children and teens are no exception.
Our brains continue development from birth until our mid-twenties and the teenage years in particular are a period of intense neural development and rewiring. As well as developing new neural pathways, existing ones are also filtered or “pruned” of those which are no longer needed so that the brain can become faster and more efficient.
At this event, intended for Pi members with their children aged 12-19, Dr. Tara Swart will explain in simple language how the brain works and how teens can improve the physical condition of their brains in order to reduce stress and enhance both mental performance and resilience.
Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance.
Tara is the only top-tier leadership coach with both a PhD in neuroscience and former medical career as a psychiatrist. Educated at Oxford University and King’s College London, her role as Senior Lecturer at MIT and Visiting Professor at Oxford SAID ensures that she remains at the forefront of the latest developments in her sector.
"Knowing some simple, key facts about how your brain works and understanding the connection between the brain and body, makes it possible to train your brain to be successful in modern life and realise your greatest potential.”
Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and peak brain performance.
Tara is the only top-tier leadership coach with both a PhD in neuroscience and former medical career as a psychiatrist. Educated at Oxford University and King’s College London, her role as Senior Lecturer at MIT and Visiting Professor at Oxford SAID ensures that she remains at the forefront of the latest developments in her sector.
