One Brain At A Time

This week Adam and Andy are joined by Professor Jessica Horst of The University of Sussex to discuss everything from early childhood language learning, to gamification and how we actually learn the meaning of words.If you need any specific help with this, don't hesitate to email the show adamwright@aypuk.com.We Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buy us a Coffee!: https://ko-fi.com/onebrainpodcast--00:00 - Clip01:08 - Introduction02:25 - Meet Professor Jessica Horst (Word Lab, Sussex)03:00 - Jessica's backstory & how she got into research05:19 - Are kids actually word learning wizards?06:43 - How word learning really works08:07 - The moment Jessica questioned everything12:05 - Associative learning & the giraffe example13:56 - The role of intention & process of elimination17:28 - Sleep, memory consolidation & learning19:37 - The 12 Rocks & revision habits21:13 - Retrieval beats multiple choice23:52 - Gamification — helpful or a shortcut?26:12 - Board games, board design & what actually works28:26 - Researching kids — the creative challenge31:03 - Storybooks, toys & getting kids to reveal what they know33:06 - When should my kid say their first word?36:33 - Variability, late talking & not panicking38:08 - Language, isolation & why kids sleep so much40:09 - What's next at the Word Lab42:31 - Outro--This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy worries. Why we worry, how it can feel – and crucially what we can do to manage them. We also discuss why brains hate change, and how to deal with specific types of worries and changes – especially those you can't immediately solve.If you need any specific help with this, don't hesitate to email the show adamwright@aypuk.comWe Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buy us a Coffee!: https://ko-fi.com/onebrainpodcast ---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:28 - Introduction & Overview01:00 - The Neuroscience of Worry03:53 - Change is fundamentally stressful08:23 - Models10:03 - Why we worry15:29 - Worries can be useful18:10 - Unlikely Problems (Air Travel)24:37 - Wicked Problems (Climate Change & Health)33:52 - Neuroscience of a Wicked Problem36:10 - WAT Framework (Management Strategies)41:22 - Outro ---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast. At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away. Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy talk "optimization-maxxing" – the practice of controlling your life and environment to make sure that you achieve all your goals, be they fitness, academic or career.Is there neuroscience to back up this trend – and should Stephen Bartlett's omission about alcohol stop us as well?Full Stephen Bartlett Clip: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HgoTCKECHEMDiary Of A CEO Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryOfACEOIf you need any specific help with this, don't hesitate to email the show adamwright@aypuk.comBuy us a Coffee!: https://ko-fi.com/onebrainpodcast ---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:50 - What is "optimization-maxxing"?04:00 - Stephen Bartlett Clip & Reaction07:00 - Make life worth living09:18 - Should you sacrifice your 20s?14:46 - Routines as a way of a controlling the world21:16 - Extreme ends of the spectrum26:09 - Consistency of Well-being is VITAL29:40 - Accept uncertainty33:13 - Notes from a reformed 'maxxer..'37:21 - Outro (Inc. Spurs chat and donations!)---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast. At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away. Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy... are off! So enjoy this cut together of some key actionable neuroscience insights, along with some funny moments over the last six months.Think of it like 'That's what I call music', but for our neuroscience podcast!👀 EPISODES FEATURED:Truthiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT4cCoGjGrMPlanning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB6IA6ZNDM8Self Improvement & Dopamine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTk2Ua4yC1EHeartbreak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgErSfrErgWe Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rt06Ri8yc---Chapters:00:00 - Intro 01:0 - Funny Moments04:29 - Truthiness & The Manosphere15:25 - Plan it!20:47 - Dopamine & The Striatum28:42 - Heartbreak and the Nucleus Accumbens37:50 - Outro ---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast. At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away. Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy break down how to build an effective sleep routine with sleep hygiene – and why it's VITAL you do.If you need any specific help with this, don't hesitate to email the show adamwright@aypuk.comWe Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rt06Ri8ycSleep Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6AIFOsIm0 ---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:25 - Intro & waffle (ft. More Life stress)03:42 - What is sleep hygiene? (& why it's so important)11:16 - Sleep opportunity and bedtimes.19:11 - Lights & the Super Charismatic Nucleus23:39 - Temperature and consistent sleep28:07 - Bluelight & Phones31:31 - It's hard, even for us!33:53: Facts, Opinions and Beliefs in your brain37:40 - Do it for your memory!38:33 - Outro ---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast. At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away. Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

On this week's episode Adam and Andy are joined by James Feist, a Postgraduate Associate at the University of Chichester to discuss everything from his PhD Research, and the daily habits and routines that help him get everything done.We Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rt06Ri8yc---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:25 - Intro & waffle (ft. James Intro & Marathon chat)05:13 - University of Chichester Progression11:10 - Resilience is a skill14:24 - It's about balance16:39 - James' PHD Thesis21:26 - Scanning in women's football25:34 - Structure & Planning32:22 - Exercise!36:09 - Outro---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo fre e. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@one.brain.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy talk about the profound neuroscience effects of breakups and heartbreak. They discuss the nucleus accumbens, our brains models and how to move on from even the most devastating break up.If you need any specific help with this, don't hesitate to email the show adamwright@aypuk.comWe Read Your Comments!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rt06Ri8yc---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:51 - Intro & waffle (ft. Life stress & Holidays)05:46 - Why the neuroscience helps, always.07:48 - The Nucleus Accumbens & Co-regulation11:17 - Emotional Pain & the Anterior Cingulate Cortex13:35 - It's basically grief17:00 - Your brain's models20:10 - Healing and rebuilding25:55 - Rumination29:40 - Build new models & habits31:47 - Pattern Recognition33:30 - The evenings...37:21 - Outro---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast.At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away.Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo fre e. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ayp.spike.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.

This week Adam and Andy are joined by fellow AYP Consultant Hannah Warner-Swann to discuss exam anxiety and how to overcome it through quick, actionable neuroscience.Watch the latest 'Comments Corner': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qNF-eWalZ0Watch our episode on Music (also featuring Hannah): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQphR6un7sWatch our episode on Learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G8KYl2Z0OU---Chapters:00:00 - Clip00:58 - Intro & waffle (ft. Hannah's fantastic outfit)04:33 - It's time to talk about exams.05:50 - Crash Revision discussion10:47 - What is Exam Anxiety (Models)13:29 - How to escape your sympathetic nervous system in the exam.15:03 - Expectations vs Reality19:40 - Breathing and Vagus nerve stimulation23:43 - You won't have a model! (Adam's Maths GCSE Anecdote)28:46 - Ease your way in!34:20 - Step One: Calm yourself down39:33 - Believe in yourself 40:17 - Outro ---This podcast will change your life, if you let it.Welcome to One Brain At A Time, an Action Your Potential podcast. At the top of your neck you have the most powerful processing device in the known universe. But no-one's ever told you how it works... until now.Each Monday, Action Your Potential consultants Adam Wright and Andy Feist strip away the jargon and break down the neuroscience into practical tools you can apply straight away. Entertaining, evidence-based, and 100% woo-woo free. That's a guarantee.Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and watch the full episodes on Youtube.If you want to learn more about the work we do at AYP, you can find out more information on our website!📧 Email us questions at adamwright@aypuk.com.👀 Watch our episodes on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneBrainPodcast📲 Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ayp.spike.podcast📲 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_brain_podcast?igsh=MTdxMmVvMndoeDNydg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr📬 Subscribe to the AYP Newsletter: https://substack.com/@actionyourpotentialOne Brain At A Time is written and presented by Adam Wright & Andy Feist. Production from Adam Wright and Andy Feist. Intro Music: “Happy Life” by Fredji (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQ-5RCt9xs&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkK-1uhfhicxlQ2FJwbuA7uU&index=26). One Brain At A Time is an Action Your Potential production.