New York, New York, United States
My career started in the operating room. As a clinical neurophysiologist, I monitored the brain and spinal cord in real time while surgeons operated — making sure the nervous system stayed intact when one wrong move meant permanent damage. Over 10,000 surgeries. That is where I learned how the brain actually works — not from a textbook, but from watching it respond under the most extreme conditions a human body can face. That foundation gave me the confidence to do what I do now: deliver world-class education on the human brain to the highest-performing people in the world. The brain is the ultimate economic engine. It is the original neural network — the biological architecture that, in 1943, neuroscientists reverse-engineered into the mathematical models that gave birth to every artificial intelligence system that exists today. We are now spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to replicate what the human brain does on 20 watts of power. I sit at the intersection of both worlds. I trained at Sydney Medical School, hold a Master of Medicine in Clinical Neurophysiology, and am a PhD in Neuroscience focused on Alzheimer's disease. Three first-author published papers. Embedded with a neurosurgery team in New York. My foundation is strictly clinical. But my application is performance. I work with the most extraordinary performers in the world — Fortune 500 CEOs, Wall Street portfolio managers, and elite athletes across the NBA, MLB, and NFL. Here is the reality. Technology will eventually intervene in neurodegeneration. Brain-computer interfaces will restore function. AI will accelerate drug discovery. But none of that helps you if the brain has already deteriorated beyond repair. I am building the prevention side of the equation. Through The Neuro Experience, I deliver conversations on the neuroscience of extraordinary. Every week, I study what the greatest brains in history and alive today are actually doing — and tell you exactly why it works. No wellness theater. Just clinical science with direct applications. The most powerful technology you will ever have access to is already inside your skull. Most people have never been told what it is actually capable of. I intend to show you. Links https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ https://apple.co/3H02jPa https://neuroathletics.substack.com/subscribe Not medical advice
A podcast about neuroscience, longevity and athletics. Show host Louisa Nicola is a neurophysiologist and human performance coach. This podcast lives at the intersection of neuroscience and athletic performance bringing you ideas, tools and protocols to enhance your performance. This podcast interviews the best experts in the world to bring emerging themes in performance, neurology, sleep physiology and medicine. Louisa regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations and consults with the biggest names in NBA, MLB and NFL. Louisa is on the scientific advisory board of Tonal, Klora and Momentous.
Quantitative EEG Analyst / Neurodiagnostic Consultant Performed quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) analysis and clinical reporting for a neurotechnology firm specializing in brain mapping and functional neuroimaging. Responsibilities included interpreting multi-channel EEG recordings, generating topographic brain maps, identifying aberrant spectral power distributions and coherence patterns, and producing clinical reports for referring physicians and neuropsychologists. Work supported diagnostic workflows for ADHD, traumatic brain injury, anxiety disorders, and neurodegenerative screening.
Neuro Athletics LLC is a neuroscience research and advisory firm specializing in neurodegeneration, cognitive performance, and translational brain health. The firm publishes peer-reviewed research on Alzheimer's disease pathology and exercise-mediated neuroprotection, provides strategic advisory to therapeutic and nutraceutical companies on CNS-targeted product development, and maintains consulting relationships with institutional clients across professional sports, asset management, and early-stage biotech. Under the Neuro Athletics umbrella sits The Neuro Experience — currently the #1 ranked podcast in Medicine on Apple Podcasts, with a monthly listenership exceeding one million. The show serves as the firm's public-facing research platform, translating clinical neuroscience into actionable intelligence for high-performance professionals and healthcare practitioners.
Our skilled neurology team makes use of the most advanced techniques in integrative care to treat and properly diagnose a wide range of common and complex neurologic conditions. With our innovative approach tailored to the unique needs of every individual patient, we are dedicated to providing advanced neurological care that is linked to improved health across the board.