Nick Bakhtiari3 min readSportsThinking on Your Feet How Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Training is Redefining Athletic SkillsPicture this, an NBA point guard weaving through defenders, eyes darting across the court while mentally plotting the next play. Or a...
Nick Bakhtiari3 min readSportsThe New Edge in Sports - Neuroperformance and the Science of Optimizing the Athlete’s BrainIn sports, performance used to be measured by pure physical metrics like speed, strength, endurance. But now, a new frontier is emerging...
Nick Bakhtiari3 min readSportsBasketball, Brainwaves, and the Element of Surprise - Why Our Brains Love High-Stakes Sports According to New ResearchWhen we’re watching the final seconds of a tied basketball game, hearts pounding, nerves on edge, what’s really going on in our brains?...
Nick Bakhtiari5 min readSportsSleep, Muscle Memory, and Athletic Performance - Why REM Sleep Matters More Than We ThinkWhen we imagine an athlete improving their skills, we think about hours of practice, repetitive drills, breaking down techniques into...