Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning
Andrea Samadi
Welcome to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast
The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast was created to bridge the gap between cutting-edge neuroscience research and its practical application in education, business, leadership, athletics, health, and personal development.
Since launching in 2019, the podcast has grown into a global platform, reaching lis…
Episodes
- Fueling Sustainable Change—Listen to Your Body and Lead by Example (with Jason Whittrock)
Sep 27, 2026
- When Sleep Isn't Rest: What 'Sleep Stress' Reveals About Recovery (Bonus Episode)
Sep 13, 2026
- Attention Is the Gate—How Movement Becomes Lasting Learning with Dr. John Medina
Sep 6, 2026
- The 4:00 AM Tradeoff: Movement, REM and Recovery (Bonus Episode)
Aug 30, 2026
- The Hidden Story Behind Your Resting Heart Rate: What Your RHR Can Reveal About Stress, Recovery & Adaptation (Bonus Episode)
Aug 23, 2026
- The Science of Recovery—How Dr. Kristen Holmes Helps Us Turn Stress Into Greater Capacity
Aug 16, 2026
- Find Your Gap: How Recovery Unlocks Predictable Performance (Bonus Episode)
Aug 9, 2026
- Dr. John Ratey and The Movement Loop: How Movement Becomes Human Performance
Aug 2, 2026
- Five Years, 1,905 Recoveries: How Daily Movement Rewires Your Brain (Bonus Episode)
Jul 25, 2026
- The Movement Loop: How Movement Activates the Brain for Learning, Adaptation & Performance
Jul 19, 2026
- How Movement Builds the Brain, the Body & Human Performance (Phase 3 Introduction)
Jul 12, 2026
- Trust as the Foundation with Greg Hill: How Great Leaders Create the Conditions for Learning, Growth and Performance
Jun 27, 2026
- Episode 400: Sales Leadership Under Pressure with Majid Samadi: 7 Lessons Learned from 7 Years of Neuroscience
Jun 20, 2026
- Phase 2 Review: The Motivation Loop: How to Keep Effort Worthwhile
Jun 14, 2026
- Fun, Fear, Focus: Closing the Motivation Loop with Friederike Fabritius
Jun 9, 2026
- Move to Learn: How Movement Activates the Brain and Fuels Motivation (with Dr. Chuck Hillman and Paul Zientarski)
May 31, 2026
- Dopamine, Motivation and Why the Brain Repeats Behavior with Dr. Anna Lembke
May 24, 2026
- Theory of Mind: The Missing Link Between Attention, Reward, and Motivation with John Medina
May 17, 2026
- Thought Patterns & Neurochemistry — The Hidden Drivers of Your Life (Revisiting Dr. Caroline Leaf)
Apr 26, 2026
- The Neuroscience of Belief: How Meaning, Identity and Frequency, Drive Motivation (Featuring Bob Proctor)
Apr 19, 2026
- The Motivation Loop: How Your Brain Decides What’s Worth Doing
Apr 12, 2026
- When Brains Dream: How Sleep Integrates Emotion, Insight, and Creativity (Revisiting Antonio Zadra)
Apr 5, 2026
- What Gets Measured Gets Improved: Sleep, Recovery & Peak Performance with Dr. Kristen Holmes
Mar 27, 2026
- Breathe to Reset: How HRV Tech Reveals Hidden Stress (Rohan Dixit)
Mar 15, 2026
- The Glucose Protocol: How Fueling Your Brain Restores Clarity with Dr. David Stephens
Mar 9, 2026
- What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Brain's Future (Revisiting Dr. Sui Wong)
Mar 2, 2026
- Can AI Personalize Your Brain Health? Inside Brain.One's Protocols with Thoryn Stephens
Feb 22, 2026
- Safety First: Why a Regulated Brain Is the Key to Learning (Revisiting Dr. Bruce Perry)
Feb 16, 2026
- How Learning Begins in the Brain: Sleep, Safety and Curiosity (Revisiting Dr. Baland Jalal)
Feb 1, 2026
- Sales Mastery is Not a Tactic: It Requires Decision, Persistence and the Power of the Mastermind PART 3 Think and Grow Rich for Sales
Jan 18, 2026
- Sales Mastery From the Inside Out: Autosuggestion, Authority, Imagination and Execution PART 2 (Think and Grow Rich for Sales)
Jan 3, 2026
- Think and Grow Rich for Sales: Why Thought, Desire, and Faith Create Results PART 1
Dec 29, 2025
- Sleep, Learning and the Brain: Why Performance Collapses Without Rest PART 3 with Dr. Shane Creado
Dec 21, 2025
- Sleep Is Your Superpower: Optimizing Brain Health & Performance with The Silva Method PART 2 with Dr. Shane Creado
Dec 7, 2025
- Unlock Peak Performance with Strategic Napping — Dr. Shane Creado's Sleep Research Combined with The Silva Method
Nov 23, 2025
- Half a Million and Just Getting Started: Lessons from 7 Years of Neuroscience Meets SEL
Nov 9, 2025
- Move, Eat, Connect: 3 Science-Backed Keys to Brain Health PART 2 with Dr. John Ratey
Oct 26, 2025
- How Exercise Primes the Brain: Insights from Dr. John Ratey
Oct 19, 2025
- Willpower Is Limited: Build the Brain That Gets Things Done PART 2 with Friederike Fabritius
Oct 12, 2025
- Fun, Fear & Focus: Neuroscience Hacks for Peak Performance with Friederike Fabritius
Sep 28, 2025
- Mindsight and Theory of Mind PART 2: Master Your Inner Lens with Dr. Dan Siegel
Sep 21, 2025
- Review of Daniel J Siegel MD's Mindsight PART 1: Become the Captain of Your Own Mind
Sep 14, 2025
- John Medina's Brain Rules Revisited: How Neuroscience Can Transform Classrooms and Workplaces of the Future
Sep 7, 2025
- Revisiting Bliss Brain with Dr. Dawson Church: How to Rewire Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Sep 1, 2025
- Elevating Your Frequency: How Bob Proctor Taught The Science of Goal Attainment - PART 3
Aug 24, 2025
- Understanding Your Six Higher Faculties — Lessons from Bob Proctor- PART 2
Aug 17, 2025
- Unlocking Your Potential: Redefining Goals with Bob Proctor's Wisdom- PART 1
Aug 9, 2025
- Unlocking School Bias: Using Neuroscience to Improve Student Outcomes with Horacio Sanchez
Jul 27, 2025
- Uncovering Hidden Gifts: Dr. Robert Melillo's Revolutionary Approach to Developmental Neurology
May 29, 2025
- "Opening the Door to the Future: Biocomputers and AI with Dr. Fred Jordan"
May 22, 2025
