Robert Sekuler & Allison Sekuler

10 May 2023 • 36 min • EN
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Rick shares the mic with two of the world’s top neuroscientists, who also happen to be related. Dr. Robert Sekuler is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and a world-renowned researcher in the fields of perception and memory. His daughter, Dr. Allison Sekuler, teaches at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, and is Sandra A. Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at Rotman Research Institute, the President and Chief Scientist at CABHI and the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Oh, and she’s a professional drummer, too.  As a trio, they riff on… Blind spots: physical, cognitive and metaphorical  Getting the gist of things Epistemic humility Indigenous knowing, being and doing Mindfulness Knowing what distracts you Real and imagined time pressure Learning new languages Human vs. Artifical intelligence Drumming: the mother of all ageing interventions and a game show… XingTheGap.com BoomTheShow.com RickMiller.ca ig: @xingthegap fb: @xingthegap tw, ig: @rickmilleractor tw: @asek47 tw: @robsek in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsekuler/ in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sekuler-b4299a4/

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