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Episode 48: Dr. Daniel Chao

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Dr. Chao goes in-depth on skill learning and the future of enhancing the brain for performance gains. He gives us his insights into learning, skill acquisition, and achieving better performance.

Dr. Daniel Chao is the Chief Executive Officer at System1 Biosciences. He is a med-tech entrepreneur specializing in brain performance, and a member of the Board of Directors of Halo Neuroscience, based in San Francisco, which develops neuroscience-based technology that accelerates performance gains for elite athletes.

Dr. Chao graduated with a B.A. in Biochemistry from Cal State-Berkeley in 1993. He went on to the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he earned an M.S. in neuroscience in 1999 and his M.D. in 2002. His first product at Halo Sport stimulates the motor cortex during athletic training to accelerate gains in strength, endurance, and skill.

Dr. Chao goes in-depth on skill learning and the future of enhancing the brain for performance gains. He gives us his insights into learning, skill acquisition, and achieving better performance.  Topics include neuroplasticity, neural drive, chemical versus electrical stimulation to the brain, and more.

In this podcast, Dr. Daniel Chao discusses with Joel:

  • The usage of medical drugs in relation to the human brain and their effectiveness.
  • The brain and its relationship to endurance performance.
  • How chemicals can affect brain and learning performance.
  • Teaching the brain to generate more neural drive to increase the rate of muscle fibers firing.
  • The value of sleep.
  • The importance of intent during repetition to reinforce feedback from practice.

Podcast total run time is 52:14.

Keywords: brain functions, neural training, brain performance, neuroplasticity

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  • Mark Hoover

    Mark Hoover works for SimpliFaster in a coaching and technical consulting capacity and is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Coach Hoover started his career coaching football at both the high school and NCAA levels. After spending nearly 20 years in the dual role of sport coach/strength coach (including 11 years as a head football coach), he made the transition to full-time strength and conditioning in 2015.

    Coach Hoover holds bachelor’s degrees in communications and physical education and is fully certified in K–12 social studies and physical education. He is currently pursuing an MS in Exercise Science. He is a USAW Level 1 and 2 Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, as well as an NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist.

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