Mindful Medicine

Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D., is a renowned neuroscientist with extensive research expertise in brain function, injury, and disorders. Dr. Willeumier holds a BA degree in psychology from Boston College, and MS degrees in physiological science and neurobiology, and a Ph.D. degree in neurobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the founder of Willeumier Enterprises, LLC, a boutique consulting firm that provides an array of services including writing grants and manuscripts, designing research studies, and creating neuroscience-based brain health curricula.In this encore episode from March 2021, Dr. Willeumier talks about losing her parents, her neurological research in football players & collision-based sports, what happens to people who have had COVID after they recover, what it means to hack your brain, and a bit about her new book BioHack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power.