ReeThink - Where Neuroscience and Technology Converge to Rewire Minds, Markets and Human Potential

NeuroWell: How Brain Science Can Fix a Broken Education System with Lisa A. Riegel

26 Jan 2026

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🎙️ Episode 15 - NeuroWell: How Brain Science Can Fix a Broken Education System with Lisa A. RiegelIn this episode of the ReeThink Podcast, we explore how neuroscience, executive function, and learning science can transform education at a moment when AI is reshaping how humans learn, think, and work.Host Rudi Adigbli sits down with Lisa A. Riegel, PhD, educator, leadership coach, and author of NeuroWell and Aspirations to Operations, to unpack why modern education is failing human biology, and how a brain-based approach can restore attention, emotional regulation, and deep learning.As artificial intelligence automates knowledge work, Lisa argues that schools are still training students for replaceable tasks, while neglecting the neurological foundations of executive function, self-regulation, resilience, and social connection.🧠 What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeBrain-Based Learning - Why perception, attention, and emotion determine how students actually learnThe Attention Crisis - How technology and AI-driven cognitive offloading are reshaping the developing brainExecutive Function Explained - Why skills like focus, impulse control, and self-regulation matter more than contentNeuroWell Framework - The Safe, Supportive, Proactive model for schools and organizationsEducation in an AI World - How we must shift from fact memorization to thinking skills to stay human and relevant00:00 – Introduction: Meet Lisa A. Riegel, PhD04:25 – The "Spaghetti Strainer" Brain: How Perception and Bias are Formed11:20 – You are the CEO of Your Brain: Managing the Amygdala and Thalamus14:30 – Metacognition in Practice: The "Name it, Tame it, Control it" Exercise20:10 – The Education Crisis: Why We Must Teach Humans, Not Content29:05 – The "Market Culture" vs. Human Potential: Comparing US and Finland Systems36:40 – The NeuroWell Framework: Safe, Supportive, and Proactive Environments51:40 – IQ and Environment: Why IQ is Malleable through Stimulating Containers54:20 – Finding "The Gap": Preparing Children for the Post-AI Job Market57:30 – Executive Function Deficits: How Modern Life Erodes Brain Structure01:10:15 – The 8C Commitment Framework for Leadership01:19:00 – AI as the Most Disruptive Force for Leaders🔗 Connect with Lisa A. Riegel:Website: lisaariegel.comBooks: NeuroWell and Aspirations to Operations#Neuroscience #EducationReform #Leadership #AI #ExecutiveFunction #NeuroTech #LearningScience #MentalWellbeing #Podcast #ReeThinkPodcast #SelfRegulation

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ReeThink - Where Neuroscience and Technology Converge to Rewire Minds, Markets and Human Potential

NeuroWell: How Brain Science Can Fix a Broken Education System with Lisa A. Riegel

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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