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David Eagleman
Unlock neuroplasticity and brain-based innovation with David Eagleman, neuroscientist and keynote speaker. David works with organizations to enhance decision-making, creativity, and leadership through neuroscience insights. Stanford professor, bestselling author, and founder of NeoSensory, reaching millions globally through PBS series The Brain.
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist whose research into how the brain processes reality is reshaping our understanding of human potential and sensory experience.
He holds an adjunct professorship at Stanford University, hosts the number one science podcast Inner Cosmos, and has authored multiple bestselling books including Livewired and Incognito. His PBS television series, The Brain, brought complex neuroscience to millions of viewers worldwide.
David's work goes beyond theory. He co-founded NeoSensory, a company that develops devices allowing deaf people to perceive sound through vibrations on their skin. This practical application of brain plasticity research demonstrates his core argument: the brain is not fixed but constantly rewiring itself, and we can harness that process deliberately. His insights help leaders, educators, and innovators understand how to work with their biology rather than against it.
Audiences leave David's sessions with a clearer picture of how their brains adapt to new information, practical strategies for leveraging neuroplasticity in decision-making and creativity, and a grounded understanding of how emerging technology will interact with human cognition in the coming decades.
Book David Eagleman to give your audience the neuroscience behind better thinking, delivered by someone actively building the future.
David Eagleman brings Stanford-level neuroscience into practical application for leadership teams navigating change and innovation. His work on brain plasticity and sensory technology translates directly into how organizations can rewire decision-making processes and adapt to emerging cognitive demands. This is the researcher who can connect the mechanics of human adaptation to your team's capacity for strategic transformation.
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David Eagleman draws on active research and commercial application — including his work co-founding NeoSensory — to ground neuroscience concepts in real-world outcomes, moving between laboratory findings and practical implications for decision-making and creativity.
David Eagleman speaks on brain plasticity and neuroplasticity, sensory perception and technology, and the intersection of neuroscience with decision-making and creativity. He holds an adjunct professorship at Stanford University, has authored bestselling books including Livewired and Incognito, and hosted the PBS television series The Brain.
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