Your Personalized Upgrade: 15 Minutes To a Better Brain

Tired of sifting through brain health and productivity advice? In this engaging, practical talk based on her award-winning book, Smarter Tomorrow, MIT and Harvard-trained researcher Elizabeth Ricker reveals the path to discovering the most effective upgrade for you.

Drawing on techniques used by Nobel Prize-winning scientists and leading tech companies, you'll learn how to cut through the noise and personalize your approach to improve memory, focus, creativity, emotional regulation, and more. Finally, a science-backed protocol for understanding your unique brain and identifying the most effective 15-minute daily upgrades. No advanced degree or lab required – but you’ll feel like you’ve become a scientist of yourself!

Attendees will leave with:

• Personalized Brain Tracking (Template): A practical tool to monitor what works best for you.
• Evidence-Based Interventions (Handout): A curated guide to effective, research-backed techniques.

5 Research-Backed Brain Upgrades: At Home or in the Office

What are five little known – but powerful – ways to improve mental performance? In this talk, Ricker introduces research-backed tools that can be used at home or in the office. They range from easy to complex and from free to a few hundred dollars. She will discuss the surprising power of an often maligned type of human bias, research showing that one of the simplest brain upgrades that humans have been using for a millennia actually works, that the blue light from your phone is not necessarily as bad as we think, that some video games may be good for us, and that a certain type of brain imaging device can be used to meditate more effectively. For every tool, Ricker explains the research behind it and exactly how you can start using it in just fifteen minutes a day.

What’s Holding You Back? Your 10 Day Brain Health Challenge

Yes, it’s the control center of everything we do. But how often do we check up on it? In this engaging and empowering session, based on her insightful new book, Brain: An Owner's Guide (Penguin Random House), MIT and Harvard-trained researcher Elizabeth Ricker takes you on a personalized, 10-day journey to unlocking mental well-being.

Discover ten crucial areas of your life that profoundly impact your brain health – from what goes in and out of your body, to how you celebrate holidays, to what your relatives' histories reveal. Through vivid illustrations and actionable, evidence-based strategies from her book, Elizabeth will equip you to pinpoint your brain's unique strengths and vulnerabilities.

Imagine: Instead of generic advice, you'll gain a targeted plan tailored to your specific needs, age, and life stage. Learn practical techniques and gain clarity on where to prioritize your efforts for significant improvements in how you live, work, learn, and feel.

What You'll Gain:

• Personalized 10-Day Brain Health Assessment: A guided, 15-minute-a-day experience to uncover your brain's individual profile.
• Clarity on Your Top Brain Health Priorities: Understand exactly where to focus for maximum impact. Gain the knowledge to optimize your technology use and lifestyle for a healthier, more powerful brain.

Ready to gain control of your brain health - and unlock its potential?