The brain wasn't still seen, it's covered in a sheath, and then they picked up the sheath, it's like parachute material, and then I was looking at it, I said, man, it's impossible.

It's beautiful. It's not gray matter, that's for cadaver's right. This is it's like pearly white the arteries. It's like a Jackson Pollock painting. I mean it's stunning

Sleep is in order to dream when I believe the dreaming brain is keeping those edges of your

brain and mind fully engaged. I believe it's high intensity training for thought and

cognition and emotion.

When you see cancer patients

with the finish line in view,

the great majority find strength that they never knew they had.

That is neurosurgeon and neuroscientist Raul Jandiel,

an international best-selling author who's operated on the thousands of brains.

And in this conversation he will empower you to unlock your mind and know what's really going on inside your skull. This is high performance. I'm Jay

comfry and alongside our expert Damien Hughes. We learn from the most

fascinating people on the planet. Right, let's do it, and welcome to High Performance,

Dr Raul Jandial.

But first, let's quickly hear from our partners

who allow us to offer you these episodes,

totally free. I'm you and Thomas and my new autobiography brutal reveals not only the highs from winning gold at the European Championships and silver at the Olympics,

but also the hard graft, the battles and the dark side of the life of an athlete.

When things went well, everything went so fast.

I never had a chance to stop to consider what was happening.

When they stopped, it was tough to see a way through.

I've learned a lot about myself on and off the track. It's written with

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