What if a paralyzed person could send a text, play chess, or navigate a computer using only their thoughts?

In this episode, we dive into the clinical trial of Neuralink’s breakthrough investigational brain-computer interface, a wireless system designed to create a direct digital connection between the human brain and external devices.

Our guest is Dr. Allan Levi, one of the neurosurgeons and a principal investigator leading the Neuralink trial in South Florida. He shares insights from inside the study, the technology behind the implant, and what this could mean for the future of neurorehabilitation.

How does a young medical student from Bogotá, Colombia go on to co-invent a device that revolutionizes mitral valve repair, and then reshape an entire nation’s landscape of cardiac care? Dr. Juan Pablo Umaña shares the extraordinary journey that shaped his philosophy as a heart surgeon, innovator, and mentor.

For the first time in history, there will soon be more older adults than children in the U.S., and rates of dementia are climbing.

Neuropsychologist Dr. Rosie Curiel Cid has developed a groundbreaking cognitive test capable of detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease, long before symptoms appear.

In this episode, she explains how early diagnosis can change everything, opening the door to new FDA-approved treatments that can slow the disease’s progression and transform how we approach brain health.