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WORK & MOVE, THE BRAIN IN THE
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he author worked for 6 years in the British Premier League as a clinical
neuropsychologist and applied scientific knowledge of brain and cognition
to advance teamperformance and individual wellbeing. According to hismeth-
odology there is an important pathway through which health can be improved
on the short- as well the long run. First you have to detect the (hidden) talents
in people and connect those factors to an active appropriate environment. Like
physical exercise is beneficial for health below the neck, the workplace can
be beneficial for health above the neck. Brain development and intellectual /
cognitive growth is as important as physical health to improve health span, the
portion of the life span spent in relatively good health.
The workplace is an important factor in brain health and has to be all about
cognitive movement. It should fit the needs for each one’s talent in which cre-
ativity can interact with an active suitable working environment to prevent
stress and depression. The number one disease in Western Europe and the
USA. Alternating posture and focus shows improved results in concentration,
problem solving capabilities, energy levels and condition of body and mind in
general. The second step is to face the challenges in the area of behaviour
change. In this lecture we look into the aspects of coaching our brain and body
in such a way that lasting behavioural change can be achieved which will im-
prove long lasting positive effects on health. The ultimate challenge is to add
three years to a person’s life by creating a perfect fit of his talents in an active,
suitable working condition.
Biography
Erik J T Matser obtained his PhD from the Univer-
sity of Maastricht in the Netherlands and he is a
clinical neuropsychologist. He worked as a clini-
cian for 15 years in the Hospital for Special Surgery
(New York, USA), the St Anna Hospital in Geldrop
(the Netherlands) and the German Neuroscience
Centre (Dubai, UAE). During that time, he was also
asked to work with elite sports teams like Chelsea
FC and Anderlecht Brussels to develop new ways
of detecting / optimizing cognitive skills and laying
the foundation of what we call talent nowadays.
Momentarily he is director of the Centre for Socio-
technology and Neuropsychology (CSN) which has
divisions in the Netherlands and the UAE. He has
over 100 publications regarding cognition in the
domains of brain injury, talent detection and talent
optimization. Furthermore he has an interest how
to connect talent to the right, stimulating working
environment.
matser@neuro-psychologie.nlErik J T Matser
The Centre for Sociotechnology and
Neuropsychology, Netherlands