

Emily McDonald
Neuroscientist and science communicator known as 'M on the Brain', with a PhD in neuroscience who studies how the brain constructs reality and teaches practical neuro-based strategies for performance and mindset.
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Apr 28, 2026 • 1h 48min
E192 - Emily McDonald: The Neuroscience of Transforming Yourself
Emily McDonald, neuroscientist and science communicator, explains how the brain constructs reality and how neuroplasticity reshapes identity. Short, vivid stories cover perception experiments, predictive brain models, rewiring money beliefs, habit-to-identity change, nervous system regulation, passion types, and the power of processing time. Practical neuroscience meets personal transformation in crisp, surprising anecdotes.

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Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 15min
Most Followed Neuroscientist: The Effects of AI on Your Brain
Emily McDonald, neuroscientist and science communicator known as M on the Brain, studies how the brain constructs reality and rewires habits. She explores how AI can dull critical thinking, how the brain filters opportunity via the reticular activating system, why discipline is nervous-system regulation that boosts attraction, and how complaining and curated inputs reshape perception.


