Dr. Karen Postal is Neruopsychologist at Harvard University. Her work is focussed on communicating neuroscience to the general public. We discuss the physiological and chemical and creative benefits of running on our brains and the science behind that sought after "runner's high".
Dr. Karen Postal is a past president of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology and a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical school. Her research focuses on improving communication about neuroscience with patients and the general public. She is the author of Feedback That Sticks: The Art of Communicating Neuropsychological Assessment Results and most recently, Testimony That Sticks: The Art of Communicating Psychology and Neuropsychology to Jurors. Dr. Postal has a private practice dedicated to helping people think better in school, at work, and throughout later life.
The real bio:
Karen Postal is a bit of a workaholic. She has two teenage sons and a 12-year-old daughter who is setting the world on fire. She loves to run and recently took up the drums.
http://karenpostal.com/