Neuroscience of Stress, Decision-Making & Human Behaviour
Helping individuals, teams, and organisations understand how the brain responds under pressure — and what it means for performance, communication, and decision-making.
Rethinking Burnout: More Than Just Fatigue
A brief example of how these concepts apply in practice
How This Applies in Practice
Understanding how the brain reacts under pressure directly impacts:
Decision-making in high-stakes environments
Managing stress and cognitive load
Communication and behaviour within teams
Recognising and responding to automatic reactions
What These Sessions Focus On:
Why we react before we think — and what it means for performance
Understanding behaviour under pressure
How stress influences attention, judgement, and communication
How to recognise and work with automatic responses
The aim is to provide clear, practical insight that helps individuals and teams better understand how they think and respond in demanding environments.
Core Themes
Performance Under Pressure
Understanding how fast, automatic stress responses shape thinking, behaviour, and decision-making — and how to work with them more effectively in high-pressure environments.
Decision-Making & Team Behaviour
How non-conscious brain processes influence communication, judgement, and behaviour within teams — particularly under stress — and what this means for leadership.
Resilience & Adaptation
Why resilience is not about avoiding stress, but understanding how the brain responds to it — and how individuals and teams can adapt more effectively over time.
Creativity Under Pressure
How stress alters the brain’s ability to think flexibly and creatively — and what conditions are required for innovation to emerge.
Michael speaking at the Global AI Summit in Riyadh on his experience of using AI and Neurotechnology in the Premier League and NFL
Background
Dr Michael Keane is a Medical Doctor, Psychologist, and Neuroscientist specialising in how the brain functions under pressure.
He has worked across elite sport, clinical populations, and high-performance environments, linking brain function to behaviour through advanced neurotechnology and brain imaging.