What does it take to be the best? What is the price of success? Whether part of a team or taking part in a solo sport, the relationship that an athlete has with their coach or mentor to fine-tune their natural talent and their drive to succeed is crucial. Can the same motivational approach apply to business or personal relationships? Brain imaging technology is beginning to reveal how practice transforms from a learned skill to an automatic and rapid response. An athlete (Julz Adeniran), a sports psychologist (Sophia Jowett, Loughborough University), a coach and mentor (Steve Black), and a neuroscientist (Narender Ramnani, Royal Holloway, University of London) will discuss what competitive spirit really means with Quentin Cooper (chair). The audience will get a flavour of this when they participate in activities that focus their minds on competition.

Chair:

Quentin Cooper, broadcaster and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Material World

Speakers:

Julz Adeniran, in the UK’s top five for the 110m hurdles, aiming for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Steve Black, coach and mentor

Dr Sophia Jowett, Reader in Psychology, Loughborough University

Dr Narender Ramnani, Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience, Royal Holloway, University of London

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