Longevity – Brain Health with Nikolaos Dimitriadis PhD, Antonio Forenza PhD, Dr. Thomas Santucci
This Feb 5, 2026 Rethinking Aging Club episode focused on brain health and longevity with experts Nikolaos Dimitriadis PhD, Antonio Forenza PhD and Dr. Thomas Santucci.
Niko emphasized the importance of neuroscience in business and education, highlighting the limitations of traditional market research methods.
Antonio introduced AWEAR, a wearable device that tracks mental wellness continuously, achieving 84% predictability in consumer behavior.
Dr. Santucci discussed his clinic’s use of advanced technologies like violet lasers and qEEG for neurofeedback, aiming to improve brain health and longevity by reducing inflammation, enhancing mitochondrial function, and increasing autophagy.
Recorded on February 5, 2026, this episode is part of our Longevity Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.
Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis, PhD, Director, EY (Leading the applied neuroscience lab and services, including neuromarketing, neuroleadership, neuroHR and neurosafety); Neuromarketing professor and lab, University of York Europe Campus
Speaker at Ageless Evolution Longevity Summit 2025
Antonio Forenza, PhD, CEO and Founder, AWEAR, a neurotech startup pioneering ear-worn EEG technology for emotional well-being
AWEAR won the 2025 Best Stage Pitch for Health award at TechCrunch Battlefield 200
Dr. Thomas Santucci, AFNI, Clinical Director, Neurointegrative Care of Los Gatos –
Neurometabolic Medicine using DNA testing, qEEG Neurofeedback, Mitochondrial lasers and Regenerative Medicine.
Speaker at Ageless Evolution Longevity Summit 2025
RESOURCES:
Niko’s presentation at Ageless 2025
MediaMax Future of Education 6-26-25 Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis. Maybe we are not entering the age of AI, but the age of Humans by Gaiane Yenokian
Step Forward with M6 podcast July 8, 2025 Neuroscience in Leadership Decoding the Brain: Neuromarketing, Leadership & the Future of Business
Frontiers in Psychology 7-12-21 Study co-authored by Niko. Brain-Adjusted Relational Leadership: A Social-Constructed Consciousness Approach to Leader-Follower Interaction
Niko referred to Nielsen’s study showing neurometrics performing far, far better than traditional market research surveys 77% vs 24% Dr. Carl Marci, Chief Neuroscientist at Nielsen: 11-30-2018 YouTube timestamp: 26:07
Antonio Forenza presenting at TechCrunch Battlefield 2025
TechCrunch 12-5-25 article about Awear
AWEAR won Best Health Category Showcase Stage Pitch TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 11-7-25 Techcrunch
Antonio was Speaker at Human Tech Week June 2025
Speaker at HealthTech Summit Jan 2026
Round Two Podcast with AWEAR founders 8-21-24
Dr. Thomas Santucci’s presentation at Ageless Evolution Longevity Summit 2025
Dr. Tom Santucci’s Podcast on YouTube Advanced Regenerative Medicine
On Apple Podcasts The Medical Insider
Neurofeedback with Erin Meldrum: 9-6-22
Stem Cells Update: 7-7-22
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