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I'm Todd Samson,

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and I'm on a quest for a better brain.

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I've embarked on a unique experiment to see

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if science can turn any brain into a super-brain.

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I want you to actually do something creative.

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After two months of brain training,

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I've radically improved my attention and memory

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and turbocharged my creative skills.

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Yes!

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It worked!

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But now, I want

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to strengthen my mind/body connection.

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So in this final episode,

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I'll execute a Houdini-like escape,

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learn about body intelligence,

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and how to visualize and harness emotions.

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Mischievous.

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But this journey is not just about me,

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you too, can do anything you put your mind to.

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Fear is the enemy.

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Slow things down.

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And fear will take your breath away.

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Feel comfortable with that?

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No.

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It's just a case of mind over matter.

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I've come to Boston

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to witness an extraordinary feat

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that demonstrates the power of the mind.

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Hello there, you must be Alexandra the great.

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I am, you must be Todd.

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Pleasure to meet you.

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Todd
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I'm a manager and trainer.

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Okay, and husband.

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And husband, yes.
Yeah, which makes it

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a little bit interesting.

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(Alexandra laughs)

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I here to witness you do some extraordinary event.

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I don't really know what it is,

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but I'm assuming it has something to do with water.

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It does have something to do with water,

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and some other things that I have up my sleeve.

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Oh-oh, handcuffs, chains,

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I'm not sure I like where this is headed all ready.

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We're gonna cuff our ankles.

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Oh, that's good.

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Then we're gonna do our hands.

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Okay.

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So do you guys do this often?

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We've got three different types of locks.

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Also these chains create weight,

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so it's much more dificult

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to be able to get up from the surface.

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Now here's the scary part.

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She's gonna use bobby pins
These here?

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Yup, she's gonna pick the handcuffs,

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pick the leg cuffs, get out of the chains,

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flip the weight belt, come to the surface.

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That would be my worst nightmare.

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If you fear, you lose your breath immediately.

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So it really is mind over matter.

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If I don't mind, it doesn't matter.

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Oh, jeez, I mind.

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(Alexandra giggles)

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You got the keys.

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What's that?

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Those are the keys just in case we need to get her.

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I can't swim!

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Actually, I'm not kidding.

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I can't swim.

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This had better not go horribly wrong.

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(water splashing and bubbling)

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That is crazy.

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So you can see she has a little bit

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trouble with the cuff, so looks like

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she's going to the other cuff.

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I'm starting to get really anxious.

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How long is she gonna be under there?

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It's up to her.

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I see she got one cuff, so that's good.

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My heart's about to leap

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out of my chest.

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Alex has been holding her breath now for over a minute.

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And she's still only free of half the cuffs.

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She's having a little bit of trouble.

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You can see, she's lost her air.

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Now lets battle out of the chains,

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flip the weight belt, she made it.

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Awesome. (applauding)

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That is absolutely insane.

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I've got to say I'm so happy to see you.

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Yeah, it takes a lot of practice.

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Like I said, I'm a professional.

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I've been doing this for about 35 years.

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So, I've trained a lot.

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That was amazing and scary, but now it's my turn.

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I will attempt an even more dangerous

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underwater escape with only four weeks of training

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using brain science as my foundation.

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To discover what

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mental skills I need to master,

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I've come to Australia's capital, Canberra.

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I've come to the Australia Institute of Sport,

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where they've assembled some of the world's

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leading sports scientists,

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to help me with my Houdini escape.

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I'm going to see more doctors in the next couple of days,

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than I've seen in the last ten years.

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My coach will be senior sports scientist,

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Dr. David Martin.

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He's been training elite athletes for over 20 years.

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You've come to the right place.

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We get athletes coming into us all the time,

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saying I wanna jump this high,

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I wanna swim this fast,

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I wanna do something like win the Tour de France.

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We're not experts in underwater escape,

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but we do love challenges,

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especially physical challenges like this.

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After this, it'll be an olympic sport.

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It would be cool if it was,

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because you'd be the only guy in Australia

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that could do it well.
So I'll be the champion.

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But before I get too carried away,

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a reality check.

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Oh la la.

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We needed to make sure that Todd

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was ready for this challenge.

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He didn't have any underlying pathology

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or illnesses or ailments.

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The brain loves a good workout.

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Aerobic exercise twice a week

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halves the risk of getting dementia.

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Tell me that Cadel Evans wore these.

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So for physical testing,

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we use the Navy Clearance Diver test,

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which is arguably one of the toughest

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programs to enter into the special forces.

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Four miles away from clearance diver standard here.

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Fill those lungs up, strong legs.

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that he was physically fit enough

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to be able to start the training.

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Stop, good work!

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That's it.

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Nose clip off, pop this out.

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Nice work, excellent effort.

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That was huge, good work.

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I hate cycling.

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But it's not just my fitness

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they care about, there's a little something

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they like to call body intelligence.

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The first thing we're gonna have to do

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for a challenge like this is make sure

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that your mind is controlling your body,

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and not vice versa.

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So, trying to control parts of your body

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that most people don't control.

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Your heart rate, the way that the blood

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flows through the body.

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I've got a couple of people in the lab

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who are very good in this area.

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Okay, Todd, if you just want

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to come over and take a seat--

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I'm feeling a sense

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of deja vu coming on.

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So we'll start by wiring you up

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with full biofeedback firstly,

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and then we'll get on to the electrodes for the brain.

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Dr. Shona Halson and Laura Doliff

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are experts in the mind/body connection.

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Pass me your hand.

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I'm about to get a biofeedback

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test to track my stress response.

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(whimsical music)

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So this just measures your sweat response.

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In my fingers?

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Yes.

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Now this hand.

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So this is just a probe for temperature.

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And here was me hoping

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I was done with probing.

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Good, that is it.

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You are ready to go.

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Let's go test my brain again for the hundredth time.

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Body intelligence is the ability

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to use the mind to control the body's autonomic responses.

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It's a valuable skill for anyone to learn,

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and one I need to master for my Houdini challenge.

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Pretty much everyone could benefit

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if your body intelligence was high,

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you could improve all kinds of different

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aspects of your life.

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You can start to control your emotions,

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they way you deal with stress, anxiety,

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perhaps the way you sleep.

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These responses that we just think are out of control

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are actually well within our control.

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Okay, Todd, so we'll give you a couple

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of different challenges to do.

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of your autonomic nervous system.

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So how well you cope and adjust

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with the stressful stimulation.

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Ready to begin?

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I'm ready to begin.

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In this first biofeedback test,

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my job is to relax.

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My heart rate, breathing and sweat response

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are all being monitored.

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The more relaxed I become, the face turns

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from a frown to a smile.

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Okay, Todd, so this next one is the Strout Test.

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There'll be a series of words on the screen,

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those word are written in.

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Ignore the writing, just say the colors.

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Blue, purple, red, brown, green.

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(hypnotic music)

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How did you go?

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Harder than it looks, isn't it?

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So it's crunch time.

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If I haven't met the minimum standards on my test,

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I can't do the underwater Houdini challenge.

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What's the summation?

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How's my health in general?

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If I looked at your heart and its function,

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I'd say excellent, your heart health looks really good.

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That's good.

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One down.

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My heart's okay.

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Well, the heart is good.

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Your muscular fitness was outstanding.

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So your pull-ups, your push-ups, tops.

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When we did the aerobic testing, good, not excellent.

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the medical doctors are telling us

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this guy is good to go.

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Great, so big tick

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on the fitness test,

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but my biofeedback, that could be another matter.

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Your autonomic nervous system was really flexible,

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which is a great thing,

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so you actually have a really good response to stress.

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This one is the one that is quite interesting.

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Code word for bad news.

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Slightly, yes.

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So this is your breathing response.

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You tend to not diafrenetically breathe,

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so you're not getting the really deep breathing.

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You tend to more chest breathe,

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and breathe through your nose.

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So you can see that here by these really short spikes,

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even in the relaxation period.

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So it's something that I think will be really

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important for your Houdini challenge,

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will be to learn how to breathe again.

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So I don't know how to breathe.

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Just a small thing for underwater escape.

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So on a percentage scale,

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where an elite athlete scores 100%,

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I was above average for biofeedback.

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My fitness was great, but my overall score suffered

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because I don't breathe properly.

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In some tests, Todd did

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very well, but in others, he didn't do that great.

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And it showed us areas that he's gonna have

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to really improve, if he's gonna

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try to achieve this challenge.

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It's Todd, has got to get ready

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to start doing some very serious work.

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The Australian Institute of Sport

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has set me up with a one hour a day training regime,

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involving biofeedback and aerobic exercise.

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But to improve my body intelligence,

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I first have to learn to breath deeper,

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so they're bringing out the big guns.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Ant Williams is a competitive free diver.

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He's ranked third in the world

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for underwater distance swimming,

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and can hold his breath for over eight minutes.

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(tranquil music)

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Ant can swim to a depth of 100 meters

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on one breath of air.

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If he can't teach me to breathe properly,

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no one can.

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So just out of curiosity, how long

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did you end up holding your breath for?

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It was about 30 seconds.

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(chuckles) Are you serious?

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That was your max attempt?

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That was my max attempt.

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You seem really pleased with that.

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Well it's good to start from a low base, isn't it?

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(laughs)

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Low base. (chuckles)

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I understand we've got a whole month to work on this.

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So by the end of the month, I will teach you

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how to hold your breath for at least four minutes.

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That seems impossible.

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So normally when most people take a deep breath,

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they just go (gasping).

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Just kinda of sucking air.

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Yeah, so I'm gonna teach you another technique

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that'll just slow that whole process down.

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I'm gonna get you to fill the base of your lungs first.

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Then the middle of your lungs,

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then the top of your lungs,

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and then I'm even gonna teach you

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how to fill up through your throat.

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Okay, this guy's serious.

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Time to get the gear off.

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(upbeat rock music)

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Sounds like you got the lungs

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about the size of a small cat.

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(cat meowing)

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He needs to learn the basics

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of just simply how to relax.

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How to breathe easily, how to breathe rhythmically,

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how to stay calm.

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So we're gonna drop the weights,

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go down with them right to the bottom,

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and then we'll face each other,

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and really, it's to get you to get

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at least one minute in a breath hold.

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So if you stay nice and calm and relaxed,

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this actually can feel wonderful.

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You just go in your own time

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and I'll come straight after you.

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I've climbed to the summit

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of Mount Everest.

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But the idea of sitting at the bottom

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of this pool completely freaks me out.

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The think I noticed

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with Todd is just how shallow he breathes.

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On one hand, he gets it, like cognitively gets it,

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but then when he's got a wetsuit on,

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you say, okay now you've gotta hold your breath,

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you just see him tense up,

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and really struggle with it.

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He just hasn't got his head around this yet.

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(gasps) Shit that was hard.

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That was a strange feeling.

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When you're out of air, you're seriously out of air.

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You don't look out of breath.

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There's no signs or symptoms on you at all

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that you're remotely hypoxic.

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You're miles away from being hypoxic.

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Really?

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Then why am I coming up?

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You reckon that's all mental?

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It's all mental, yep.

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All right, let's do our simulated drowning again.

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(tense music)

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(chains rattling)

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Most of us intuitively

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know how to breathe deeply.

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Problem is that as soon as you're given a challenge,

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we forget tension causes us to lift our shoulders

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and tighten our neck.

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And then the breathing changes,

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and then our performance changes.

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Todd has a lot of work to do

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'cause he's not comfortable in water.

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He has to figure out how to breathe properly,

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how to relax properly,

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and then he has to combine that

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with a much higher level of self-confidence.

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(Todd gasps)

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That's better.

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You did a bit of work for me on that one.

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That's good.

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That was 53 seconds.

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Yeah, sure.

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Normally I'd say to someone,

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"I can get you to a three minute breath hold,

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"no worries, just give me a moment."

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Look, I'll be honest.

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With Todd I'm not sure.

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He just doesn't seem that comfortable in the water,

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or that confident,

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and the breath holding he did today,

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was, for his first breath hold, it was really short.

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Yeah, it was very short.

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Before I leave

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the Australian Institute of Sport,

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I have one more mental skill to learn.

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Surprise, surprise, another test.

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My left arm has been wired up

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to a machine that measures muscle contraction.

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These eye-tracking goggles will record

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my ability to focus on the target.

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This time, what you're gonna do,

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is you're gonna shoot darts

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with your non-preferred hand.

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So in that case, it's your left hand.

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We're actually tracking where your gaze is looking

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as you fixate on the board,

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and target where you're gonna shoot the dart.

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Your aim, hit the bullseye as often as possible.

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And we're gonna measure how far

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from the bullseye you are on each throw,

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and then you're gonna go away

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and do some visualization,

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come back,

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and we'll expect to see a nice increase in performance.

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I would move faraway while I'm throwing with my left.

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(tense music)

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Okay, round one.

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This feels so weird.

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I've never played darts in my life,

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and I'm a bit skeptical about the whole visualization thing.

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I know it's long been used by sports psychologists,

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but now it seems there's strong science to back it up.

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It's nearly as good to mentally preform a task

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multiple times as it is to do the task physically.

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Now this may not hold out for all

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types of physical activity,

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but for playing the piano, playing the guitar,

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darts, putting, these tasks seem particularly

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adept at responding to visualizing perfection.

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4.0, this one--

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David and Damian get

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an accuracy score by measuring the average

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distance of each dart from the bullseye.

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Okay, 20.

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They also tallied the time

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that my eyes stayed fixated on the bullseye,

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and the synchronization of muscle contractions

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in my left arm.

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So the scores are in, and guess what?

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They rank on the low side.

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But if the science is correct, the score should improve

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when I'm retested in four weeks time,

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without me even throwing a dart.

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Go figure.

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All right, Todd, well done, mate.

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You've now got a month to go and prepare

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for the next time you're gonna throw these darts.

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Five minutes a day, five times a week,

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for the next four weeks, focus on that dart

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hitting the bullseye.

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So I'm not gonna practice at all, just think about it.

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That's exactly right, Todd, it's an amazing theory.

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(funky music)

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As Todd gets the hang

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of the visualization, we expect that the brain

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is going to start to adapt.

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And he's gonna start to hard-wire himself

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to be prepared to do that task for real.

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Seems I've got

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some serious homework to do.

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It's amazing that just by thinking about something,

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the brain will rewire.

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Can a thought really have that power?

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I'm headed to San Francisco

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to meet someone in the know.

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(upbeat jazz music)

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A new technology exists that allows

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people to move objects, just by thinking about it.

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This is something I have to see for myself.

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Hi Tan.

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Hi Todd, how are you?

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I'm good.
Nice to meet you.

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Nice to meet you.

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Now, I've been looking forward to meeting you,

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'cause I hear you can mind read.

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Or you can at least move things.

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I can help you move things with your mind.

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So how do you do that?

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Well, (voice fades)

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Inventor Tan Le has created

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a headset that can translate thoughts into commands.

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So Todd, here it is.

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This is the portable multi-channel, high-resolution EEG.

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This is like science fiction.

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So I put this on my head, turn this on,

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and let me see if I can think lift,

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and lift the helicopter.

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(helicopter motor buzzing)

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(Tan laughs)

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Nice, nice catch.

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Good job.

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You're like a magician.

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It's cool, right?

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That's very cool.

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So how does it work?

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When I train the system how I think about

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the action of lift, I'm visualizing a very distinct

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clear thought in my mind of this helicopter

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rising up, and that image is captured

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by the machine learning algorithms,

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and then what it does,

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it does basically pattern recognition.

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Every time my brain activates those same,

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sort of networks, and that same idea,

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I can use that as a mental command

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to lift the helicopter.

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That is phenomenal.

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I want to give it a go.

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(tense music)

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This is where I start to see

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if I can collect your brainwaves.

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00:21:40,646 --> 00:21:42,460
This is like getting shiatsu on your head.

519
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Here's what your brainwaves actually look like.

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And this is all streaming in real time.

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So it doesn't really seem like

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there's a lot going on in there.

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I can show you what's actually going on in there.

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Oh look at that.
Nice trace

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of the functional brain areas

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that are actually lighting up.

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Wow, it's really firing off, isn't it?

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00:22:00,850 --> 00:22:02,060
Yeah, and so you can see,

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there's a lot of frontal cortex activity.

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00:22:06,120 --> 00:22:07,760
But before I can lift anything,

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the computer needs to take a snapshot

532
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of my brainwave pattern as I visualize lifting this cube.

533
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So ready, set, go.

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The next time the system

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recognizes that thought pattern,

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it will activate the command.

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Okay, now the cube is live,

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and you can try to think lift.

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I'll need to move the cube

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to the top of the screen if I'm going

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to be able to lift that chopper.

542
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Awesome! (laughs)

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It's cool.

544
00:22:39,590 --> 00:22:41,990
Well, time for the real deal.

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(motor buzzing)

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Okay, let's do a liftoff.

547
00:22:53,390 --> 00:22:54,223
Ready?

548
00:22:54,223 --> 00:22:56,943
By maintaining the though of lift the whole time.

549
00:22:57,922 --> 00:23:01,021
(motor buzzing)

550
00:23:01,021 --> 00:23:03,290
That's it! Good job!

551
00:23:03,290 --> 00:23:04,973
Yeah. (Todd laughs)

552
00:23:04,973 --> 00:23:06,907
Every time I look at that helicopter now,

553
00:23:06,907 --> 00:23:08,322
I'm just thinking lift.

554
00:23:08,322 --> 00:23:09,322
Wow, nice!

555
00:23:17,170 --> 00:23:20,440
This mind control thing is so addictive.

556
00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,690
If only I could run the whole world this way.

557
00:23:24,382 --> 00:23:25,432
And now I can stop.

558
00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:27,363
Lift?

559
00:23:28,815 --> 00:23:30,215
That's really going.

560
00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:35,790
(funky music)

561
00:23:35,790 --> 00:23:37,370
Okay, Todd, I'm gonna challenge you

562
00:23:37,370 --> 00:23:40,070
to a mental dual with these race cars.

563
00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:43,130
I'm the red Porsche and you're the black Mustang.

564
00:23:43,130 --> 00:23:46,100
So we just think push, and we're gonna drive these

565
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:47,170
cars to the finish line.

566
00:23:47,170 --> 00:23:49,002
The first to the finish line wins.

567
00:23:49,002 --> 00:23:49,835
Okay.

568
00:23:49,835 --> 00:23:51,930
All right, ready? (giggling)

569
00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:53,147
Ready,
count to three.

570
00:23:53,147 --> 00:23:55,030
One, two, three.

571
00:23:55,030 --> 00:23:57,780
(motors buzzing)

572
00:23:58,893 --> 00:24:01,476
(Tan laughing)

573
00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:08,697
Hey, hey!

574
00:24:19,454 --> 00:24:23,708
Oh my god, oh my god! (laughing)

575
00:24:23,708 --> 00:24:28,708
Dammit, dammit. (laughing)

576
00:24:29,058 --> 00:24:30,206
That was so much fun.

577
00:24:30,206 --> 00:24:32,120
Was it, it was amazing.

578
00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:34,360
But you know this, the fact that you can move

579
00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:37,550
things with your mind has far reaching applications.

580
00:24:37,550 --> 00:24:40,810
So imagine someone whose a quadriplegic,

581
00:24:40,810 --> 00:24:42,420
who has been immobilized,

582
00:24:42,420 --> 00:24:44,060
they can use their thoughts,

583
00:24:44,060 --> 00:24:45,770
which they have full power over,

584
00:24:45,770 --> 00:24:47,760
to control an electric wheelchair.

585
00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,240
Or imagine being able to just control a smart home,

586
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,690
or smart office, just by being able to will it to happen.

587
00:24:53,690 --> 00:24:56,343
It opens up so many amazing possibilities for people.

588
00:24:57,546 --> 00:25:00,129
(gentle music)

589
00:25:03,150 --> 00:25:04,070
Tan has sold me

590
00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:06,330
on the power of visualization.

591
00:25:06,330 --> 00:25:07,920
And I'll definitly use it to prepare

592
00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,323
for my Houdini challenge.

593
00:25:10,530 --> 00:25:13,530
But I still have to learn some escapology skills,

594
00:25:13,530 --> 00:25:15,823
so I've returned to Boston to see the master.

595
00:25:17,873 --> 00:25:19,970
(upbeat bright music)

596
00:25:19,970 --> 00:25:22,700
Alexander the Great holds no less than six world

597
00:25:22,700 --> 00:25:26,240
records for death defying escapes.

598
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,353
Do I really need to warn you?

599
00:25:28,353 --> 00:25:29,573
Don't try this at home.

600
00:25:34,180 --> 00:25:36,763
Hi there. (both laugh)

601
00:25:40,523 --> 00:25:43,106
Whoa, she's sinking me already.

602
00:25:44,700 --> 00:25:46,380
Okay, first thing we're gonna do,

603
00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:48,180
is we're gonna get you out of the first box,

604
00:25:48,180 --> 00:25:49,690
and that's being comfortable.

605
00:25:49,690 --> 00:25:53,690
We're trying to find where your base it.

606
00:25:53,690 --> 00:25:56,029
Okay, I can tell you where my bass is.

607
00:25:56,029 --> 00:25:56,862
It's low.

608
00:25:56,862 --> 00:25:57,800
It's low. (laughing)

609
00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,283
That's okay, we can work from there.

610
00:26:02,330 --> 00:26:06,183
We were asking him to push himself to his limit.

611
00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:10,760
Getting him used to feeling that,

612
00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,653
even though I think I need to breathe, I'm okay.

613
00:26:14,618 --> 00:26:16,920
(tense music)

614
00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,163
you really have to work on your mind.

615
00:26:25,963 --> 00:26:27,660
Well, that felt like forever.

616
00:26:27,660 --> 00:26:30,290
I did see the signs of you getting uncomfortable.

617
00:26:30,290 --> 00:26:31,420
That's okay.

618
00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:32,340
What we're gonna do is we're

619
00:26:32,340 --> 00:26:35,030
gonna take it up another notch.

620
00:26:35,030 --> 00:26:36,860
What I'm trying to do, is I'm trying to get you

621
00:26:36,860 --> 00:26:39,770
to stay in that uncomfortable state,

622
00:26:39,770 --> 00:26:42,530
we call them contractions, where you're body

623
00:26:42,530 --> 00:26:44,810
is gonna say, "I want to breathe, I want to breathe."

624
00:26:44,810 --> 00:26:47,270
But you're gonna say, "No, I'm not gonna breathe."

625
00:26:47,270 --> 00:26:48,940
Doesn't that mean I'm drowning?

626
00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:50,730
No, they're early warning signs,

627
00:26:50,730 --> 00:26:53,890
you have plenty of air, you're not gonna drown.

628
00:26:53,890 --> 00:26:55,530
Now what I want you to do

629
00:26:55,530 --> 00:26:57,440
is go through those contractions,

630
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,033
and try to go through three.

631
00:27:03,484 --> 00:27:05,984
(tense music)

632
00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:11,480
Abdominal contractions

633
00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,103
are the body's way of telling you it needs oxygen.

634
00:27:16,450 --> 00:27:17,950
When they hit, it feels like you're

635
00:27:17,950 --> 00:27:20,510
being punched in the stomach from the inside,

636
00:27:20,510 --> 00:27:23,247
and your mind is screaming, "Take a breath."

637
00:27:26,616 --> 00:27:27,449
[Alexandra Voiceover] The one thing

638
00:27:27,449 --> 00:27:30,233
you don't want to have happen is fear.

639
00:27:32,590 --> 00:27:36,780
Fear is the enemy, and fear will take your breath away.

640
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,490
Great job! (applauds)

641
00:27:47,490 --> 00:27:48,323
Awesome.

642
00:27:48,323 --> 00:27:50,856
Great job.
How do you do that drowning?

643
00:27:50,856 --> 00:27:54,880
I do 40 of those when I'm doing my escape.

644
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,143
So, that's what you need to get used to feeling.

645
00:27:59,898 --> 00:28:00,731
(tense music)

646
00:28:00,731 --> 00:28:03,570
Todd is going to go beyond what Houdini did.

647
00:28:03,570 --> 00:28:07,060
25 feet of chain, and five combination locks.

648
00:28:07,060 --> 00:28:09,900
So right there, he is doing something

649
00:28:09,900 --> 00:28:14,100
that even the great Houdini has never done underwater.

650
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:16,130
Geez, you're gonna do them that tight?

651
00:28:16,130 --> 00:28:16,963
Yeah.

652
00:28:16,963 --> 00:28:17,796
Oh, okay.

653
00:28:17,796 --> 00:28:19,430
The experts devised this challenge

654
00:28:19,430 --> 00:28:21,100
because it's the ultimate test

655
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:22,633
of all my brain training.

656
00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:25,750
It demands mastering body intelligence,

657
00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:28,013
visualization and fast thinking.

658
00:28:29,010 --> 00:28:30,840
What we're doing is using a brand new type

659
00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,560
of combination lock, there's no numbers.

660
00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:34,393
Okay?

661
00:28:34,393 --> 00:28:35,650
And we're gonna give you a sequence,

662
00:28:35,650 --> 00:28:37,890
and you're gonna have to memorize it.

663
00:28:37,890 --> 00:28:39,940
Thank you Mersenek for memory training.

664
00:28:42,510 --> 00:28:43,670
The hardest part of this

665
00:28:43,670 --> 00:28:46,200
is not only remembering all the combinations,

666
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,000
but also getting the locks in the right position

667
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,133
to be able to actually manipulate the combination mechanism.

668
00:28:56,739 --> 00:28:58,239
I think I'm out.

669
00:29:00,490 --> 00:29:01,700
Great job.

670
00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:03,284
So that just took an hour.

671
00:29:03,284 --> 00:29:04,117
(Alexandra laughs)

672
00:29:04,117 --> 00:29:04,950
I will be fine if I had

673
00:29:04,950 --> 00:29:05,783
a scuba diving tank.
No, no, that's

674
00:29:05,783 --> 00:29:07,530
just the hands, now you're gonna do your feet.

675
00:29:07,530 --> 00:29:09,703
Oh. (laughs)

676
00:29:11,010 --> 00:29:11,960
(tense music)

677
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:12,793
But it's gonna be more

678
00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:15,110
than just my hands and feet.

679
00:29:15,110 --> 00:29:16,460
I'm gonna go around.

680
00:29:16,460 --> 00:29:19,030
Right so now we need a second lock right here.

681
00:29:19,030 --> 00:29:21,110
[Alexandra Voiceover] Escapology really encompasses

682
00:29:21,110 --> 00:29:22,530
a lot of different factors.

683
00:29:22,530 --> 00:29:25,330
It's not just getting out of chains or handcuffs.

684
00:29:25,330 --> 00:29:27,290
You know, you have to memorize things.

685
00:29:27,290 --> 00:29:29,980
You actually have to work on determination

686
00:29:29,980 --> 00:29:32,450
and psychologically get yourself

687
00:29:32,450 --> 00:29:34,623
mentally ready for doing this.

688
00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:36,570
So here's where you're gonna be able

689
00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:37,670
to control your mind.

690
00:29:37,670 --> 00:29:39,040
Slow things down.

691
00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,530
Obviously, visualization, your steps.

692
00:29:41,530 --> 00:29:44,500
What would you do to be able to get out of this.

693
00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:47,570
It really is get that breath hold down,

694
00:29:47,570 --> 00:29:49,970
use those pushes that we talked about

695
00:29:49,970 --> 00:29:52,280
to try to focus on getting out

696
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,440
of your combination locks on your hands,

697
00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,340
on your feet, and being able to come up to the surface.

698
00:29:58,340 --> 00:30:00,709
Okay, feel comfortable with that?

699
00:30:00,709 --> 00:30:01,542
No.

700
00:30:01,542 --> 00:30:03,313
You can do it, I have faith in you.

701
00:30:05,420 --> 00:30:08,003
(gentle music)

702
00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:12,313
Back in Sydney,

703
00:30:12,313 --> 00:30:15,250
with just two weeks left until my Houdini challenge,

704
00:30:15,250 --> 00:30:17,473
I'm still feeling a little out of my depth.

705
00:30:18,530 --> 00:30:20,533
But I found something that may help.

706
00:30:22,650 --> 00:30:25,440
I've heard about the science of emotional intelligence.

707
00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,470
So I'm headed to my gym for the brain

708
00:30:27,470 --> 00:30:28,793
to meet with an expert.

709
00:30:30,307 --> 00:30:33,200
(bass music)

710
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,130
Sue Langley applies psychology and neuroscience

711
00:30:36,130 --> 00:30:37,770
to help people improve their lives

712
00:30:37,770 --> 00:30:40,363
by using their emotions in an efficient way.

713
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,273
Hi Sue.

714
00:30:43,273 --> 00:30:44,106
Hi Todd, how are you doing?

715
00:30:44,106 --> 00:30:44,939
Welcome.

716
00:30:44,939 --> 00:30:45,958
Thank you.

717
00:30:45,958 --> 00:30:47,850
So as you know, I have this Houdini challenge coming up.

718
00:30:47,850 --> 00:30:49,640
I've heard.
And it's fair to say

719
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:50,887
my emotions are running quite high.

720
00:30:50,887 --> 00:30:51,720
(Sue chuckles)

721
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,300
And one of the things that was recommended

722
00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:55,760
is for me to train to control my emotions

723
00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,830
so I'm able to deal with the pressure

724
00:30:57,830 --> 00:30:58,970
that I'm going to be under.

725
00:30:58,970 --> 00:30:59,820
Okay.

726
00:30:59,820 --> 00:31:00,780
I can definitly help you.

727
00:31:00,780 --> 00:31:03,020
It's not necessarily about controlling your emotions,

728
00:31:03,020 --> 00:31:04,210
it's about managing them.

729
00:31:04,210 --> 00:31:07,330
I think of it as the intelligent use of emotions.

730
00:31:07,330 --> 00:31:10,370
Everyone can learn something from emotion intelligence.

731
00:31:10,370 --> 00:31:13,100
It's the foundation of who we are, and our relationships,

732
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:15,140
so whether you're doing a Houdini challenge,

733
00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:16,930
or whether you just want to work better with your kids,

734
00:31:16,930 --> 00:31:19,620
or whether you want to lead people more effectively,

735
00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:22,650
understanding all of this stuff can really help you.

736
00:31:22,650 --> 00:31:24,600
All right, so we're gonna do a little assessment now

737
00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,830
of how aware you are of your emotions day to day.

738
00:31:27,830 --> 00:31:30,270
All I'm gonna ask you to do is write down

739
00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:33,400
all the emotions you have felt over the last 24 hours.

740
00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:34,930
Please don't censor anything.

741
00:31:34,930 --> 00:31:38,730
Work out how many are positive, and how many are negative.

742
00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:39,760
Got that?

743
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,370
Make a list of all the emotions

744
00:31:41,370 --> 00:31:43,853
you've experienced in the last 24 hours.

745
00:31:45,180 --> 00:31:48,670
I've got happiness, calm, surprise,

746
00:31:48,670 --> 00:31:52,750
frustration, minor anger, aggressiveness,

747
00:31:52,750 --> 00:31:54,273
and indifferent.

748
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,560
Okay, fantastic, so let's do step two.

749
00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,183
All right.

750
00:32:00,183 --> 00:32:02,400
All right, so what you'll see on the table

751
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:03,970
is a whole bunch of emotion words.

752
00:32:03,970 --> 00:32:06,480
I want you to still think about the last 24 hours,

753
00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,210
but if there's some words down here

754
00:32:08,210 --> 00:32:10,550
that you have experienced in that 24 hour period,

755
00:32:10,550 --> 00:32:12,380
that weren't on your first list,

756
00:32:12,380 --> 00:32:14,323
collect them up for a second list.

757
00:32:15,396 --> 00:32:16,450
(funky music)

758
00:32:16,450 --> 00:32:19,907
Amused, mischievous, loved.

759
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,800
Wow, I've come up with another 17

760
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,230
emotions I hadn't even considered the first time around.

761
00:32:33,230 --> 00:32:36,200
Two thirds of which are positive.

762
00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:37,700
I hope you did better than me.

763
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,650
So have I just forgotten all the positive things?

764
00:32:41,650 --> 00:32:42,483
Absolutely.

765
00:32:42,483 --> 00:32:44,320
The first one you had seven, which is about average,

766
00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,430
so, hate to say this, but you may not be more

767
00:32:46,430 --> 00:32:48,460
than average on the emotional scale yet.

768
00:32:48,460 --> 00:32:50,430
So between five and ten is probably average

769
00:32:50,430 --> 00:32:52,360
for people, for the first one.

770
00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:53,880
Usually, on the second one,

771
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,250
it's about 10 and 15, so slightly more.

772
00:32:56,250 --> 00:32:58,660
So maybe after training, you might get to more than 24,

773
00:32:58,660 --> 00:33:00,310
'cause you'll have become more aware

774
00:33:00,310 --> 00:33:02,630
of what you're experiencing everyday.

775
00:33:02,630 --> 00:33:04,040
So what we're gonna do now is a bit

776
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,830
of physiological element to emotions.

777
00:33:06,830 --> 00:33:08,050
What I'm gonna do, is I'm gonna talk you

778
00:33:08,050 --> 00:33:09,920
through an exercise to see if you can shift

779
00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:11,890
your emotions from one onto another.

780
00:33:11,890 --> 00:33:14,730
So gonna get you to clip this to your ear.

781
00:33:14,730 --> 00:33:16,143
All right.

782
00:33:16,143 --> 00:33:18,210
Okay, comfy?

783
00:33:18,210 --> 00:33:19,320
It's good.

784
00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:21,053
Okay, so close your eyes for me.

785
00:33:22,090 --> 00:33:26,012
So the first one I'd like you to try and create is fear.

786
00:33:26,012 --> 00:33:28,512
(tense music)

787
00:33:33,620 --> 00:33:35,390
All right, so now see if you can

788
00:33:35,390 --> 00:33:37,863
change it from fear to calm.

789
00:33:45,090 --> 00:33:47,600
It's called the emotion physiology test,

790
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,810
and by measuring changes in my heart rate,

791
00:33:49,810 --> 00:33:52,220
it detects how quickly I can transition

792
00:33:52,220 --> 00:33:54,020
from one emotion to another.

793
00:33:54,020 --> 00:33:57,093
In this case, from fear to calmness.

794
00:33:58,030 --> 00:34:00,113
Try it yourself, it's quite revealing.

795
00:34:03,380 --> 00:34:06,750
And when you're ready, open your eyes.

796
00:34:06,750 --> 00:34:08,120
I wanna stay in this one.

797
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,060
(Sue chuckles)

798
00:34:10,060 --> 00:34:12,400
All right, so hang onto the emotion if you like,

799
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:13,990
how do you feel that went?

800
00:34:13,990 --> 00:34:14,823
That wasn't easy.

801
00:34:14,823 --> 00:34:17,910
I had a hard time going from fear to calm.

802
00:34:17,910 --> 00:34:21,180
Okay, so it's not always easy to move between these.

803
00:34:21,180 --> 00:34:22,240
So what we've looked at here,

804
00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:24,500
is we got your heart rate and the variability

805
00:34:24,500 --> 00:34:26,040
in that according to the times

806
00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:27,670
where you moved from each one.

807
00:34:27,670 --> 00:34:29,350
But we've also got a coherence ratio,

808
00:34:29,350 --> 00:34:31,350
so what percentage of time you spent,

809
00:34:31,350 --> 00:34:34,400
your body and your heart rate in a calm, coherent state.

810
00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,720
So if we look at these three figures of coherence,

811
00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:40,070
of red, blue and green,

812
00:34:40,070 --> 00:34:45,070
you actually ended up with final figure of 18% overall

813
00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:48,470
was in that sort of that green, that calmer state.

814
00:34:48,470 --> 00:34:50,990
But the interesting thing for me was, is you weren't

815
00:34:50,990 --> 00:34:54,083
able to shift too much from fear to that calm state.

816
00:34:55,860 --> 00:34:58,050
Well, based on this result,

817
00:34:58,050 --> 00:35:02,060
if I panic underwater, 70 seconds to calm myself down

818
00:35:02,060 --> 00:35:03,383
is not going to cut it.

819
00:35:04,270 --> 00:35:06,650
And my 18% emotional coherence score

820
00:35:07,660 --> 00:35:09,433
was also radically improved.

821
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,040
So first of all you need to work out

822
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,960
what calm feels like for you, remember what it was like,

823
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,090
and be able to recreate that,

824
00:35:19,090 --> 00:35:21,430
and practice that physiological response.

825
00:35:21,430 --> 00:35:24,010
Gonna ask you to practice for an hour a day.

826
00:35:24,010 --> 00:35:25,540
Now that might seem like a lot--

827
00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:28,010
No, it is a lot. (Sue laughs)

828
00:35:28,010 --> 00:35:30,650
So that's what we're trying to teach Todd to do.

829
00:35:30,650 --> 00:35:34,980
Using his physiology to change his emotions quite quickly.

830
00:35:34,980 --> 00:35:38,700
So, practice seamlessly moving from emotion to another,

831
00:35:38,700 --> 00:35:41,330
but most importantly, so he can shift from fear to calm

832
00:35:41,330 --> 00:35:42,273
when he needs to.

833
00:35:43,470 --> 00:35:45,740
Emotions are wonderful if we actually use them

834
00:35:45,740 --> 00:35:47,920
to our advantage, it can really help us

835
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:49,020
live our lives better.

836
00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:55,040
It's time for the last major training

837
00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,060
session before my Houdini challenge.

838
00:35:57,060 --> 00:36:00,323
And the Australian Institute of Sport is upping the stakes.

839
00:36:03,230 --> 00:36:05,390
They've asked me to visit a naval base

840
00:36:05,390 --> 00:36:07,113
a couple of hours south of Sydney.

841
00:36:08,910 --> 00:36:10,483
They wouldn't tell me why.

842
00:36:11,690 --> 00:36:14,530
So a controlled ditching is what we're aiming at.

843
00:36:14,530 --> 00:36:16,910
To be able to successfully egress a ditched

844
00:36:16,910 --> 00:36:18,203
or a crashed aircraft.

845
00:36:19,180 --> 00:36:20,160
So I figured this was some

846
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:21,660
sort of survival exercise.

847
00:36:21,660 --> 00:36:24,833
And then, the penny dropped.

848
00:36:24,833 --> 00:36:28,583
(helicopter blades chopping)

849
00:36:32,610 --> 00:36:36,703
I'm about to undergo helicopter underwater escape training.

850
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,400
Great.

851
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:41,800
What happens when things don't go according to plan?

852
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,300
Which is a very real possibility

853
00:36:43,300 --> 00:36:46,230
when we're underwater and chained up.

854
00:36:46,230 --> 00:36:47,810
We need to prepare you for that.

855
00:36:47,810 --> 00:36:50,910
So, we need to introduce a common technique

856
00:36:50,910 --> 00:36:53,290
called red gaming into the training process

857
00:36:53,290 --> 00:36:55,520
so that you're prepared absolutely everything,

858
00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:56,880
and can saver yourself.

859
00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,020
And I'd like to introduce Jan to you,

860
00:36:59,020 --> 00:37:02,100
who's going to take you through a very, very good

861
00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:04,040
exercise in red gaming.

862
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,740
Hi Todd, welcome to bay.

863
00:37:05,740 --> 00:37:06,661
You look intense.

864
00:37:06,661 --> 00:37:07,660
That's a--
Thank you.

865
00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:08,970
Well, you'll have your helmet on later

866
00:37:08,970 --> 00:37:10,120
and what we're going to do is we're gonna

867
00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:12,190
put you into a simulator,

868
00:37:12,190 --> 00:37:13,330
we're gonna strap you into a chair

869
00:37:13,330 --> 00:37:14,540
into a five point harness,

870
00:37:14,540 --> 00:37:17,380
and lower you down to three and a half meters.

871
00:37:17,380 --> 00:37:20,810
Once we've done that, we'll be rotating you 180 degrees,

872
00:37:20,810 --> 00:37:23,730
and you're going to escape using a five point plan.

873
00:37:23,730 --> 00:37:25,900
I didn't realize it was gonna be upside-down.

874
00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:27,740
It has to be upside-down because helicopters

875
00:37:27,740 --> 00:37:30,440
are top heavy, and they fall upside-down.

876
00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,500
You know, one of my fears is being trapped

877
00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:36,520
in a car underwater, while the water's rising up.

878
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,210
If something comes up like a fear,

879
00:37:38,210 --> 00:37:39,760
which we know you have,

880
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,863
it's gonna be a bit of a challenge for you.

881
00:37:42,812 --> 00:37:45,424
(dramatic music)

882
00:37:45,424 --> 00:37:48,309
(workers trading commands)

883
00:37:48,309 --> 00:37:50,976
(motor humming)

884
00:38:00,636 --> 00:38:03,303
(water rushing)

885
00:38:09,260 --> 00:38:11,600
This is my worst nightmare.

886
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,360
It feels like I'm in the back of a bus

887
00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,113
that's crashed into a river.

888
00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,363
Every second feels like an hour.

889
00:38:31,727 --> 00:38:33,495
(Todd laughs)

890
00:38:33,495 --> 00:38:35,853
You got yourself out, you're alive.

891
00:38:35,853 --> 00:38:38,290
I was surprised how fast the water came up.

892
00:38:38,290 --> 00:38:39,930
And it could be a lot quicker.

893
00:38:39,930 --> 00:38:40,763
We're gonna step it up now,

894
00:38:40,763 --> 00:38:42,180
we're going to put these blackout goggles on

895
00:38:42,180 --> 00:38:45,410
that are going to simulate limited visibility,

896
00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:47,420
so once they're on, you won't be able to see anything.

897
00:38:47,420 --> 00:38:52,054
You'll have to rely on your physical reference points.

898
00:38:52,054 --> 00:38:54,554
I'm like a crash test dummy.

899
00:38:56,581 --> 00:38:59,248
(motor humming)

900
00:39:10,030 --> 00:39:11,590
Doing this blind means

901
00:39:11,590 --> 00:39:14,923
I have to rely on feel to orientate myself.

902
00:39:15,770 --> 00:39:19,050
So, upside-down, I have to switch to a seat

903
00:39:19,050 --> 00:39:21,433
across the cabin to find the escape window.

904
00:39:22,970 --> 00:39:24,470
I don't know if I can do this.

905
00:39:36,247 --> 00:39:37,080
You okay?

906
00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,370
It was weird to do it blindfolded

907
00:39:39,370 --> 00:39:42,747
because I couldn't see the water coming up,

908
00:39:42,747 --> 00:39:44,080
and so once the water hit me,

909
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,903
I took my breath, and I remember thinking,

910
00:39:48,367 --> 00:39:50,050
"Okay, I can't get out this window."

911
00:39:50,050 --> 00:39:52,650
Like I had complete disorientation.

912
00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:54,727
Like I didn't know which way was up.

913
00:39:59,694 --> 00:40:02,800
I'm glad I don't have to do it again.

914
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,860
We needed to up the ante, especially with

915
00:40:05,860 --> 00:40:09,530
his breathing and his ability of hold his breath,

916
00:40:09,530 --> 00:40:11,643
and negotiating those locks.

917
00:40:16,243 --> 00:40:18,630
(tense music)

918
00:40:18,630 --> 00:40:22,000
So, chains off the hands, chains off the feet,

919
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,630
emerge to the top with your live intact.

920
00:40:24,630 --> 00:40:25,890
This will interesting 'cause

921
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:27,860
I've never actually done both.

922
00:40:27,860 --> 00:40:31,750
So I've practiced visualizing hands and feet,

923
00:40:31,750 --> 00:40:34,983
but I've only actually escaped hands.

924
00:40:36,950 --> 00:40:37,783
Scary good.

925
00:40:44,490 --> 00:40:45,350
Okay, Todd.

926
00:40:45,350 --> 00:40:46,780
Today is the day that we break through

927
00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:48,240
the two minute barrier.

928
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:49,290
Let's do it.

929
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:53,780
There's no way that Todd

930
00:40:53,780 --> 00:40:56,430
will be able to complete such an extreme

931
00:40:56,430 --> 00:40:58,440
activity like this without all of those things

932
00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,470
that he's been addressing throughout

933
00:41:00,470 --> 00:41:01,963
the entire training process.

934
00:41:04,410 --> 00:41:05,900
If things start to go wrong,

935
00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:08,740
you don't have the necessary composure and calmness,

936
00:41:08,740 --> 00:41:11,060
then I think that is the biggest single enemy

937
00:41:11,060 --> 00:41:13,727
for Todd being able to complete this thing,

938
00:41:13,727 --> 00:41:16,003
and to basically get away with his life.

939
00:41:40,470 --> 00:41:42,170
So far, so good.

940
00:41:42,170 --> 00:41:44,950
But now I have to stay underwater for another minute

941
00:41:44,950 --> 00:41:46,930
to allow for time it will take to escape

942
00:41:46,930 --> 00:41:49,663
the locks and chains that will be on my chest.

943
00:42:01,370 --> 00:42:03,603
Come to the side left when you're ready.

944
00:42:05,535 --> 00:42:07,872
How long was that?

945
00:42:07,872 --> 00:42:09,539
One minute eleven.

946
00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:13,463
It felt so much longer than that.

947
00:42:14,860 --> 00:42:17,480
I have to double the time I can spend underwater,

948
00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:19,780
but I've only got a few days of training left.

949
00:42:23,523 --> 00:42:24,960
(upbeat music)

950
00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,760
I've completed my month of training,

951
00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:30,033
and feel more confident in body and emotional intelligence.

952
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,600
Now it's time to see if visualization

953
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,323
really does enhance performance.

954
00:42:37,630 --> 00:42:39,597
So I'm sure you remember these from last time.

955
00:42:39,597 --> 00:42:40,450
Yep.

956
00:42:40,450 --> 00:42:42,040
Once again, I'm being fitted

957
00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:45,230
with eye tracking goggles to record my gaze.

958
00:42:45,230 --> 00:42:47,350
And my left arm is wired up to a device

959
00:42:47,350 --> 00:42:49,093
that measures muscle contraction.

960
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:52,880
Now he's looking the part.

961
00:42:54,597 --> 00:42:57,355
(tense music)

962
00:42:57,355 --> 00:42:59,938
There's my first double tiny.

963
00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,010
He's honing in.

964
00:43:04,010 --> 00:43:09,010
Okay so, first one, we'll say 2, 12, 15.5.

965
00:43:12,404 --> 00:43:15,154
(trainers groan)

966
00:43:17,670 --> 00:43:18,503
Wow.

967
00:43:18,503 --> 00:43:19,910
43.8

968
00:43:19,910 --> 00:43:21,860
Divided by 30.

969
00:43:21,860 --> 00:43:23,450
That felt so much easier

970
00:43:23,450 --> 00:43:25,450
the second time around.

971
00:43:25,450 --> 00:43:27,550
But I wonder what the technology recorded.

972
00:43:28,660 --> 00:43:31,210
It's quite amazing the power of visualization.

973
00:43:31,210 --> 00:43:35,140
You're earlier performance, you had a fixation time.

974
00:43:35,140 --> 00:43:38,000
You're last look before you threw the dart

975
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,650
was very short, it was 150 milliseconds in length.

976
00:43:41,650 --> 00:43:42,710
You've almost doubled that.

977
00:43:42,710 --> 00:43:44,770
You're around 250 milliseconds,

978
00:43:44,770 --> 00:43:47,460
which correlates quite closely with better shooting

979
00:43:47,460 --> 00:43:49,610
accuracy in these types of tasks.

980
00:43:49,610 --> 00:43:51,350
So, fantastic.

981
00:43:51,350 --> 00:43:54,455
You've basically taken 50% off your score.

982
00:43:54,455 --> 00:43:55,900
(upbeat music)

983
00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:57,220
My previous scores were low

984
00:43:57,220 --> 00:44:00,393
because my brain wasn't wired for playing darts lefthanded.

985
00:44:01,630 --> 00:44:02,860
But through visualization,

986
00:44:02,860 --> 00:44:05,350
it seems my brain has rewired.

987
00:44:05,350 --> 00:44:07,580
And my accuracy has doubled.

988
00:44:07,580 --> 00:44:09,730
My gaze is twice as focused,

989
00:44:09,730 --> 00:44:11,763
and my arm muscles are more coordinated.

990
00:44:12,660 --> 00:44:13,790
So it's official.

991
00:44:13,790 --> 00:44:15,340
Visualizing a perfect action

992
00:44:15,340 --> 00:44:17,770
improves your chance for success.

993
00:44:17,770 --> 00:44:20,210
And this applies to any task.

994
00:44:20,210 --> 00:44:21,923
Try it and see for yourself.

995
00:44:25,430 --> 00:44:28,260
But has my body intelligence score improved?

996
00:44:28,260 --> 00:44:29,440
And will it be good enough for

997
00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:31,610
the Australian Institute of Sport to give

998
00:44:31,610 --> 00:44:34,250
the go-ahead for the Houdini challenge.

999
00:44:34,250 --> 00:44:35,083
Ready?

1000
00:44:35,083 --> 00:44:36,313
Okay, off we go.

1001
00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:39,500
This time, I am amazed

1002
00:44:39,500 --> 00:44:42,020
how effortlessly I could relax and control

1003
00:44:42,020 --> 00:44:43,573
my heart rate and breathing.

1004
00:44:47,130 --> 00:44:48,450
Okay, thanks, Todd.

1005
00:44:48,450 --> 00:44:50,100
Green, brown, yellow--

1006
00:44:50,100 --> 00:44:51,180
Even the Stroup test

1007
00:44:51,180 --> 00:44:52,573
didn't phase me this time.

1008
00:44:53,514 --> 00:44:54,453
Okay, we're done.

1009
00:44:55,730 --> 00:44:57,950
Time to get my results.

1010
00:44:57,950 --> 00:45:00,500
If the haven't improved, this will torpedo

1011
00:45:00,500 --> 00:45:03,760
my hopes of doing the Houdini challenge.

1012
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,700
Well, we got the results for biofeedback.

1013
00:45:05,700 --> 00:45:07,690
And some of it's looking pretty interesting.

1014
00:45:07,690 --> 00:45:08,620
So you wanna tell him, Shona,

1015
00:45:08,620 --> 00:45:09,850
what you actually found?
How'd I do?

1016
00:45:09,850 --> 00:45:11,350
You actually did really well.

1017
00:45:11,350 --> 00:45:13,900
We actually saw some good improvements.

1018
00:45:13,900 --> 00:45:16,340
Okay, so how did I do on the breathing tests?

1019
00:45:16,340 --> 00:45:17,920
'Cause I know you got really concerned

1020
00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:20,440
that I had some issues, maybe asthma or something.

1021
00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:23,150
Yeah, well there's definitly been some big improvements.

1022
00:45:23,150 --> 00:45:25,210
Completely different from the first time that we saw you.

1023
00:45:25,210 --> 00:45:26,940
Which is really good for, obviously,

1024
00:45:26,940 --> 00:45:28,000
what you're about to do.

1025
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:29,180
We can put it in perspective.

1026
00:45:29,180 --> 00:45:30,970
When you started and did these tests,

1027
00:45:30,970 --> 00:45:32,670
we would have said for your biofeedback

1028
00:45:32,670 --> 00:45:35,470
you'd probably rank at 65%.

1029
00:45:35,470 --> 00:45:37,110
After I've seen these results,

1030
00:45:37,110 --> 00:45:40,160
I'd put your result just over 90%.

1031
00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:41,310
Give you 91.

1032
00:45:41,310 --> 00:45:43,463
So nice work, that's very good adaptation.

1033
00:45:44,580 --> 00:45:46,050
My original body intelligence

1034
00:45:46,050 --> 00:45:48,680
scores were good, considering only an elite

1035
00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:51,000
athlete can score 100%,

1036
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,093
but my shallow breathing let me down.

1037
00:45:53,930 --> 00:45:56,490
My new scores show an increase in fitness,

1038
00:45:56,490 --> 00:46:00,150
and a big improvement in biofeedback control.

1039
00:46:00,150 --> 00:46:02,470
I am now convinced that we call all benefit

1040
00:46:02,470 --> 00:46:04,593
from the science of body intelligence.

1041
00:46:05,667 --> 00:46:06,500
(gentle music)

1042
00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:07,410
And thanks to the training,

1043
00:46:07,410 --> 00:46:09,650
See if you can move it into calm.

1044
00:46:09,650 --> 00:46:10,690
Even my emotional

1045
00:46:10,690 --> 00:46:13,090
intelligence scores have improved.

1046
00:46:13,090 --> 00:46:16,930
This time, during the emotions physiology retest,

1047
00:46:16,930 --> 00:46:19,090
I was able to easily and quickly

1048
00:46:19,090 --> 00:46:21,483
transition from fear to calm.

1049
00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:25,630
The first time, it took me a massive 70 seconds,

1050
00:46:25,630 --> 00:46:29,430
and my coherence rate was an embarrassing 18%.

1051
00:46:29,430 --> 00:46:31,380
But after a few weeks of practice,

1052
00:46:31,380 --> 00:46:34,720
it's taken me just 9 seconds to make that transition,

1053
00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:37,253
and my emotional coherence has doubled.

1054
00:46:40,010 --> 00:46:42,130
Three months ago, my brain was scanned

1055
00:46:42,130 --> 00:46:44,853
while I performed dozens of cognitive tests.

1056
00:46:45,710 --> 00:46:46,543
Let's go.

1057
00:46:48,210 --> 00:46:49,910
Now I've finished the training,

1058
00:46:49,910 --> 00:46:51,870
my brain is being scanned, once again,

1059
00:46:51,870 --> 00:46:53,283
to record the changes.

1060
00:46:56,640 --> 00:47:00,360
This is the most advanced testing that science has to offer.

1061
00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:02,784
And the first time on television that anyone

1062
00:47:02,784 --> 00:47:04,790
has been scientifically monitored

1063
00:47:04,790 --> 00:47:06,973
before and after brain training.

1064
00:47:08,067 --> 00:47:09,770
(hypnotic music)

1065
00:47:09,770 --> 00:47:11,853
So have the experts redesign my brain?

1066
00:47:13,570 --> 00:47:15,370
Todd has changed as a consequence

1067
00:47:15,370 --> 00:47:17,260
of what he's gone through.

1068
00:47:17,260 --> 00:47:19,890
There's absolutely no question that we've

1069
00:47:19,890 --> 00:47:23,630
turned Todd into a substantially smarter Todd.

1070
00:47:23,630 --> 00:47:26,720
He has indeed, changed his brain for the better.

1071
00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:28,760
Now the results are in,

1072
00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:29,793
I'm amazed.

1073
00:47:31,060 --> 00:47:32,280
The thinking part of my brain

1074
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:34,650
works faster with more focus.

1075
00:47:34,650 --> 00:47:36,410
The region for sight responds

1076
00:47:36,410 --> 00:47:39,760
to motion more rapidly, with greater accuracy.

1077
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:41,090
There's a sharp improvement

1078
00:47:41,090 --> 00:47:42,590
in the fluency of my movement.

1079
00:47:43,730 --> 00:47:45,860
My brain is much quicker at understanding

1080
00:47:45,860 --> 00:47:47,470
and producing speech,

1081
00:47:47,470 --> 00:47:48,970
and there's a stronger connection

1082
00:47:48,970 --> 00:47:51,240
between all the working parts.

1083
00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:52,980
The brain has the capacity to change,

1084
00:47:52,980 --> 00:47:55,623
to rewire, to reconfigure itself at any age.

1085
00:47:56,620 --> 00:47:59,550
Todd's brain underwent a kind of revolutionary change.

1086
00:47:59,550 --> 00:48:01,450
And all of these things occurred

1087
00:48:01,450 --> 00:48:04,180
because of intensive effort on his part

1088
00:48:04,180 --> 00:48:05,423
in training his brain.

1089
00:48:06,630 --> 00:48:07,870
Micheal assigned a score,

1090
00:48:07,870 --> 00:48:10,580
where 100% is a perfect brain.

1091
00:48:10,580 --> 00:48:13,120
Three months ago, my scores were above average.

1092
00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:16,860
Now, my thinking speed and attention are off the charts.

1093
00:48:16,860 --> 00:48:18,877
My motor skills skyrocketed,

1094
00:48:18,877 --> 00:48:22,150
and my memory is operating flawlessly.

1095
00:48:22,150 --> 00:48:24,640
We know the rules that control plasticity,

1096
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,150
and basically we apply them drive changes

1097
00:48:27,150 --> 00:48:29,200
that are not only the most rapid,

1098
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:31,053
but also that are the most enduring.

1099
00:48:32,050 --> 00:48:34,410
And it's a great privilege to be able to see

1100
00:48:34,410 --> 00:48:36,303
this happen to someone like Todd.

1101
00:48:40,027 --> 00:48:43,610
(suspenseful music)

1102
00:48:43,610 --> 00:48:46,260
It's d-day for my final challenge.

1103
00:48:47,290 --> 00:48:49,020
It's not just the last four weeks

1104
00:48:49,020 --> 00:48:51,210
of training I'm relying on,

1105
00:48:51,210 --> 00:48:52,730
I'll be bringing together the full

1106
00:48:52,730 --> 00:48:55,853
three months of intensive work boosting my brainpower.

1107
00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:58,660
Everything is prepped and ready,

1108
00:48:58,660 --> 00:49:00,333
and I mean, everything.

1109
00:49:03,460 --> 00:49:06,530
For this particular challenge, we know it's dangerous.

1110
00:49:06,530 --> 00:49:09,260
If he blacks out, or if he loses oxygen

1111
00:49:09,260 --> 00:49:11,220
and collapses on us, he will take on water,

1112
00:49:11,220 --> 00:49:13,970
and it will not be a pleasant scenario.

1113
00:49:13,970 --> 00:49:15,590
We've got the chief medical officer,

1114
00:49:15,590 --> 00:49:18,490
nursing staff, paramedics on standby.

1115
00:49:18,490 --> 00:49:20,300
We've got the lifeguards.

1116
00:49:20,300 --> 00:49:22,520
We've gone through the full rehearsal,

1117
00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:25,170
how to pull him out, how to resuscitate him,

1118
00:49:25,170 --> 00:49:27,430
how to get him to the emergency room.

1119
00:49:27,430 --> 00:49:30,420
We're not in the business of watching someone die.

1120
00:49:30,420 --> 00:49:33,110
To assist in the recovery back to the surface...

1121
00:49:34,170 --> 00:49:35,340
Since the last we were with Todd,

1122
00:49:35,340 --> 00:49:36,830
he looks like a different guy.

1123
00:49:36,830 --> 00:49:39,810
Like his body has changed as a result of the training.

1124
00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:42,653
In such a short time, he's looking a lot more physical.

1125
00:49:43,640 --> 00:49:46,270
His breath hold is up to three and a half minutes,

1126
00:49:46,270 --> 00:49:49,180
so I think he's gonna nail that part of it.

1127
00:49:49,180 --> 00:49:51,565
Okay, well here we go.

1128
00:49:51,565 --> 00:49:53,406
Todd, I heard you got this down pat by now.

1129
00:49:53,406 --> 00:49:55,489
Yeah, right, we'll see.

1130
00:49:56,338 --> 00:49:58,190
But today there's going to be an audience.

1131
00:49:58,190 --> 00:49:59,310
He's gonna have to work really hard

1132
00:49:59,310 --> 00:50:00,610
to maintain his composure.

1133
00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:07,750
So this will be the spot, then?

1134
00:50:08,687 --> 00:50:10,610
I'm going straight down.

1135
00:50:10,610 --> 00:50:13,640
The enemy is complacency, the enemy is stress.

1136
00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:16,400
He needs to stick to what he's been doing well,

1137
00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:19,350
utilizing all those tools that he's been taught.

1138
00:50:19,350 --> 00:50:21,010
If he sticks to the basics,

1139
00:50:21,010 --> 00:50:22,340
goes through his process,

1140
00:50:22,340 --> 00:50:25,610
and listens to his body, emotionally intelligent,

1141
00:50:25,610 --> 00:50:27,500
visualizes all of those things,

1142
00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:30,723
then he'll get through just swimmingly, at least.

1143
00:50:31,980 --> 00:50:33,860
Well, with that vote of confidence,

1144
00:50:33,860 --> 00:50:37,233
time for one last run through of my visualization.

1145
00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:41,594
Really stay super relaxed.

1146
00:50:41,594 --> 00:50:44,244
The more you relax, stay calm, the better it'll feel.

1147
00:50:46,557 --> 00:50:48,947
[Alexandra Voiceover] Fear is the enemy.

1148
00:50:48,947 --> 00:50:50,182
[David Voicveover] Slow things down.

1149
00:50:50,182 --> 00:50:51,650
[Alexandra Voiceover] And fear will take your

1150
00:50:51,650 --> 00:50:52,483
breath away.

1151
00:50:52,483 --> 00:50:53,316
Mind over matter.

1152
00:50:53,316 --> 00:50:54,149
What would you do

1153
00:50:54,149 --> 00:50:55,823
to be able to get out of this?

1154
00:50:59,083 --> 00:50:59,916
[Damian Voiceover] Let the pattern,

1155
00:50:59,916 --> 00:51:01,200
let the process unfold.

1156
00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:02,640
Speed of thinking is critical.

1157
00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:04,430
Acute attention to detail.

1158
00:51:04,430 --> 00:51:06,120
Go through it methodically.

1159
00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:06,970
Get the job done.

1160
00:51:10,920 --> 00:51:13,374
Okay Peter, I'm ready, let's do it.

1161
00:51:13,374 --> 00:51:15,874
(tense music)

1162
00:51:19,912 --> 00:51:21,160
You're just getting all the chains on,

1163
00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:22,100
just as is per normal?

1164
00:51:22,100 --> 00:51:23,660
Absolutely.

1165
00:51:23,660 --> 00:51:25,140
And you'll be ready to go, Todd.

1166
00:51:25,140 --> 00:51:27,430
As per normal.
As per normal.

1167
00:51:27,430 --> 00:51:30,190
So, nothing out of the ordinary.

1168
00:51:30,190 --> 00:51:31,507
This is usually when people think,

1169
00:51:31,507 --> 00:51:34,010
"Oh, I'll try something a little extra,"

1170
00:51:34,010 --> 00:51:36,263
just as per normal.

1171
00:51:36,263 --> 00:51:38,013
I'm not gonna try anything extra.

1172
00:51:41,050 --> 00:51:44,040
I'm definitly sticking to the plan.

1173
00:51:44,040 --> 00:51:46,960
With my training, I have faith that I can do this,

1174
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:49,123
but I'm not taking anything for granted.

1175
00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,793
We had a bit of an accident last week.

1176
00:51:55,650 --> 00:51:57,830
We were training for this escape

1177
00:51:57,830 --> 00:51:59,880
for the first time in a three meter pool,

1178
00:52:03,010 --> 00:52:05,690
and when I got to the bottom,

1179
00:52:05,690 --> 00:52:08,390
I actually couldn't get the locks off my hands,

1180
00:52:08,390 --> 00:52:09,513
so I was stuck.

1181
00:52:11,300 --> 00:52:13,230
It was scary.

1182
00:52:13,230 --> 00:52:14,940
It was the first time in my life

1183
00:52:14,940 --> 00:52:16,450
I could say that I nearly drowned

1184
00:52:16,450 --> 00:52:17,550
and had to be rescued.

1185
00:52:18,670 --> 00:52:20,720
Hopefully, that's not gonna happen today.

1186
00:52:26,210 --> 00:52:27,970
Todd's certainly done the preparation.

1187
00:52:27,970 --> 00:52:29,930
He has definitly done everything

1188
00:52:29,930 --> 00:52:31,970
that's been asked of him.

1189
00:52:31,970 --> 00:52:33,990
But the thing about big challenges is

1190
00:52:33,990 --> 00:52:36,220
one little thing that goes wrong,

1191
00:52:36,220 --> 00:52:38,630
starts to complicate everything.

1192
00:52:38,630 --> 00:52:41,950
If he jumps in the pool, and he just doesn't center himself,

1193
00:52:41,950 --> 00:52:44,470
or he starts to get stressed halfway through,

1194
00:52:44,470 --> 00:52:46,520
you start burning up oxygen really quick.

1195
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,040
He's done all the brain training,

1196
00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:52,890
and it's just whether the challenge overwhelms him,

1197
00:52:52,890 --> 00:52:55,860
or whether he can hold it all in control

1198
00:52:55,860 --> 00:52:57,670
and get through this very elaborate

1199
00:52:57,670 --> 00:53:00,950
sequence of events before he runs out of air.

1200
00:53:00,950 --> 00:53:02,884
Can you tell me if that's tight enough, Todd?

1201
00:53:02,884 --> 00:53:04,134
That's tight.

1202
00:53:06,167 --> 00:53:08,584
Look at that, that's great.

1203
00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:26,520
Am I mentally prepared? Yes.

1204
00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:29,350
Am I physically prepared? Yes.

1205
00:53:29,350 --> 00:53:31,963
Am I shitting myself? Absolutely.

1206
00:53:32,970 --> 00:53:34,470
The only thing that's going to get

1207
00:53:34,470 --> 00:53:36,893
me out of here alive is my brain.

1208
00:53:50,950 --> 00:53:52,600
Todd has landed on his bum,

1209
00:53:52,600 --> 00:53:54,620
and is reeling backwards.

1210
00:53:54,620 --> 00:53:56,220
It's potentially a huge problem.

1211
00:54:04,553 --> 00:54:06,120
So he's just collecting himself.

1212
00:54:06,120 --> 00:54:07,770
He's on his bum now, that's good.

1213
00:54:15,413 --> 00:54:18,413
He's got those wrists off, terrific.

1214
00:54:23,780 --> 00:54:25,480
Okay, so he got that one off perfectly.

1215
00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:26,313
That's beautiful.

1216
00:54:26,313 --> 00:54:28,853
He's up to the upper body locks.

1217
00:54:31,378 --> 00:54:34,837
And that one's proving difficult.

1218
00:54:38,557 --> 00:54:39,593
Out of the middle?

1219
00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:44,673
Three down now, getting the middle one, number four.

1220
00:54:49,980 --> 00:54:51,180
Looks like that's clear.

1221
00:54:57,270 --> 00:54:59,033
Okay, off goes the upper body.

1222
00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:04,763
Weight belt off.

1223
00:55:05,890 --> 00:55:07,050
Up he comes.

1224
00:55:07,050 --> 00:55:07,930
Blindfold off.

1225
00:55:07,930 --> 00:55:09,805
And he's done it, brilliant!

1226
00:55:09,805 --> 00:55:10,726
(crowd cheers and applauds)

1227
00:55:10,726 --> 00:55:13,309
(upbeat music)

1228
00:55:21,060 --> 00:55:21,893
Fantastic.

1229
00:55:24,050 --> 00:55:26,697
Smooth as silk, that was great.

1230
00:55:26,697 --> 00:55:27,893
All done, man.

1231
00:55:29,120 --> 00:55:30,270
I'm glad that's over.

1232
00:55:33,320 --> 00:55:34,640
He's the man with the lungs.

1233
00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:37,830
It worked, I mean, it all actually worked.

1234
00:55:37,830 --> 00:55:40,300
And for those of us that know where Todd has come from,

1235
00:55:40,300 --> 00:55:41,550
a guy that can't really swim,

1236
00:55:41,550 --> 00:55:43,820
and a guy that really can't hold his breath,

1237
00:55:43,820 --> 00:55:46,740
and a guy that doesn't like to be confined,

1238
00:55:46,740 --> 00:55:49,650
he has really overcome a major series of obstacles,

1239
00:55:49,650 --> 00:55:51,143
so job well done.

1240
00:55:54,790 --> 00:55:57,240
Right now I'm just busting to go to the toilet.

1241
00:55:59,050 --> 00:56:00,830
Huge relief on both their parts.

1242
00:56:00,830 --> 00:56:02,680
He's done something pretty special.

1243
00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:03,513
Fantastic.

1244
00:56:08,261 --> 00:56:09,650
(gentle music)

1245
00:56:09,650 --> 00:56:11,910
Todd is a wonderful example

1246
00:56:11,910 --> 00:56:13,190
of what brain plasticity can do,

1247
00:56:13,190 --> 00:56:15,110
but it's just the tip of an iceberg.

1248
00:56:15,110 --> 00:56:16,990
A very big iceberg.

1249
00:56:16,990 --> 00:56:18,143
This is a revolution.

1250
00:56:22,770 --> 00:56:24,230
We can drive the brain correctively

1251
00:56:24,230 --> 00:56:27,020
in almost any condition you can think of.

1252
00:56:27,020 --> 00:56:29,580
ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder,

1253
00:56:29,580 --> 00:56:31,690
autism, or a hundred other things.

1254
00:56:31,690 --> 00:56:33,590
Brain plasticity medicine will become

1255
00:56:33,590 --> 00:56:35,730
the major player in the future.

1256
00:56:35,730 --> 00:56:37,790
This revolution is in its infancy.

1257
00:56:37,790 --> 00:56:39,550
And we're going to see wonderful things

1258
00:56:39,550 --> 00:56:41,140
that are coming from the scientific

1259
00:56:41,140 --> 00:56:43,513
and medical area in the immediate future.

1260
00:56:46,540 --> 00:56:49,440
I'm delighted the brain training has been so effective.

1261
00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:51,820
The experts have scientifically proven

1262
00:56:51,820 --> 00:56:53,910
that the brain can radically transform

1263
00:56:53,910 --> 00:56:55,350
in only three months.

1264
00:56:55,350 --> 00:56:57,400
This is the frontier of brain science,

1265
00:56:57,400 --> 00:56:59,400
and has something in it for all of us.

1266
00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:01,563
'Cause if I can do it, you can too.

1267
00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:05,470
Random documentary making.

1268
00:57:05,470 --> 00:57:06,873
It's my judo outfit.

1269
00:57:08,278 --> 00:57:11,340
Wait a second, my finger is super glued to the mousetrap.

1270
00:57:11,340 --> 00:57:13,400
It's to help me with my Houdini escape.

1271
00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:15,250
My voice is going. (laughs)

1272
00:57:15,250 --> 00:57:16,957
He's the champion sitting beside me.

1273
00:57:16,957 --> 00:57:21,957
I'm gonna intimidate him by going tadunh, tadunh, tadunh.

1274
00:57:22,873 --> 00:57:24,877
Does this seem normal to you?

1275
00:57:24,877 --> 00:57:25,750
That is Yoda.

1276
00:57:25,750 --> 00:57:28,903
There's his ears, his little outfit. (laughs)

1277
00:57:28,903 --> 00:57:31,103
I could play chess if I had Yoda in my head.

1278
00:57:32,930 --> 00:57:34,510
Do I always remember your birthdays?

1279
00:57:34,510 --> 00:57:36,076
Yep.

1280
00:57:36,076 --> 00:57:38,100
(crowd cheering and laughing)

1281
00:57:38,100 --> 00:57:39,250
That's a wrap.