Neurology 2026

Stuart Zola, a world-recognized neuroscientist, will introduce you to better quality decision-making using interactive activities and visual thinking. He’ll also share a few secrets about how the brain helps manage your decision process. Workshop participants will build skills in weighing options, seeing the big picture, and identifying strategies important for making good decisions. The approach is encompassing – decision-making can be applied to any subject area (think: business, relationships, physical and emotional health, education, even lunchtime (pizza, or the salad?). In one of the most popular aspects of the Workshop, Dr. Zola brings together experiences and wisdom from different and unusual decision-makers, e.g., a professional poker player, a professional mountain climber, and a professional magician. Decision-making is not mechanical, it is personal, and in the oncoming world of artificial intelligence (AI), the skill of including the human factor in decision-making is going to be ever more important. You’ve made the right decision attending this session!

Stuart Zola is a PhD Neuroscientist with a focus on Alzheimer’s and other dementias as well as developmental disorders. Currently an Innovator in Residence at the Hatchery, Emory University’s Center for Innovative Thinking. Founder of three companies, two related to healthcare (NeuroTrack Technologies, Inc and Map Habit, Inc.) and one focused on Decision Expertise (StuartZola.com). Has held many leadership positions including Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.