Dr. Mark Williams has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and company directors keen to understand how their brain works, how to perform optimally and maintain a healthy brain. He regularly runs programs on the neuroscience of learning, the neuroscience of emotions, how our brains create our reality, and the impact of modern technologies on our brains.
Mark's book “The Connected Species: How understanding the evolution of our brain can change the world” was published internationally in 2023.
He has an extensive academic background in brain research and teaching, a professor of cognitive neuroscience, with over 25 years experience conducting behavioural and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. Mark has taught the fundamentals of neuroscience to a wide range of students, as well as publishing more than 70 scientific articles and has worked at MIT in the USA and multiple universities in Australia.
He draws on his extensive scientific background to work with schools, companies and the public to develop evidence-based practices using neuroscience to enhance our education, work and personal lives. His work has been highlighted in the media both locally [e.g., Mirror Mirror (Channel Ten), Our Brain, Magic and the Brain, Music and the Brain, Making Australia Happy (ABC), Sunrise (Channel 7), Screen Time is Affecting Learning (SkyNews)] and internationally [e.g., The Guardian (UK), New York Times (USA), Economist, New Scientist, Leading Edge, (BBC: UK), Science in Action (BBC; International)].
Mark's personal core values are Honesty, Kindness, Curiosity, Friendship and Respect.