NEUROCIENTÍFICA deportiva EXPLICA cómo la fuerza de voluntad fortalece al cerebro

In the new episode of The Formula, neurologist Sandra Rossi shares what she learned working with elite athletes and translates it into everyday life: how to train the mind to make better decisions, what to do to prevent attention from wandering, how to use breathing to calm fear, and how posture influences confidence and memory. A discussion about focus, emotions, and discipline, with simple and practical tools for better performance in sports, at work, and in everyday life. Chapters: 0:00 Sandra Rossi on The Formula 1:06 Mental Training 8:50 Focusing and Listening to the Body 17:52 Mind, Environment, and Body 22:34 Discipline and Pressure: The Difference 30:48 How to Work Through Fear? 37:24 24 Hours Before the Show 44:19 Learning to Visualize 47:47 What Is Neuroplasticity? 54:51 The Case of Julián Álvarez 58:02 Personal Rescue 🎙 Hosted by Mili Hadad 📺 YouTube: / @laformulapod 📸 Instagram: / laformula.pod 🎧 Spotify: / La Fórmula Podcast 🎵 TikTok: / laformulapodcast Sandra Rossi is a sports medicine specialist and one of the leading experts in mental training for high-performance athletes. In this conversation with Milagros Hadad on La Fórmula Podcast, she shares her experience with elite athletes—including Julián Álvarez—and reveals what really happens in the brain when we face pressure, fear, or maximum demands. Throughout the episode, Rossi explains how an athlete's mind works, what it means to train attention, and how inhibitory control, peripheral vision, and the ability to stop in time are skills as crucial on the court as they are in everyday life. “Reality is what we pay attention to,” he says, and explains how the eyes, body posture, and breathing are key tools for managing emotions and improving concentration. The interview addresses topics such as neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to modify itself through attention and repetition—the impact of sleep and nutrition on mental and physical recovery, and the connection between body, environment, and mind. Rossi maintains that there are no shortcuts: “Things that will last require you, require effort. Immediate action is generally not sustainable.” He also reflects on the importance of discipline, willpower, and fear management in high performance: how to accept discomfort, how to live with pressure, and why denying fear only makes it worse. “The ultimate challenge is the one-on-one mentality,” he affirms, recalling that even great champions learn to live with discomfort and recover quickly from defeat. In closing, he shares a quote from neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, which sums up his philosophy: "The neuron is not important in itself, but rather for its ability to give, receive, and synchronize with others." For Rossi, this synchronicity is also the key to life: connecting, sharing, empathizing, and keeping the curiosity to learn alive. An essential episode to understand how the brain, emotions, and body intertwine in the pursuit of performance, calm, and fulfillment—in and out of sports.