Cognitive Neuroscientist · Researcher · Keynote Speaker

Understanding the biology shaping how we think, perform and age.

Lauren translates the science of cognition, female physiology and ageing into strategic insight for leaders, organisations and industries navigating a cognitively demanding world.

A Systems Lens

Modern systems increasingly demand high cognitive performance while eroding the biological conditions required to sustain it.

The work begins with those biological systems: the neural, hormonal, metabolic and physiological foundations that shape how we think, lead, recover and age.

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Entry points into my work

Multiple perspectives. One systems view of human function, performance and ageing.

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Cognitive Performance

Attention, executive function and decision quality under load. The neuroscience of how humans think, concentrate and decide — and what degrades these capacities.

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Female Brain Health

Hormones, menopause and neurobiology across life transitions. The evidence on how female biology shapes cognitive function, mood and neurological risk.

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Longevity & Ageing Systems

The biology of ageing, resilience and sustainable human function. From cellular senescence to inflammageing and the science of how we decline — and why.

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Skin Science

Skin as a visible interface of ageing physiology and systems biology. The science behind the skin–brain axis, barrier function and what visible ageing reflects.

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Organisational Cognition

Leadership, culture and the cognitive infrastructure of modern work. How organisations build — or erode — the biological conditions for high performance.

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Modern Life & Human Sustainability

Nervous system regulation, recovery and the biology of modern living. The cumulative biological cost of chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythm and attentional fragmentation.

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Modern life increasingly asks more of biology than it was designed to sustain.

When we understand the biological systems that shape cognition, energy, resilience and ageing, we can design better lives, better leadership and better futures.

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Selected Media

Research translated through the lens of modern life.

Articles, interviews and podcasts spanning cognitive science, female brain health, longevity and the biology of modern work.

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Australian Financial Review

Why menopause in the workplace is a leadership issue

Article · 2026
The High Performance Podcast

The biology of modern performance

Podcast · 2026
The Guardian Australia

On researching the female brain

Interview · 2026