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Mikey Jose on The Nervous System, Music & Mindset
1 hour 9 minutes Posted Apr 1, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Summan - Introduction & ”what is play”
Mikey’s history as an artist
Questioning our nervous system, exploring a PHD
Music in Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte
Music and your brain
What is the nervous system
Twin studies in physiological development
Tenacity as a artist and creative
Navigating ”the grey” from a neurological prespective
Validating findings in research
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How do you go from an Artist to Neuroscientist?
 
This week Summan sits down with Mikey Jose - a neuroscience PhD candidate-by-day, independent artist-by-night. 
 
Mikey thrives in the in-between, putting him in a unique position to build bridges that connect brain and heart. He’s been featured on CBC Radio, TEDx, international scientific conferences, and at his home institution, The University of British Columbia, as a Sessional Lecturer in Psychology. 
 
Mikey gets real about:
 
– Music as a healing tool for 100’s of years
– Music in Bridgerton & Queen Charlotte
– What is the nervous system
– How to regulate your body
– Music & your brain
– Challenging your beliefs
– The subconscious mind
– Upgrading your belief systems
– Tenacity as an artist
 
& SO much more.
 
PS.. You can catch Mikey on our newest series “Feelings of Music” on CBC’s creator network
 
WATCH - Feelings of Music
 
If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.
 
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THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.
 
The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.
 
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