Surfer’s Academy – “Why do we ride waves?” by Boris Bornemann from The EASD on Vimeo.

Boris Bornemann explores the psychological and neurobiological processes underlying why we ride waves at Outreach 2014: Surfer’s Academy (Saturday, 13 September 2014). Learn how Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation, Flow states, and Dopamine pathways are at play when we ride waves. What drives big wave surfers? The author would like to acknowledge the webpage surfshrink.com/ for the three historical surfing references shown in this presentation. For more on the related concept of Flow, visit: surfingdoctorseurope.com/2014/08/flow/

Boris Bornemann, Dipl.-Psych./Master Sc., PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Department of Social Neuroscience, Leipzig, Germany. Boris has previously presented on “The Psychology and Neurobiology of Surfing” at Conference (2012) in Sagres, Portugal.

Highlights: Pipeline Surf Medicine Conference from The EASD on Vimeo.

The Pipeline Surf Medicine Conference was organised by Waves of Health in conjunction with the Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, and took place on Saturday, 6th December 2014.

Medical specialists, including Dr. Clayton Everline MD, and allied healthcare professionals gathered to share their knowledge, experience, and insight, into the treatment and management of conditions commonly affecting surfers. The Conference explored topics such as: The Aging Surfer; Ankle Injuries; Mauli Ola; Trauma and Pre-hospital care; Surfer’s Shoulder; and Knee Injuries.

Note: Video footage from the Pipeline Surf Medicine Conference was kindly provided by Chris Bednarek. The final edit was complied by Bas Bartholomeus for the EASD.