How NBA star Steph Curry hacks his nervous system

With the way Stephen Curry slices through defenses ' enough to score 36 points in two quarters ' you get the sense that he's moving at a faster speed than anybody else on the court.That's because, in a real way, he'sthinkingfaster than everybody else.It happens thanks to the way he and his trainer hack his nervous nervous system for "neurocognitive efficiency."In a recent interview with Tech Insider, Curry explained that neurocognitive efficiency is "being able to make smarter, faster decisions on the floor.""In a game, there are so many different variables that are thrown at you ' the defense, where your teammates are, how fast your body's moving, and you have to be in control of all those decisions," he says. "So we overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life."Curry works on his neurocognitive efficiency withtrainer Brandon Payne."We overload our sensory system, nervous system, in our training with different lights," Curry says."There are little beams that we have on the wall, and I'll be doing dribble moves and reading the lights that are associated with different moves" like a pass, or shot, he says. "Different colors mean to do a different move, and you have to make that decision in a split second and still have control of the ball."It's like doing wind sprints for your perception.Talking with ESPN, Payne explained the video-game-like mechanics of the drill. One light that flashes signifies"Do you shoot a 2 point shot or a 3 point shot'"Another light signifies themove he's taking to get himself the space to make the shot, like a crossover dribble.Many of the drills mimic situations on the outside perimeter of the 3-point line ' the area where Steph createsopportunities to scorefor himself or his teammates.It's a training innovation that results insilky-smooth ball handling.And being able to see behind your head.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Watch 13 hours of superstorm Jonas in one minute
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