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Sport and the athletic brain.
Reaction time, focus under pressure, and what the evidence says about training the brain like the body.
The world's first mental performance partnership.
CONKA is now the official mental performance partner of Bristol Bears Rugby Club, the first partnership of its kind in world sport. See how data made it happen.
14 Oct 2026
How Leeds United Adopted CONKA's Data Analytics Tools
CONKA's brain health supplement is now used by Leeds United FC after a cold call, a one-month trial, and a 10.4% average improvement in player cognition. Here is how it happened.
14 Oct 2026
Nootropics in Professional Rugby: The Bristol Bears Story
CONKA becomes the official brain performance partner of Bristol Bears, the first nootropic supplement used in professional sport. Here is how it happened.
13 Oct 2026
Harlequins CONKA Clinical Trial Results: What We Found
CONKA's double-blind placebo-controlled trial with Harlequins FC showed a 14.86% cognitive performance gain. Read the full results and the startup story behind them.
7 Oct 2026
Ashwagandha Benefits: What the Clinical Data Actually Shows
Ashwagandha benefits go beyond stress relief. See the clinical data on cortisol, working memory and reaction time, plus how CONKA uses it. Read now.
Cognitive Performance Under Pressure: What Athletes Miss
Most training plans ignore cognitive performance. Discover why attentional control and decision speed are the missing variables in elite sport, and what the evidence says.
Concussion Recovery: What the Neuroscience Actually Says
Concussion recovery takes longer than most athletes expect. Here is what the neuroscience says about post-concussion syndrome and evidence-backed nutritional strategies for brain repair.
Concussion Recovery: The Neurobiological Timeline
Concussion recovery takes longer than symptoms suggest. Discover the neuroscience, evidence-based nutrition protocols, and memory boosting supplements used by elite sports medicine practitioners.
Cognitive Enhancers for Athletes: What the Science Says
Elite sport now trains the mind, not just the body. Here is which cognitive enhancers have real evidence behind them, how they work, and whether they are safe.
9 Jul 2025
Tennis and Brain Health: How the Game Sharpens Focus, Memory and Resilience
Tennis is a cognitive sport as much as a physical one. Here is how it sharpens reaction time, strategic thinking and resilience, and what that builds.
2 Jul 2025
Can Supplements Improve Reaction Time in Sport?
In sport, milliseconds decide outcomes. Here is which supplements have real evidence for reaction time, from caffeine and theanine to creatine and ALC.
16 Jun 2025
The Weight of Success: Navigating the Challenges of Making Weight in Boxing
Boxers can shed 10% of their body weight before a weigh-in. Here is what that does to the brain and body, and why it raises the risk of serious injury.
20 May 2024
How to optimise athletic performance in extreme weather conditions
Heat and cold both blunt performance, in different ways. Here is what happens physiologically, and how to prepare to train or compete in either extreme.
27 Feb 2024
Informed Sport and What that means.
Informed Sport batch-tests supplements for banned substances. Here is what the certification involves, how it works, and why it matters so much to athletes.
9 Oct 2023
10 Ways to Support Someone with Post-Concussion Syndrome
Post-concussion syndrome is invisible and isolating. Here are ten practical, evidence-informed ways to support someone living through the long recovery.
31 Jul 2023
5 Groundbreaking Discoveries in Concussion Neuroscience
Concussion science has moved quickly. Here are five discoveries that changed how mild traumatic brain injury is understood, diagnosed and managed today.
24 Jul 2023
Visualisation, Mental Imagery and Rehearsal
Visualisation and mental rehearsal change the brain through neuroplasticity and mirror neurons. Here is the science, and how to practise it in sport and work.
29 May 2023
Women sport is worse... for concussion.
Women are more likely to be concussed and take longer to recover than men. Here are the facts behind that disparity, and what is being done to address it.
12 Sept 2022
The Header - The Facts & So What?
80% of players fail a concussion test after 20 headers, yet heading is only 13% of sub-concussions. Here are the facts, and what they actually mean for you.
1 Feb 2022