You won't believe how much work an athlete's brain does during a World Cup match

Lionel Messi is back at the World Cup, trying to help Argentina defend its title. At some point in the tournament, he’s going to do something magical, perform a jaw-dropping move to score a goal, and we’re going to wonder how he’s able to do it. Interestingly, Messi himself doesn’t even understand how. You’ll be amazed to learn how much elite athletes are thinking without ever thinking. “So much of what the brain does, we’re not aware of,” says Eiman Azim, Associate Professor at the...