V.S. Ramachandran MD, PhD is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute. He is author of over 180 scientific papers. His acclaimed bestselling book "Phantoms in the Brain" formed the basis for a PBS television special. He is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have had a profound impact on the way we think about the brain, and therapeutic techniques to promote cortical reorganization after brain injury.

Norman Shealy, MD, PhD is a world-renowned pioneer in chronic pain management, complementary and energy medicine. Dr. Shealy's work as a neurosurgeon led to the invention of the Dorsal Column Stimulation (DCS) and TENS devices now used world-wide for pain. In 1971, he founded The Shealy Institute, the country's first comprehensive facility focusing on complementary and alternative methods for pain and stress management. He is founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, and past president of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine. His work with Caroline Myss led them to found the first doctoral program in Energy Medicine. In 20 years of research into anti-aging, he was the first to demonstrate re-growth of human DNA telomeres, a major key to extending human longevity. Dr. Shealy envisions a day when a lifespan of 140 years of age will be in reach.