Special Edition – Dr. Doug Polster And
Dr. Adam Darby: Aratrain’s Vision For
Brain And Body
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | DR. DOUG POLSTER AND DR. ADAM DARBY
Dr. Doug Polster is a sports neuropsychologist specializing in the enhancement of brain and body health through positive cognitive and behavioral change. He is the co-founder of aratrain, a brain optimization company, and is a partner and COO at Thriving Center of Psychology, an outpatient psychology practice providing evidence-based treatment for a wide range of psychological disorders. He also maintains a volunteer faculty role at the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program, a concussion clinic focusing on the treatment of patients suffering from prolonged concussion symptoms. Dr. Polster completed his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University where he captained the men’s basketball team. He attended Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL where he earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in sports and health. Following graduation, he completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in sports neuropsychology at the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program.
Dr. Adam Darby is the co-founder of aratrain, a brain optimization company. He also practices as a general neurologist in Thousand Oaks, CA and holds a position as an attending neurologist at the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT program which specializes in the treatment of sports and military-related head injuries. Dr. Darby was born and raised in Sunderland, England and attended Durham University where he received a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Environmental Sciences. He received his medical degree from St. Georges University School of Medicine as part of the Global Scholars partnership with Northumbria University in Newcastle, England. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and Neurology residency at the University of Vermont before moving to California to complete fellowship training at UCLA. He completed fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology and Sports Neurology/Neurotrauma. Dr. Darby is board-certified with American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and United Council of Neurological Subspecialties Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. In 2023, he was named as a Rising Star by Super Doctors Southern California.
