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Recommended Reading: The Moment Before the Jump by Heidi Moss Erickson

Thursday 19th February 2026

In Heidi’s words, she wrote a thing.

The Moment Before the Jump: What Ilia Malinin, the dACC, and Singing in the Brain Teach Us About Performance Under Pressure

We’re delighted to share Heidi’s latest article exploring performance under pressure through predictive neuroscience, drawing on elite figure skating, research on dACC, and voice science.

If you studied Heidi’s Certificate in Applied Neuroscience and Voice with us, or are simply interested in neuroscience and voice, you’ll likely enjoy this.

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Heidi Moss Erickson

Heidi Moss, is a Bay Area performer, educator, and scientist. Noted for her “rich and radiant soprano” (Edward Oriz, Sacramento Bee) has performed on national and international stages...


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