This podcast explores the unique visual skills that elite athletes possess. The video highlights seven specific areas in which elite athletes outperform the general population, including enhanced motor perception and decision-making, exceptional accuracy in motor actions, the ability to make decisions unconsciously, structural brain changes that support athletic performance, the ability to predict future plays, and the ability to make quick decisions under pressure. The program emphasizes that these skills develop through years of dedicated practice, and the speaker, Dr. Laby, uses brain imaging studies to illustrate the connection between brain function and athletic performance.