Month: July 2019

Employers Urged To Find New Ways To Address Workers’ Mental Health

In the middle of a work project at a global corporate consulting firm, Katherine Switz was gripped with a debilitating bout of anxiety. Her body froze, her heart raced, her chest tightened, and her mind went blank, which made it nearly impossible for her to concentrate on a computer screen and do her work. The […]

Published on July 19, 2019

Factors Determining Where Category-Selective Areas Emerge in Visual Cortex

A hallmark of functional localization in the human brain is the presence of areas in visual cortex specialized for representing particular categories such as faces and words. Why do these areas appear where they do during development? Recent findings highlight several general factors to consider when answering this question. Experience-driven category selectivity arises in regions […]

Published on July 19, 2019

Maternal race not a factor for children experiencing a ‘language gap’

Researchers have discovered that race plays no role in the amount and quality of the words mothers use with their children, or with the language skills their children later develop. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where […]

Published on July 18, 2019