Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Music makes us move even when we don’t like it

The pleasurable urge to move to music — to groove — appears to be a physiological response independent of how much we generally enjoy music, according to a new article. That groove response is so strong it is even found in people with musical anhedonia, those who take little or no pleasure from music. Researchers […]

Published on February 11, 2025

Canned Tuna Recalled Due to Botulism Risk

Several brands of canned tuna sold at stores including Trader Joe’s, Costco and H-E-B have been recalled because they might be contaminated with a type of bacteria that causes botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Tri-Union Seafoods of El Segundo, California,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on February 11, 2025

Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience

Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the cerebellum has been largely overlooked and even deliberately excluded from ‘whole-brain’ neuroimaging studies. Here, we propose that the continued exclusion of the cerebellum has limited our understanding of whole-brain function. We describe […]

Published on February 11, 2025