Author: Dr. David Lowemann

The Health Effects of Being a Homebody

Americans are spending more time at home than ever before. While the pandemic’s stay-at-home lockdowns accelerated the movement, researchers say that the trend toward being a homebody actually began in 2003 and has grown by 10% since then. According to Real Simple, Princeton… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on October 18, 2024

Butterfly brains reveal the tweaks required for cognitive innovation

A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation. 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 he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement […]

Published on October 18, 2024

Large-scale interactions in predictive processing: oscillatory versus transient dynamics

How do the two main types of neural dynamics, aperiodic transients and oscillations, contribute to the interactions between feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) pathways in sensory inference and predictive processing? We discuss three theoretical perspectives. First, we critically evaluate the theory that gamma and alpha/beta rhythms play a role in classic hierarchical predictive coding (HPC) […]

Published on October 18, 2024