Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Inability to recognize faces linked to broader visual recognition problems

Imagine that you’re supposed to meet colleagues for dinner, only you can’t remember what their faces look like. For some, this is a reality, as people with face blindness or developmental prosopagnosia (DP) have severe difficulties recognizing faces, including those of family and friends, despite having no history of brain damage (e.g., brain trauma, head […]

Published on June 25, 2018

How music lessons can improve language skills

Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners’ ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. 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 […]

Published on June 25, 2018

You don’t need to believe in free will to be a nice person

Social psychologists conducted a series of studies of 921 of people and found that a person’s moral behavior is not tied to their beliefs in free will. 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 […]

Published on June 25, 2018