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Pathological Tau From Alzheimer’s Brain Induces Site-Specific Hyperphosphorylation and SDS- and Reducing Agent-Resistant Aggregation of Tau in vivo

Jin Miao, Ruirui Shi, Longfei Li, Feng Chen, Yan Zhou, Yunn Chyn Tung, Wen Hu, Cheng-Xin Gong, Khalid Iqbal, Fei Liu 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 Science for […]

Published on March 5, 2019

IGF1 Gene Therapy Modifies Microglia in the Striatum of Senile Rats

Eugenia Falomir-Lockhart, Franco Juan Cruz Dolcetti, Luis Miguel García-Segura, Claudia Beatriz Hereñú, Maria Jose Bellini 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 Science for the Success of Society. With a […]

Published on March 5, 2019

Complex Communication Dynamics: Exploring the Structure of an Academic Talk

Abstract Communication is a multimodal phenomenon. The cognitive mechanisms supporting it are still understudied. We explored a natural dataset of academic lectures to determine how communication modalities are used and coordinated during the presentation of complex information. Using automated and semi‐automated techniques, we extracted and analyzed, from the videos of 30 speakers, measures capturing the […]

Published on March 4, 2019