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Less Is More – Estimation of the Number of Strides Required to Assess Gait Variability in Spatially Confined Settings

Daniel Kroneberg, Morad Elshehabi, Anne-Christiane Meyer, Karen Otte, Sarah Doss, Friedemann Paul, Susanne Nussbaum, Daniela Berg, Andrea A. Kühn, Walter Maetzler, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch 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 January 21, 2019

An Evolutionary Perspective on Why Food Overconsumption Impairs Cognition

Brain structures and neuronal networks that mediate spatial navigation, decision-making, sociality, and creativity evolved, in part, to enable success in food acquisition. Here, I discuss evidence suggesting that the reason that overconsumption of energy-rich foods negatively impacts cognition is that signaling pathways that evolved to respond adaptively to food scarcity are relatively disengaged in the […]

Published on January 20, 2019

Predicting Illusory Contours Without Extracting Special Image Features

Albert Yankelovich, Hedva Spitzer 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 keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human mind, […]

Published on January 18, 2019