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The Prefrontal Cortex and Obesity: A Health Neuroscience Perspective

In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and rewarding food cues. In the current review, we employ a health neuroscience framework to outline: (i) how individual variations in prefrontal cortical structure and functionality, and by extension, executive functions, may […]

Published on February 27, 2019

High Action Values Occur Near Our Body

In a recent Opinion article Bufacchi and Iannetti (2018) [1] claim that peripersonal space (PPS) – the space immediately adjacent to one’s body – is widely considered to be ‘a single entity, with binary in-or-out boundary, and mostly dependent on stimulus proximity to the body’. In counterpoint, the authors argue that PPS should not be […]

Published on February 27, 2019

Cre-Dependent Optogenetic Transgenic Mice Without Early Age-Related Hearing Loss

Daniel Lyngholm, Shuzo Sakata 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 February 26, 2019