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Ovulation, Sex Hormones, and Women’s Mating Psychology

The dual mating strategy hypothesis proposes that women’s preferences for uncommitted sexual relationships with men displaying putative fitness cues increase during the high-fertility phase of the menstrual cycle. Results consistent with this hypothesis are widely cited as evidence that sexual selection has shaped human mating psychology. However, the methods used in most of these studies […]

Published on November 24, 2018

Decoding Gestural Iconicity

Abstract Speakers frequently perform representational gestures to depict concepts in an iconic fashion. For example, a speaker may hold her index finger and thumb apart to indicate the size of a matchstick. However, the process by which a physical handshape is mentally transformed into abstract spatial information is not well understood. We present a series […]

Published on November 23, 2018

TREM2 in Alzheimer’s Disease: Microglial Survival and Energy Metabolism

Honghua Zheng, Baoying Cheng, Yanfang Li, Xin Li, Xiaofen Chen, Yun-wu Zhang 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 […]

Published on November 23, 2018