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Inference in the Wild: A Framework for Human Situation Assessment and a Case Study of Air Combat

Cognitive Science, Volume 42, Issue 7, Page 2181-2204, September 2018. 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 […]

Published on September 18, 2018

Spatializing Emotion: No Evidence for a Domain‐General Magnitude System

Cognitive Science, Volume 42, Issue 7, Page 2150-2180, September 2018. 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 […]

Published on September 18, 2018

The Regulatory Role of the Human Mediodorsal Thalamus

The function of the human mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MD) has so far eluded a clear definition in terms of specific cognitive processes and tasks. Although it was at first proposed to play a role in long-term memory, a set of recent studies in animals and humans has revealed a more complex, and broader, role in […]

Published on September 18, 2018