Cognitive Science

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Social Learning Strategies: Bridge-Building between Fields

While social learning is widespread, indiscriminate copying of others is rarely beneficial. Theory suggests that individuals should be selective in what, when, and whom they copy, by following ‘social learning strategies’ (SLSs). The SLS concept has stimulated extensive experimental work, integrated theory, and empirical findings, and created impetus to the social learning and cultural evolution […]

Published on May 12, 2018

Microglia in Alzheimer’s Disease: Activated, Dysfunctional or Degenerative

Victoria Navarro, Elisabeth Sanchez-Mejias, Sebastian Jimenez, Clara Muñoz-Castro, Raquel Sanchez-Varo, Jose C. Davila, Marisa Vizuete, Antonia Gutierrez, Javier Vitorica 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 […]

Published on May 11, 2018

Classification of Alzheimer’s Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Normal Controls With Subnetwork Selection and Graph Kernel Principal Component Analysis Based on Minimum Spanning Tree Brain Functional Network

Xiaohong Cui, Jie Xiang, Hao Guo, Guimei Yin, Huijun Zhang, Fangpeng Lan, Junjie Chen 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 […]

Published on May 9, 2018