Nicolás Hinrichs
Dr. Nicolás Hinrichs is a researcher at the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, interested in the behavioral and neurobiological correlates of mental health interventions via hyperscanning; drawing on active‑inference theory, process philosophy, and embodied cognition, he models interpersonal neural networks via information geometry to examine how collective priors and affect drive shared intelligence in agential systems.
Nicolás serves on the Society for Philosophy and Neuroscience steering committee, acts as a manuscript proofreader and reviewer for several journals and conferences, and has held fellowships at Kernel and ASAPBio while holding the post of Instruction Chair for Neuromatch Academy. Beyond Academia, he recurrently consults and advises technology ventures. He has applied his research insights to AI‑driven product development, genomic diagnostics partnerships, and medtech market intelligence.
If you're curious about geometric hyperscanning, shared intelligence, or applying cognitive neuroscience in technology: get in touch to see how we might work together.
Upcoming
• Talk – On Information Geometry for Shared Intelligence at Karl Friston's Theoretical Neurobiology Seminar
• Flash Talk – On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks at the Workshop on Geometry, Topology and Machine Learning (GTML-25), Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.
• Podcast – Conversation with Andrea Hiott ("Love & Philosophy")
• Paper – Christov-Moore, L., Juliani, A., Kiefer, A., Reggente, N., Rousse, B. S., Safron, A., Hinrichs, N., Polani, D., & Damasio, A. (2025). The Contingencies of Physical Embodiment Allow for Open-Endedness and Care. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07117
Recent
• Paper – Hinrichs, N., Guzmán, N., & Weber, M. (2025). On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10650
• Podcast – Conversation with Rahul Sam ("Philosophy, Theory, AI, Cognitive Science")
• Paper – Hinrichs, N., Albarracin, M., Bolis, D., Jiang, Y., Christov-Moore, L., & Schilbach, L. (2025). Geometric Hyperscanning of Affect under Active Inference. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08599
• Podcast – Conversation with Matt Gray ("Cheltenham and UK Philosophers")
• Paper – Hinrichs, N., Senatore, I., Figueiredo, N., Cuffari, E., & Fábregas-Tejeda, A. (2025). Assymetry and Reciprocity in Hyperscanning Psychotherapy. PhilSciArchive. https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25691/
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