# Cognic

> Evidence-based meditation app combining neuroscience, AI, and structured protocols for cognitive performance. Free on iOS.

Cognic is a meditation app that strips away mysticism and leads with science. Every protocol, frequency, and interaction is grounded in peer-reviewed neuroscience research. The app uses AI to adapt sessions to each user's progress.

## Key Facts

- Free iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6745570597
- Website: https://cognic.app
- Founded by Zach Wolfe
- Audio design by Elijah Scanlan (1220two)
- Based in California

## What Makes Cognic Different

- Evidence-based: Every feature maps to peer-reviewed research from neuroscience journals (PNAS, JAMA, Nature Reviews Neuroscience)
- AI-personalized: Sessions adapt to user goals and progress using adaptive algorithms
- Structured protocols: Not guided fluff — cognitive training protocols targeting specific neural circuits
- No mysticism: No crystals, chakras, or spiritual language — just measurable results
- HealthKit integration: Meditation sessions sync as mindful minutes (data stays on device, never transmitted)

## Core Features

- Focused attention meditation protocols (targets prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex)
- Open monitoring meditation (trains alerting network, reduces default mode network activity)
- Breathwork protocols: 4-7-8 breathing, box breathing, cyclic sighing (Stanford protocol)
- Frequency-specific sound design: Alpha, theta, gamma audio environments engineered for cognitive states
- AI session builder that matches protocols to user goals (focus, stress, creativity, sleep)
- Habit formation system based on dopamine reward prediction research

## Research Library

Cognic publishes in-depth research articles explaining the neuroscience behind its approach. Topics include:

- Mindfulness and the Brain: How meditation changes brain structure and function
- Attention Networks: The three attention systems (alerting, orienting, executive) and how meditation trains each
- Default Mode Network: Mind-wandering, rumination, and how meditation reduces DMN dominance
- Stress Physiology: HPA axis, cortisol, and meditation as a physiological intervention
- Breathwork Protocols: 4-7-8, box breathing, cyclic sighing — mechanisms and evidence
- Audio Therapy: Binaural beats, brown noise, and frequency-specific sound design
- Neuroplasticity and Habit Formation: Dopamine circuits, BDNF, and building lasting practice
- Meditation and Brain Waste Clearance: 2025 PNAS study on CSF flow during meditation
- Intracranial Meditation Evidence: First direct recordings from amygdala during meditation
- Smartphone Internet and Attention: 467-person RCT showing mobile internet's cognitive cost

All articles cite peer-reviewed sources from journals including PNAS, Science, JAMA Internal Medicine, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, and Psychological Science.

## Social Media

- Instagram: https://instagram.com/Cognicapp
- X/Twitter: https://x.com/CognicApp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CognicApp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cognicapp/

## Contact

- Email: CognicApp@gmail.com

## Optional

- [Full details including all research articles](https://cognic.app/llms-full.txt)