130 search results for “brain” in the Staff website
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Neurolinguists investigate the brain: not two, but three options for brain functional categories
Based on the results of a language-switching experiment, PhD candidate Fatemeh (Simeen) Tabassi Mofrad MA and Professor Niels Schiller have discovered that the traditional categorisation of brain areas is not sufficient. They published their research findings in the scientific journal NeuroImage.
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Eveline Crone
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Volunteers needed for brain study in resilience research project
Why do some people with adverse childhood experiences develop mental health conditions whereas others do not? A Leiden research project is looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 24 to help us understand more about human resilience.
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Veronica Mäki-MarttunenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Could restricting EU free movement help tackle brain drain?
Eastern and Southern European countries struggle with ‘brain drain’ as skilled workers move to other EU Member States. Could restricting free movement be a legitimate and lawful way to address this trend? Researcher Martijn van den Brink will investigate the issue.
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Motoyuki SanadaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Oana Georgiana Rus-OswaldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elise KortinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumour recurrence
The risk of a brain tumour recurring can be predicted more accurately by counting the number of immune cells in the tumour under a microscope. These are the findings from research conducted by LUMC, Erasmus MC and Heidelberg University.
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Arko GhoshFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dominique van den HeuvelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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years of International Studies: ‘During lectures I sometimes felt my brain was exploding with all the new insights.’
The bachelor's programme in International Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ko Voskuilen was among the very first batch of students to follow the study, and Sophia Healy graduated this summer. How do they look back on their time at the university?
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dietsje JollesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Berna GürogluFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michelle AchterbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Serge RomboutsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Suzanne van de GroepFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Zachry KlopFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Researchers about the labs
Since the opening of the SSH labs in the Sylvius Building, more and more researchers are starting in the state-of-the-art lab spaces. What research are they doing, and how do they like the new facilities? Read about their experiences.
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Neurosurgical management of brain metastases in the era of modern oncology
PhD defence
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jorien van Hoorn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Projects 2024-2025
This academic year, seven (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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Introductory course music software: create your own track
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Marieke BosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elseline Hoekzema
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Frank de Vos
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths
What if you get excluded? Are apps against fear and stress effective? How do you keep your brain in shape? The first season of the new podcastseries ‘BreinGeheim’ is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. Leiden-based behavioural scientist sit…
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying
How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactive book for teachers and youth workers. This digital book offers the latest insights and plenty of useful tips and advice. Children’s Ombudsman Margrite…
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Student Aline-Priscillia: ‘I am an odd academic, I’m not very attached to outcomes’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particularly curious about how language is processed in the brain.
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify
All five episodes of the first season of 'Breingeheim' are now available to listen on Spotify. The first season of the podcastseries is about the social contexts of adolescent development and how teens become resilient individuals. In every episode, a new Leiden-based behavioural scientist and an adolescent…
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Nearly 200 million for new research buildings and facilities
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing 197 million euros in 11 infrastructure projects that will be of great value to science and society. Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) are participating in eight of the eleven proposals.
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
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Ili MaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jurriaan WittemanFaculty of Humanities
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities
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Iris KoeleFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simone DobbelaarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers
Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elaborate their ideas over a period of three years.
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health
Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.
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Jenny Doetjes investigates 'How much' with NWO Open Competition grant
Professor Jenny Doetjes has received an NWO grant to research the cross-linguistic properties of quantity expressions and our brain's influence on language.
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A shared path to well-being: ‘Someone has to be the first to say: let’s do things differently’
How do we offer students a helping hand without losing sight of our own well-being? This was the question that study advisers, lecturers, deans and student support staff tried to answer at the Staff Symposium on Student Well-being.
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into…
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Researchers recreate 17th-century perfume by Constantijn Huygens
A team of researchers from Young Academy and the Huygens ING/NL Lab has brought a three-century-old fragrance to life based on a recipe by Constantijn Huygens. The fragrance makes the past more tangible and can help people experience history differently.