381 search results for “dutch brain” in the Student website
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How to keep your brain healthy? Scientists provide tips at brain festival
At science festival 'Over de kop', surprising brain facts alternate with confronting stories from the operating room. Researchers explain why our brains love beans and why you should never ride a racing bike without a helmet.
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Eveline Crone
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health
Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. What role does the brain play in mental health and what is the influence of the environment? For answers to these questions, listen to the ‘(Un)gendered…
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Veronica Mäki-MarttunenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of psychologist Lina van Drunen’s PhD research, which studied hundreds of twins. Her findings reveal that practising music slows brain development, presenting…
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Oana Georgiana Rus-OswaldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count!
In a recent mega-analysis, researchers from Leiden University aimed to clarify the contradictory findings of research into social anxiety disorder. They found that to obtain reliable research results having the largest possible sample size is important. Publication in NeuroImage:Clinical.
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Sander BaxFaculty of Humanities
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Arko GhoshFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elise KortinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Parental criticism hurts: a glimpse inside the adolescent brain
It may seem as though adolescents do as they please, but they are more sensitive to their parents’ opinions than they would appear. The adolescent brain reacts strongly to parental criticism or praise. These are the results of a study by an interdisciplinary research group of psychologists and neuroscientists…
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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, research suggests it might. 'For those it helps, it can be life-changing,' says neuroscientist Eline Dekeyster.
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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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Lara WierengaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Dominique van den HeuvelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
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Victor MeijersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dietsje JollesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Burning brain questions of young people bundled in new research agenda
During ExpeditionNEXT in Middelburg, NeurolabNL youth, together with researchers from Leiden University and Erasmus University, handed over a unique research agenda to NWO Chairman Marcel Levi. In it, young people share what they would most like to learn about themselves and the brain.
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Berna GürogluFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
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Anneke WurthICLON
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Johan VisserFaculty of Humanities
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Willemien den OudenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Michelle AchterbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anne Hafkemeijer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
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Victor PosthumaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Anna van DuijvenvoordeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rianti ManullangFaculty of Humanities
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Gerrit van UitertFaculty of Humanities
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Serge RomboutsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Peggy Bracco GartnerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ruud Koole
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences