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309 search results for “social brain” in the Student website

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  Eveline Crone Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Elise Kortink Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Berna Güroglu Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Kiki Zanolie Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Veronica Mäki-Marttunen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Motoyuki Sanada Visiting Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anna van Duijvenvoorde Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Michelle Achterberg Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Volunteers needed for brain study in resilience research project News - 4 October 2023

  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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  Oana Georgiana Rus-Oswald Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ili Ma Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Fighting gliobastoma brain tumours with two grants News - 27 November 2023

  Few researchers see potential in research on glioblastoma, an incurable brain tumour. Alexander Kros brought together colleagues who are up to the challenge. European research funder ERC recently made 10.6 million euros available, a year earlier NWO provided 3 million euros. ‘In six years, we certainly…

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  Arko Ghosh Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• observe a single particle of light? (And what does that say about our brain?) News - 11 July 2024

  Hoping to learn something about the human brain, Leiden researchers are creating a setup to shoot single photons, particles of light, into someone’s eye. ‘The eye is a passageway to the brain.’

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• ‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’ News - 27 November 2025

  How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.

• Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses News - 1 May 2024

  What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for biological causes over the next decade. ‘By joining forces, we hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with these diseases.’

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  Lara Wierenga Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• €10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer News - 26 October 2023

  Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…

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  Dominique van den Heuvel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Social Sciences Connect

  Each month, we publish an article showcasing how social science research and education contribute to solving societal challenges. Researchers, lecturers, students, and societal partners work together to make knowledge accessible and to make a difference. Through open science and engaged education, we…

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  Linda van Leijenhorst Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Suzanne van de Groep PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Simone Dobbelaar Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List News - 22 September 2023

  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…

• New clue to severe MS progression: ‘Overloaded cleanup cells’ in the brain News - 26 May 2026

  Researcher Daan van der Vliet, together with colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University and Utrecht University, has discovered an important mechanism that may be linked to severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS): the brain contains large numbers of abnormal immune…

• Finally solved: how the body's own marijuana spreads through the brain News - 24 February 2025

  Since its discovery thirty years ago, it remained a mystery: how does the body’s own marijuana move between nerve cells in the brain? Mario van der Stelt and his research group have now uncovered the answer. This insight could aid the development of new treatments for pain and neurological disorders…

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  Iris Koele Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anne Hafkemeijer Projectmanager

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sanne Kellij PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths News - 19 December 2022

  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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  Jorien van Hoorn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Lisa Schreuders Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Frank Doolaard Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Serge Rombouts Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Erik de Kwaadsteniet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Diana Kim

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Geert-Jan Will Affiliate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Akrati Saxena Assistant professor

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  Ellen de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Caroline Bokhorst Education & Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Kiki Spoelstra Self Funded Phd Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jinxian Wang Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Sara Velthuizen
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  Koen Caminada Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Olaf Simonse Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify News - 1 February 2023

  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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  Maarten Berg Academic lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid