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

• Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count! News - 6 October 2017

  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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  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

• How to keep your brain healthy? Scientists provide tips at brain festival News - 14 June 2023

  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.

• Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health News - 20 December 2022

  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-Marttunen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anna van Duijvenvoorde Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain News - 10 June 2024

  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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  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

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  Arko Ghosh Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Parental criticism hurts: a glimpse inside the adolescent brain News - 19 April 2022

  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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  Lara Wierenga Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise News - 3 June 2024

  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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  Dominique van den Heuvel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Linda van Leijenhorst 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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  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

• Burning brain questions of young people bundled in new research agenda News - 10 May 2023

  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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  Iris Koele Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• If your friends jump in the river… News - 12 January 2017

  Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.

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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

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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

• 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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  Serge Rombouts Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Frank Doolaard Researcher

  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

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  Iris Müller PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid