86 search results for “neuroscience” in the Staff website
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Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
Even though it is generally known that Autism and ADHD are more common in men, and depression or anxiety disorders are more common among women, it is still not well understood if, how and when sex differences impact neurodiversity and mental health. To better understand this complex issue, 25 international…
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Alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra: a speaker with a background in neuroscience
Her plan was to obtain a PhD, but, during her master’s, alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra discovered that her true interest lay in applying neuroscience in everyday life.
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Milan van der Kuil
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simeen Tabassi Mofrad
Faculty of Humanities
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Manon Mulckhuyse
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Moji Aghajani
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Fabiola Diana
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rebecca Schaefer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Martin Kolnes
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hanna Griffiths Mumbrú
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jin Yan
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Fleur Bouwer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Xaver Funk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ili Ma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Samarth Varma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katerina Johnson
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mario Severo
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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The neuroscience of the psychedelic experience
Lecture
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Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
Course, Workshop
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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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Selin Topel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Floor van Meer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eduard Klapwijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marit Ruitenberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Henk van Steenbergen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rayyan Toutounji
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Functional MRI Analysis (Basics)
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Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time
There seem to be genes that influence how our brains develop over time. A large international consortium has discovered this with an extensive study. The results of the study were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Mirre Stallen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Melle van der Molen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne Urai
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Frank Baas
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Ruchella Kock
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Franz Wurm
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mark van Buchem
Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Sander Nieuwenhuis
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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Rubicon awarded to neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad
Neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad has been awarded a Rubicon grant to conduct research on cortical and allelic determinants of age-related cognitive decline at University of Oxford. She holds the first rank among all Rubicon applicants in NWO Domain Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).
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Berna Güroglu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lotte van Dillen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Geert-Jan Will
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project within their own teaching. They have been awarded three grants of 100,000 euros within the Senior Fellows programme and four grants of 50,000 euros within…
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YAL Outreach Grants to tackle disinformation
Leiden psychologists receive an Outreach Grant from the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) to talk about facts and fables in their field of research. Marieke Bos, Lara Wierenga, Marit Ruitenberg and Sanne Willems will receive up to €1000 to realise their project.
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Young Talent Award for Anne Urai
Psychologist Anne Urai has received the Young talent award from the Dutch Neuroscience society. She was described as a 'talented, promising early career researcher' and complimented on her international profile, having spent time in London, Paris, Hamburg and New York.
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Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion
Stimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions. This research study by psychologists Katerina Johnson and Laura Steenbergen is published in the journal Neuroscience.
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Using low sample volumes to better understand brain diseases
Marlien van Mever delved into the analysis of tiny samples, cerebrospinal fluid from transgenic mouse models for example. She validated methods that can now be used to study brain diseases such as migraine and epilepsy. Van Mever will receive her PhD on 14 June.
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Gravitation grant for Berna Güroğlu
‘I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that we had been awarded the Gravitation grant,’ says Berna Güroğlu, professor of the Neuroscience of Social Relations. This grant is awarded by the state, via NWO, to pioneering scientific top research. In terms of grants, this really is something special,…
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Hanneke Hulst new Scientific Director Institute of Psychology
Prof. Hanneke Hulst has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of Psychology by the Board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She will start on 1 February 2024 for a period of 3 years, succeeding Andrea Evers and interim director Serge Rombouts.