131 search results for “brain function and dysfunction” 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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Oana Georgiana Rus-OswaldFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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When you know how your brain works, you better understand who you are
On Sept. 29, Lara Wierenga, together with graphic designer Dirma Janse, presented their new book Atlas of our Brain. In the presence of fellow scientists and other interested parties, they shared some of the stunning illustrations and mind-boggling facts that can be found in the book.
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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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Back to the scanner: brain science in times of corona
For their research many neuropsychologists use the brain scanners at the LUMC. At the start of the pandemic, the rules for visiting the hospital became stricter and a large amount of psychology research looked as though it would fall through. Thanks to good protocols the researchers can now pick up…
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Annetrude BoeijeScience
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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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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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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elise KortinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How do parents’ brains react to feedback about their child?
Parents appear to be extremely sensitive to feedback they receive about their child. Just how sensitive depends on the (‘rose-tinted’) glasses through which they look at their child. All this can be seen in the brain. Neuroscientist Lisanne van Houtum and her Leiden colleagues published on this issue…
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Overstimulated? Artist pictures her brain with cacophony of colours
'With this artwork, I want to give the audience a glance into my overstimulated brain and that of other people with autism', says Jasmijn den Hoed. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is exhibiting her artwork 'Overstimulated' in the restaurant near the blue wall during Autism Week 25 March…
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friends
During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: ‘It seems that friendships in your early years can have consequences for your friendships…
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Jiska Peper
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lara WierengaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marcella PaviasFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simeen Tabassi MofradFaculty of Humanities
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dominique van den HeuvelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Arko GhoshFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eduard KlapwijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simone DobbelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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Child abuse from generation to generation: what role does the brain play?
‘We didn’t find any mechanisms in the brain for transmitting child abuse from generation to generation. What we did find is that experiences of neglect and abuse affect the brain differently,’ concludes Lisa van den Berg (Clinical Psychology). PhD defence 30 June.
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may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain
Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New research indicates that this specialisation by boys and girls starts at a very young age. Most likely, this enabled the human species to evolve much larger…
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Hongchang ShanScience
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Serge RomboutsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Michelle AchterbergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lina van DrunenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anna van DuijvenvoordeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dietsje JollesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne Hafkemeijer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hanneke LeegwaterScience
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Julie HallFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rebecca Schaefer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ilse SchuitemaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dominik SiehFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kaixuan PanScience
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Bruijn: ‘Hormonal fluctuations in women have been ignored for too long in brain research’
Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn studies the effects of hormonal fluctuations on behaviour and on the brain over a woman's life course. With an ERC Consolidator grant, she and 3 PhDs and a postdoc will further her EEG research on the different stages at which girls and women experience strong hormonal f…
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Berna GürogluFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Femke Stad
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Carlijn BergwerffFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hinke EndedijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jie HuScience
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Jean-Louis van GelderFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Francesco BudaScience
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Egidius SmeetsScience
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Types of research
Reacting rapidly to a task, filling in a questionnaire, becoming immersed in a virtual world, having your heart rate measured, or having images made of your brain: our research is very diverse.
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Jörg MeyerScience