In the media
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Podcast: The Power of Ketogenic Interventions 09 September 2024
Eating fewer carbs, moderate amounts of protein, and more fats — welcome to the ketogenic diet! While a ketogenic diet can have various effects on bod...
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BBC on Leiden research into effects of eating in front of TV 04 September 2024
We all do it sometimes: watch your favourite Netflix series, YouTuber or comfort series while you are eating. But we don't always consider the possibl...
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Podcast: Understanding High Sensitivity 09 July 2024
High sensitivity, or sensory processing sensitivity, is increasingly discussed in popular media, but what does it actually mean to be highly sensitive...
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Podcast: Revealing Your Mind with Psychedelic Experiences 23 May 2024
Can you only have psychedelic experiences by taking magic mushrooms? Not according to Aidan Lyon, philosophical researcher at the Institute of Psychol...
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Podcast: Becoming a Clinical Psychologist 08 February 2024
Soon you will have graduated, and then what? Maybe you've been dreaming of becoming a psychologist for years, but don't want to know where to start. I...
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Leiden Psychology Podcast: Get to know the new hosts! 15 November 2023
Season 2 of the Leiden Psychology podcast has started, and we're kicking it off with a special Q&A featuring our new hosts Aziza and Priya. In this ep...
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Bianca Boyer on why people with ADHD often experience overstimulation 07 November 2023
What happens in the mind of someone with ADHD? GZ psychologist Bianca Boyer discusses this in a two-part episode of the Dutch 'Podcast Psycholoog'. Sh...
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Podcast: The art of Presenting 26 July 2023
We have the pleasure of hosting organisational psychologist Fieke Harinck. Fieke is an expert on negotiation, communication skills and improvisation a...
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Fact or fiction: people with autism never make eye contact 21 March 2023
There's a myth that people with autism avoid eye contact in conversations. This can come across as indifferent. Unjustified, stresses Jiayin Zhao, who...
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Fact or fiction: people with autism are not social 21 March 2023
Half the world's population is introverted and comes home drained after an evening of drinks. Their social battery is empty. 'People with autism have ...
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Podcast: Starting a career in Psychology 01 March 2023
We talk with Sophia Dittmar about starting a career in Psychology. Dittmar is currently studying the master's specialisation in Economic and Consumer ...
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All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify 01 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 soci...
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health 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. W...
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Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths 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 ‘...
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Podcast: A changing view on psychedelics 16 December 2022
We talk with Michiel van Elk, about his research into mapping what effects psychedelics have on the human brain and what this means for the possible c...