164 search results for “dutch brain” 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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Marcel IJsselstijn
Faculteit Archeologie
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health
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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Martijn Defilet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Carolien Boender
Faculty of Humanities
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Tommie van Wanrooij
Faculty of Humanities
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Philip Post
Faculty of Humanities
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elise Kortink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain
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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Oana Georgiana Rus-Oswald
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
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Erik Odegard
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Bart van der Boom
Faculty of Humanities
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Olf Praamstra
Faculty of Humanities
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Geert Warnar
Faculty of Humanities
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Victor Meijers
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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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Lara Wierenga
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marcella Pavias
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jiska Peper
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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Berry Dongelmans
Faculty of Humanities
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Hendrik den Heijer
Faculty of Humanities
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Jeroen Oosterbaan
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jacobine Melis
Faculteit Archeologie
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Mariana De Campos Francozo
Faculteit Archeologie
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Roderick Geerts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Wim van den Doel
College van Bestuur
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Willemien den Ouden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simone Dobbelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eduard Klapwijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Arko Ghosh
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simeen Tabassi Mofrad
Faculty of Humanities
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Dominique van den Heuvel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Judith Pollmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Ton Anbeek van der Meyden
Faculty of Humanities
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Burning brain questions of young people bundled in new research agenda
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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Nick Tomberge
Faculty of Humanities
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Geert Booij
Faculty of Humanities
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Victor Posthuma
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jelle Plesman
Faculty of Humanities
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Rick Honings
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerhard de Kok
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonor Alvarez Francés
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerrit van Uitert
Faculty of Humanities
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Tinde van Andel
Science