1,180 search results for “cognitive” in the Public website
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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive ability
The ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongkees after experiments and a literature review. PhD defence on 21 February.
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The cognitive abilities of birds
The recently published book ‘Avian Cognition’ is the first multi-author book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the cognitive abilities of birds and how they compare to those of other animals. Carel ten Cate, professor of animal behavior at the Institute of Biology, and Susan D. Healy (StAndrews…
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Cognitive tool for the swamp
Fred Janssen is curious about how best to teach students and students to gain a good understanding of complex ‘swamp situations’. This is the subject of his inaugural lecture as Professor of Science Education at the ICLON and the Faculty of Science. Inaugural address 19 June 2017.
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Workshop "The Cognitive Turn in History" (Groningen)
On 4 and 5 November 2021 an ICOG-workshop will be held on the cognitive turn in history. It is possible to attend this workshop online. The participants of the workshop are cultural and intellectual historians of the pre-modern periods and/or of the historiography of academia from a long-term perspective,…
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Manon Mulckhuyse new assistant professor Cognitive Psychology
In September 2019, Manon Mulckhuyse will start a position as assistant professor in the Cognitive Psychology Unit.
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Rebecca Schaefer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kerwin OlfersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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2008 Culture and cognition of Palaeolithic hominins
The Palaeolithic period extends from the earliest stone tools (and in Europe, earliest occupation) to the beginning of the current warm period.
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Countering Terrorist Narratives: Assessing the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change in Counter-narrative Strategies
This study presents the findings of a laboratory-based experiment testing hypothesised processes implicated in the prevention of violent radicalisation through counter-narratives. The central aims of the study were to contribute to counter-narrative theory, whilst highlighting the value of experimental…
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Channeke KeulsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bryant JongkeesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Conference: "Senses, Cognition, and the Body" (Padova, 5-7 June)
From 5 to 7 June, the conference "The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices" will take place at the University of Padova. The conference programme can be found below. The conference can be attended virtually through the registration link below.
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Knowledge and Culture
Morality, mathematics, geometry, geography, music, navigation, and language are traditionally viewed as uniquely human cultural achievements and abilities. The study of their development and variation is classified as part of the humanities and social sciences. These fields have been mainly studied…
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Mi-Lan WoudstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Milan van der KuilFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marcella PaviasFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Xiaochen ZhengFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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The Lazy Mindreader: a new perspective on “mindreading” from the study of language and narrative
How is social cognition shaped by our knowledge of language and stories?
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Selin TopelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Karline JanmaatFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Brenda de GrootFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marit RuitenbergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hanneke HulstFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simeen Tabassi MofradFaculty of Humanities
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Fenna PoletiekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Michiel ClaessenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julia FolzFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jessy Terpstra
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kiki SpoelstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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The music of language: exploring grammar, prosody and rhythm perception in zebra finches and budgerigars
Promotor: C.J. ten Cate
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Marloes van Moort
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Neuroscientists on tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease'
In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their loved ones. This leads to insights: 'One lady told how much stress she felt from all those caregivers around her bed.'
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Veni grant for Xiaochen Zheng to explore cognitive control processes of language
'Psychologists think I’m a linguist but linguists think I’m a psychologist,' says cognitive neuroscientist Xiaochen Zheng. With the Veni grant she will be able to bring these two fields of research closer together. Read her answers to five questions.
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Poetry, rhythm, and meter
Knowledge and culture subproject 4:
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A micro-trial study to investigate the effectiveness of public speaking treatments in children
Which intervention technique is more effective in reducing public speaking anxiety in children aged 9 – 12 years, exposure or restructuring cognitions?
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Psychology Connected on ChatGPT: How can we use AI without losing our own cognitive skills?
Writing essays, refining grant applications, or creating a new course curriculum—ChatGPT assists students and researchers in these endeavours. What this new technology means for working in academia, was discussion at the fourth Psychology Connected event.
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Call for Papers: The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices, Padova, 5-6 juni 2024
On 5 and 6 june 2024, the conference The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices is organised at the University of Padova. The organisers welcome abstracts for 25-minute papers in English or Italian, to be submitted by November 30.
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Building blocks of success
A research into for whom, when and why the Cool Little Kids intervention works.
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Moji AghajaniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julie HallFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Roy de KleijnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jiangnan SunScience
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Martin KolnesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marja Oudega
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Samarth VarmaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzanne van de GroepFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ilse SchuitemaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Philippa JohnsonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anouschka van DijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen