355 search results for “cognitive” in the Staff website
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Bernhard Hommel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cognitive Mechanism of Conformity
PhD defence
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Events in language and cognition
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium series
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Laura SteenbergenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lotte van DillenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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As new Professor of Social Cognition and Decision, Lotte van Dillen studies how we make choices in an information-overloaded world
Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decision-making, both as individuals and as a society? And can we learn to make better choices? This is what Lotte van Dillen will explore with her profess…
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Kim Stroet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne HelderFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tom KouwenhovenScience
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Szilvia BiroFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marco MaioliniScience
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Hester RuigendijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bart VogelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mariska Kret receives new science prize for groundbreaking research
Professor Mariska Kret has received the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus, a new science prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). The prize consists of a sum of 1m euros.
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kees van Putten
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Carel ten CateScience
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Harriet VermeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katja CardolFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sarah von Grebmer zu WolfsthurnFaculty of Humanities
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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
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Anne TruttiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Henk van Steenbergen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cortical contributions to cognitive control of language and beyond
PhD defence
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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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Between persistence and flexibility - The neuromodulation of cognitive control
PhD defence
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Cognitive training and dynamic testing in the school domain
PhD defence
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Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…
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Exhibition on scripts at Oude UB: Pseudo or Don’t
What is writing? And what looks like writing, but isn’t? The Pseudo or Don’t pop-up exhibition explores the boundaries of scripts. The exhibition will run at Oude UB from 9 to 26 October.
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…
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Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don’t like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this aversion affects how we understand the world.
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Illusions as the key: how spatial technology can help patients
Spatial technology such as virtual reality can help patients who have difficulty with spatial cognition, for instance if they keep on losing their way. In her inaugural lecture, neuropsychologist Ineke van der Ham will talk about the importance of avatars, the patient experience and room for innovat…
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Special training and testing reveal children's potential for learning
Traditional school tests, like the Dutch CITO, largely reflect students' existing knowledge and abilities. However, dynamic testing sheds light on students' learning potential, discovered Mirjam de Vreeze in her PhD research. This approach is especially promising for children with learning challenges,…
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Lunch Series “A Forest of Knowledge – Investigations on foraging cognition in tropical forest foragers”
Lecture
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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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societal partner: an event for researchers in the field of brain, cognition and behavior.
Conference
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Nina KomrijFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Melle van der MolenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anne UraiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jochanan VeerbeekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paul van den BroekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Franz WurmFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maximilian KönigFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Arnout KoornneefFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Veronica Janssen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tessa VerhoefScience
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Steven MileticFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julian SteinkeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen