In the media
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Simone Dobbelaar in BBC on developing friendships in children14 July 2025Friendships play a crucial role in our lives. For children, these relationships really start to blossom during middle school, when they begin to under...
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Laura Steenbergen in Health on probiotics and mood23 June 2025Decades of evidence suggests that the trillions of microorganisms living in people’s guts, called the microbiome, can influence the brain. And now, ne...
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Update #iamapsychologist: Why Psychology and the international bachelor's programme are essential22 May 2025It started with Judith Schomaker's #Ibeneenpsychologist initiative. Now the ikbeneenpsycholoog book with LindedIn posts has been published and sent to...
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Eline Dekeyster in Podcast Metabolic Mind: Can ketogenic therapy help with autism and mental health?21 April 2025Could ketogenic therapy change the future of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment? Bret Scher sits down with Eline Dekeyster to explore how nutrit...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn in the media about workplace inclusion03 April 2025Jojanneke van der Toorn appears in several media trying to bridge science and society with the aim of contributing to effective and evidence-based div...
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Mariska Kret in the New York Post on the influence of subtle changes in eye appearance18 March 2025Subtle changes in eye appearance can influence how people perceive others and affect their generosity. Articles from PsyPost and The Washington Post h...
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Lotte van Dillen in Washington Post about distracted eating and gaining weight16 January 2025Distracted eating is common and has adverse health consequences. Read more about the research of Leiden social psychologist Lotte van Dillen and some ...
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art03 January 2025Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a re...
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Psychology Media Presentation 202417 December 2024Also in 2024, our colleagues from the Institute of Psychology were visible in the media in various ways. Check out their appearances in Dutch media, f...
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Knowledge centre Anxiety & Stress in youth behind the scenes at Jeugdjournaal13 November 2024On Thursday 17 October, Marieke Bos and Anika Bexkens went behind the scenes at the Jeugdjournaal, a Dutch television program that delivers news speci...
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Podcast: The Power of Ketogenic Interventions09 September 2024Eating 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 TV04 September 2024We 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 Sensitivity09 July 2024High 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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Psychologists on NOS Jeugdjournaal about research on emotions in children. Join project Fearless?27 May 2024At the LUMC in Leiden, developmental psychologists study how children and adolescents deal with emotions. To do so, they make an mri-scan of the brain...
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Podcast: Revealing Your Mind with Psychedelic Experiences23 May 2024
Can you only have psychedelic experiences by taking magic mushrooms? Not according to Aidan Lyon, philosophical researcher at the Institute of Psychol...