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Social Science Matters: How should we discuss terrorism in our schools? 21 December 2016
As schools in the U.S., students have to enter through security gates; schools in Belgium were forced to remain closed for several days after the atta...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn appointed to new Workplace Pride chair 20 December 2016
From 1 January 2017 Jojanneke van der Toorn will be the first holder of the Workplace Pride special chair, with a focus on the inclusion of people who...
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Pregnancy changes brain structure 19 December 2016
Brain researcher Elseline Hoekzema has discovered that the structure of the brain changes during pregnancy, particularly those areas related to social...
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Even unconscious stress can cause stress symptoms 30 November 2016
Our vision of stress is starting to change fundamentally. We can suffer stress without even being aware of it, while sleeping as wall as during the da...
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Chimpanzees recognise one another from their rear ends 29 November 2016
It is important for social animals to be able to recognise one another quickly. Humans are able to recognise each other immediately from their faces. ...
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Janneke Fruin-Helb grant for Elise Kortink 25 November 2016
Elise Kortink, student of the Master in Psychology (research) won the award for the best LUF-grant application of 2016 with her research proposal for ...
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'Personalized medicine' as ideal in treatment of psychiatric disorders 09 November 2016
An ever widening gap is appearing between clinical practice and the treatment prescribed in DSM-5, the standard work on schizophrenia, psychiatrist Ja...
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Brain activity of popular adolescents measured 28 October 2016
Adolescents who were more popular among their classmates in junior school are often the ones who are more inclined to share things fairly with others....
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'Researching research is not a luxury; it’s a necessity' 11 October 2016
It sounds credible: ‘Research has shown that…’, but is it really? Read in the research dossier ‘From data to insight: the importance of sound research...
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Lorenza Colzato editor-in-chief of new scientific journal 10 October 2016
Psychologist Lorenza Colzato is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, a new interdisciplinary psychology publication. The journ...
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Leiden researchers win public award in Smartest Project contest 04 October 2016
A research project by Developmental Psychology professor Carolien Rieffe and researchers of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science has been...
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Greed and fear hamper cooperation 04 October 2016
Everyone benefits when cooperation runs smoothly However, people often act obstructively. Why do they do that? Professor of Social Psychology Carsten ...
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Cannabis makes you less alert 04 October 2016
Regular users of cannabis are less aware of their own mistakes, and they are not good at creative thinking. This is the conclusion drawn by psychologi...
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Social Science Matters: Clinton vs. Trump - race over? 28 September 2016
Monday 26 September, 2016 saw the first confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Expectations were high – not only about the content o...
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Training children in self-control 07 September 2016
What is the effect of training children to exercise self-control? Niko Steinbeis has been awarded a major European subsidy to find the answer to this ...