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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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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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Neuropsychologist Mariska Kret through to top 5 Science Talent 12 September 2016
Neuropsychologist Mariska Kret is through to the next round in the 2016 Science Talent contest organised by New Scientist magazine.
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Brains react differently to ADHD medication than expected 26 July 2016
A tried and tested medication for treating ADHD works differently than expected in the brains of healthy individuals during rest: rather than stimulat...
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Psychologist Davood Ghara Gozli received a Veni grant 15 July 2016
Davood Ghara Gozli (Cognitive Psychology) has received a Veni grant. As such, he is officially recognised as a promising young scientist by science f...
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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers 15 July 2016
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awar...
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Distinguishing differences in dementia using brain scans 23 May 2016
Neuroscientist Anne Hafkemeijer is able to distinguish two different forms of dementia using advanced imaging techniques. This is the first step towar...
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ERC Advanced Grant for Bernhard Hommel 31 March 2016
Prof. Bernhard Hommel has been awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). With this grant of 2.5 million euros the cognitive ps...
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Bonobos’ attention attracted by emotions 14 March 2016
Bonobos – just like humans – pay more attention to pictures that show other members of their species displaying emotional behaviour than to neutral sc...
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Psychology student starts crowdfunding for cancer PhD research 11 March 2016
'We believe that developing a protocol to help people fight cancer is extremely valuable, given that cancer is such a prevalent and devastating diseas...
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Is this really my hand? 11 February 2016
A virtual hand that feels as if it is your own. Feeling happier because a virtual face is smiling with you. Cognitive Psychologist Ke Ma discovered us...
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Socially anxious people are interested in others 21 December 2015
The idea that socially anxious people avoid eye contact because they are not interested in other people needs to be changed. They take their informati...
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Interdisciplinary approach benefits brain research 30 September 2015
How do practice and theory reinforce one another in neuroscience? Professor Birte Forstmann’s inaugural lecture on 2 October will be about building in...