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Psychology talents present their research on Psychology Science Day 201901 July 2019On the Psychology Science Day 2019 bachelor students were granted a certificate for participating in the Honours Research Bachelor Project (HRBP) and ...
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Manon Mulckhuyse new assistant professor Cognitive Psychology24 June 2019In September 2019, Manon Mulckhuyse will start a position as assistant professor in the Cognitive Psychology Unit.
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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive ability18 February 2019The ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongk...
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Zsuzsika Sjoerds nominated for the Woman in the Media Award - You Go Girl31 January 2019Vote now for our psychologist Zsuzsika Sjoerds to win the Woman in the Media Award 2018 - You Go Girl for her important work standing up for science ...
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Five ERC Starting Grants for young Leiden University researchers26 July 2018The European Research Council has awarded a Starting Grant to five early career scientists from Leiden University. They received funding up to 1.5 mil...
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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers16 July 2018Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers p...
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Difficulty with emotions and lack of trust: Mariska Kret's Vidi research06 July 2018‘What a relief,’ was psychologist Mariska Kret’s reaction to the news of her Vidi grant from the national science financier NWO. The grant makes it po...
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Pupil size of discussion partners reflects trust03 July 2018During eye contact, people tend to mirror the pupil size of the person they are conversing with. This social mechanism is related to the trust an indi...
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Vidis for nine Leiden researchers01 June 2018Nine talented Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vidi subsidy by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Vidis are intended fo...
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Male researchers mostly share their work with men11 October 2017The scientific world is a competitive place. Even so, researchers are often prepared to share their findings with colleagues. This applies particularl...
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Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count!06 October 2017In a recent mega-analysis, researchers from Leiden University aimed to clarify the contradictory findings of research into social anxiety disorder. Th...
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Lorenza Colzato Professor by Special Appointment in Germany27 February 2017On February 7th, Lorenza Colzato has become Professor by Special Appointment at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Psychologist Colzato: 'My ultimate ...
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Laura Steenbergen and Christian Eistrup win Leiden FameLab15 February 2017Which young scientists are best at explaining their research in three minutes and can take part in the national finals? These questions were answered ...
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Lorenza Colzato editor-in-chief of new scientific journal10 October 2016Psychologist 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 alert04 October 2016Regular 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...