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Imagination can reduce pain02 February 2018If you imagine in advance that something is not going to hurt, this could mean you experience less pain. This discovery was made by health psychologis...
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Sylvia van Beugen wins ARPH Best Thesis Award29 January 2018During the 7th annual meeting of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) Sylvia van Beugen, from the Health, Medical and Neuro...
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Weightless in the name of science11 December 2017Laura Nijkamp’s biggest dream came true recently: she took a parabolic flight and was weightless for a moment. The BrainFly student team, which includ...
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VSNU presents Digital Society research agenda24 November 2017The Digital Society research agenda was presented by the Dutch universities during the VSNU Impact festival on 23 November.
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Who are you without that cigarette?10 November 2017Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has...
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Open access: ‘You see that it works’26 October 2017The Dutch universities are conducting a joint campaign to promote open access: free access to academic and scientific publications. Many Leiden resear...
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Leiden expands collaboration with Mexico25 October 2017A delegation from Leiden University is currently visiting Mexico to initiate collaboration with universities and science funding bodies in the country...
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How cyborg do we want to be?19 October 2017Future technologies will drastically influence our daily lives. To what extent will that benefit us? The Brave New World future congress on 2 and 3 No...
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Updated MRI scanner ready for use26 September 2017The updated MRI scanner at the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) will become operational on 29 September. The new version is faster and ...
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They're going on a parabolic flight - and you can go too!10 August 2017Always wanted to find out what zero gravity is like? Now's your chance! In December 2017 a Dutch student team will be conducting experiments during a ...
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Rebecca Schaefer on 'Learning with music can change brain structure'10 July 2017Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study co-authored by Leiden psyc...
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Kaya Peerdeman wins award for article on analgesia19 April 2017
Health psychologist Kaya Peerdeman has won the article award of the Postgraduate School For Research and Education in Experimental Psychopathology (EP...
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The placebo effect: first world congress in Leiden07 March 2017Medicines can work even if they have no active ingredient. The first international scientific conference on placebos will take place in Leiden from 2 ...
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Vici grants for four Leiden researchers17 February 2017Four Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO).
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Saving for discounts by living healthily26 January 2017A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research ...