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Looking for love: how we can fool ourselves when we are into someone 13 May 2024
Can we truly assess whether someone finds us attractive? Cognitive psychologist Iliana Samara conducted her PhD project on romantic attraction and dis...
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How do we solve social dilemmas? 01 May 2024
A clean street, public transportation, or taxes: these are all public goods that keep society running. But how do people decide which public good to i...
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How often are parents close to their child? This new method captures it live 30 April 2024
Using an innovative method, psychologist Loes Janssen and colleagues measure how long and how often parent and child are close in daily life, and how ...
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On this public day on psychedelics, researchers transcend the media hype 29 April 2024
Never before has so much research been carried out on the therapeutic effect of psychedelic drugs. Researchers at the LIBC Public Day are happy about ...
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Intriguing food reflex discovered with a smartphone 25 April 2024
Psychologist Hilmar Zech found that overweight people are actually more attracted to food pictures after eating than before. He did so using an old re...
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How these young researchers are preparing for their first scientific conference 16 April 2024
Three Psychology students will present a poster of their thesis research on Alzheimer’s and dementia at the international conference AAIC Neuroscience...
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression 16 April 2024
Scared to read aloud, put your hand up, answer a question or make a mistake at all: many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers...
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High school students get a taste of psychology: 'Later I'll become a neuroscientist' 09 April 2024
How does loneliness work? Why can friendships be so complicated for autistic people? And what makes the school building such an unpleasant place for s...
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Creating a sustainable university: ‘You need breathing space for activist work’ 08 April 2024
More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue ...
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Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor 08 April 2024
Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighbourhoods than others? An...
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Autism and loneliness at school: ‘I always have to stifle my feelings’ 03 April 2024
Echoing corridors, chaotic lessons and the obligatory chit-chat in the playground: for pupils with autism, an average day at school is exhausting. As ...
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Floor van Meer receives news Trial & Error Award 28 March 2024
Psychologist Floor van Meer won the first Trial & Error Award for her research on the effect of being distracted while eating on eating behavior. This...
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The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control 21 March 2024
Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect...
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Why teens should treasure their friendships 21 March 2024
Adolescents with strong friendships experience fewer anxiety and depression symptoms, PhD student Iris Koele discovered in her research on high school...
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How to improve the workplace for bi+ people 20 March 2024
People who are attracted to more than one gender often experience a disadvantage in the workplace and labour market. BI+ Netherlands and Leiden Univer...