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Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder 29 November 2021
Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first f...
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Perspective for people with borderline personality disorder 05 November 2021
‘Raising awareness of the disorder is crucial since borderline personality disorder (BPD) still faces considerable stigma ’, says Anne Krause-Utz (Cli...
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Five Leiden professors installed as Medical Delta professors 03 November 2021
On 2 November, nine professors were simultaneously inaugurated as ‘Medical Delta Professor’ at Leiden University, LUMC, Delft University of Technology...
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‘Heart rate and skin conductance predict romantic attraction’ 02 November 2021
Synchronised heart rates and skin conductance tell us that people are attracted to each other. This explains why we feel a romantic ‘click’ with some ...
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Psychologist writes sober book about psychedelic drugs 29 October 2021
Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD are embraced by some and seen as lethal by others. Cognitive psychologist Michiel van Elk delved into t...
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Six reasons why it’s hard to lead a healthier life 25 October 2021
We know we should do it, and we often want to, but… Why is it so hard to live a healthier life? Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population H...
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Three questions about delayed language development in children 14 October 2021
Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). ...
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How do adolescents and parents experience parenting in daily life? 23 September 2021
How adolescents perceive parenting is related to their mood. Differences between the perspectives of parents and adolescents are also of importance fo...
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Young babies laugh like apes 01 September 2021
Young babies laugh like adult apes do: producing sounds while inhaling and exhaling. Adult humans produce sounds on the exhale only. Cognitive psychol...
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Marieke Adriaanse appointed professor of Behavioral Interventions in Population Health Management 30 August 2021
What determines healthy behavior and how do you promote healthy choices and routines? These are a few questions currently being addressed by Marieke A...
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We prefer to cooperate with compatriots 26 August 2021
People are more likely to cooperate with their compatriots than with people from other countries. This tendency can frustrate collaborative projects, ...
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Social mindfulness varies across the globe 24 August 2021
Compare human social behaviour at a country level and you will find differences. Japan has the highest score whereas the Netherlands is just above ave...
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LEF grant for Semiha Aydin to pilot social anxiety treatment 06 August 2021
Semiha Aydin is one of the three first-generation researchers who received a grant from the Leiden Empowerment Fund to stimulate their scientific career.
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Probability words: everybody interprets them differently 05 August 2021
What exactly does it mean when your doctor says you have a ‘good chance’ of survival? Leiden researchers discovered that there is a big difference in ...
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Take part in group decision-making research at the social interaction lab 03 August 2021
To easily take part in group decision-making research, Jörg Gross, Assistent Professor Social and Organisational Psychology, launched a platform that ...