News
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ERC grants for Leiden scientists 06 September 2016
Leiden research on psychology and archaeology will boosted by two subsidies. Both research projects focus on children.
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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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Social support and quitter-identity may help smokers quit 05 July 2016
Receiving positive support and seeing yourself as being a quitter may help smokers quit, say Eline Meijer and colleagues. The health psychologists pub...
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Rubicon for psychologist Barbara Braams 01 July 2016
Developmental psychologist Barbara Braams has moved to Harvard University to study social influences on adolescents’ decision making in risky and ambi...
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NWO grant for Pavlov’s conditioning during sleep 27 June 2016
Andrea Evers has received an NWO research talent grant with Jelle van Leusden as the PhD candidate. This grant enables them to start a research projec...
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NWO grant for early dementia detection 22 June 2016
NWO honoured Leiden psychologist Jeffrey Durieux with a Research Talent Grant for early dementia detection by identifying differences in resting-stat...
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Power causes distrust 14 June 2016
When leaders punish subordinates, they often do this out of distrust. They are afraid of losing their position and use punishment as a deterrent. Howe...
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Improving maths in sixth graders 13 June 2016
Sixth-grade students with lower mathematical ability perform better on complex arithmetic problems if they write down their calculations. This disco...
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Expectations can relieve pain 07 June 2016
To relieve a patient's pain, it can be effective to induce expectations. This finding is promising for optimising the effectiveness of treatments, con...
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'Using mediation in cultural conflicts' 06 June 2016
Insults have a stronger effect on people from honour cultures because their honour is at stake. Escalations can be prevented if their sense of honour ...
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Sylvia van Beugen wins award for publication on psychodermatology 24 May 2016
Sylvia van Beugen has won the Herman Musaph Literature award 2016 for the best publication about psychodermatology. Her publication describes the impo...
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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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5 questions about bullying 19 April 2016
From sleep problems to suicide attempts: the consequences of bullying can be very serious. The National Day against Bullying (in the Netherlands 19 Ap...