Alessandro van den Berg is currently teaching at the faculty of Cognitive Psychology. He teaches various courses in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Besides he works as and education and research assistant at the unit of Social, Economic, and Organizational Psychology at Leiden University.

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Short C.V.

He has an interdisciplinary background, having completed a research master’s in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Amsterdam with a specialization in cognitive science.

Research

In collaboration with Dr. Mirre Stallen at Leiden University, he investigates the relationship between poverty and well-being. In doing so, he combines neuroendocrinological markers with cognitive behavioral tasks. His research focuses in particular on cortisol in human hair as an indicator of chronic stress. Within this research framework, he is especially interested in the intersection of poverty and inequality, and cognition.
In addition, his work contributes to methodological transparency in psychological science by examining how motivating factors underlying research participation are reported.