2,928 search results for “near cognitive functions” in the Public website
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More than motor skills: study of cognitive and psychological symptoms of Parkinson’s
Cognitive decline and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease are often only recognised at a late stage, in spite of their great impact. Research by Marit Ruitenberg focuses on new tests and methods to show up these symptoms earlier and make them more specific.
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Veni grant for Xiaochen Zheng to explore cognitive control processes of language
'Psychologists think I’m a linguist but linguists think I’m a psychologist,' says cognitive neuroscientist Xiaochen Zheng. With the Veni grant she will be able to bring these two fields of research closer together. Read her answers to five questions.
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Poetry, rhythm, and meter
Knowledge and culture subproject 4:
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Nuclear Quantum Effects in Solid Water
Ice, the solid state of water, plays an important role on our planet as well as the entire universe.Despite the fact that an individual water molecule has a very simple structure, its chemical bonding in the solid phase can be surprisingly complex.
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Topic: Aging and neuropsychological rehabilitation
Cognitive decline (amongst other problems with attention, concentration, memory) is a common symptom in patients with a variety of brain disorders and has been related to healthy ageing as well. People suffering from cognitive deficits are often significantly hampered in their day-to-day functioning…
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Searching for quasicrystals near Kamchatka
Quasicrystals are crystals with ‘impossible’ five-fold symmetries, which nevertheless were synthesized in the lab in 1982. Paul J. Steinhardt helped figure out their structure, but he didn’t stop at that.
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Francesco BudaFaculty of Science
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Willem van der DoesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Photon detection at subwavelength scales
Promotor: E.R. Eliel, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood
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Amy de BruïneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Skin Lipids: Localization of Ceramide and Fatty Acid in the Unit Cell of the Long Periodicity Phase
The lipid matrix of the skin's stratum corneum plays a key role in the barrier function, which protects the body from desiccation. The lipids that make up this matrix consist of ceramides, cholesterol, and free fatty acids, and can form two coexisting crystalline lamellar phases: the long periodicity…
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The @school project
Developmental considerations in the design and delivery of cognitive-behavioural therapy for adolescent school refusal
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Fenying ZangSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Huseyin BeykoyluSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Eveline Crone
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Visual arts and geometry
Knowledge and culture subproject 3:
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Leiden astronomers discover potential near-Earth objects
Three Leiden astronomers have shown that some asteroids that are considered harmless for now, can collide with Earth in the future. They did their research with the help of an artificial neural network. The results have been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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Steven MileticSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Twelve months old infants' evaluation of observed comforting behavior using a choice paradigm
As humans we have a tendency to judge certain actions as either right or wrong. Where does our moral sense come from? We found evidence that infants who are only one year old prefer those who comfort as opposed to ignore another who is sad.
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The archaeology of imperial landscapes
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing imperial…
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Archaeologies of Empire
Throughout history, a large portion of the world's population has lived under imperial rule. Although scholars do not always agree on when and where the roots of imperialism lie, most would agree that imperial configurations have affected human history so profoundly that the legacy of ancient empires…
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Style and Society in the Prehistory of West Asia
Essays in Honour of Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse
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Bleda DüringFaculty of Archaeology
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculty of Archaeology
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Making Sense of Business Failure
On 1 July 2020, Niek Strohmaier defended his thesis 'Making Sense of Business Failure'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. J.A.A. Adriaanse en dr. H. Pluut.
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Autism and higher education
How can we improve quality of life and study success in young, high-functioning adults with autism?
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Destroy, Create, Transform and Sublimate. Laboratory Dissociation Studies on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Analogues
The aromatic infrared bands (AIBs) seen throughout the interstellar medium (ISM) are generally thought to be carried by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitrogen analogues (PANHs).
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400,000-Year-Old Mystery Unearthed Near Rome
Construction work at Casal Lumbroso, on the outskirts of Rome, led to the discovery of a fossilised elephant tusk, and soon after, the remains of a 400,000-year-old elephant. A newly published study, led by Enza Spinapolice and Francesca Alhaique uncovered traces showing that early humans had scavenged…
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The Ikūn-pîša Letter Archive from Tell ed-Dēr
This volume sees the publication of fifty-six early Old Babylonian letters from ca. 1880 BCE. They were found by legendary Iraqi archaeologist Taha Baqir in 1941 at the site of Tell ed-Dēr, ancient Sippar-Amnānum, in central Iraq.
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Lorenza Colzato editor-in-chief of new scientific journal
Psychologist Lorenza Colzato is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, a new interdisciplinary psychology publication. The journal will contribute to a higher understanding of research aimed at enhancing human performance and creative potential.
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Amorites in the early Old Babylonian Period
This thesis explores several aspects of these Early Old Babylonian Amorites.
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Lotte van DillenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Laura SteenbergenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Facing your fears together
Peer-mentored cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with mild intellectual disability and anxiety disorder
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Child care
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Call for Papers: The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices, Padova, 5-6 juni 2024
On 5 and 6 june 2024, the conference The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices is organised at the University of Padova. The organisers welcome abstracts for 25-minute papers in English or Italian, to be submitted by November 30.
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Land and the World. A connected history of Christian communities in the Near East via the unpublished photographic collections (1900-1948)
The project ‘Between the Holy Land and the World’ proposes a connected history of the Christian communities in the Near East (1900-1948) by means of a study of unpublished Franciscan and Dominican photographic collections.
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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
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Marloes van Moort
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Kim Stroet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
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Jonathan OuelletFaculty of Archaeology
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RESOLVED: Restoration of login functionality on multiple services
The functionality to log in to multiple services has been fully restored after a brief interruption.
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Shahrizor Survey Project
Reconstructing Later Prehistoric Societies in Northern Iraq (ca. 7000-3000 BCE)
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Melle van der MolenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anne UraiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jochanan VeerbeekSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Paul van den BroekSocial & Behavioural Sciences