942 search results for “near cognitive functions” in the Staff website
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Neurolinguists investigate the brain: not two, but three options for brain functional categories
Based on the results of a language-switching experiment, PhD candidate Fatemeh (Simeen) Tabassi Mofrad MA and Professor Niels Schiller have discovered that the traditional categorisation of brain areas is not sufficient. They published their research findings in the scientific journal NeuroImage.
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Daan ZunnenbergFaculty of Science
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Jean-Louis van GelderFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Geert-Jan WillFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mirre StallenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Charlotte RouzéeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stephan VerschoorFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Selin TopelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dietsje JollesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jiangnan SunFaculty of Science
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Lucy RuttenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jie HuFaculty of Science
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Psychology-colleagues are raising money for MS-research: ‘Most of us take their cognitive skills for granted.’
Running, walking or horseback riding: colleagues from the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology unit are each working up a sweat this month to raise money for research on Multiple Sclerosis. How much have they collected so far?
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Marja Oudega
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Moji AghajaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Henk van Steenbergen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Julia FolzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Regular near-collisions in space'
Satellites belonging to American space company SpaceX recently came very close to a Chinese space station. Experts are calling for traffic management rules in space.
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Hinke EndedijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Francesco BudaFaculty of Science
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Neuroscientists on tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease'
In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their loved ones. This leads to insights: 'One lady told how much stress she felt from all those caregivers around her bed.'
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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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Isabelle KaikoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Amy de BruïneFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Suzanne van de GroepFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Renske OnsteinFaculty of Science
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Katja CardolFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marco MaioliniFaculty of Science
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Kees van Putten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Carel ten CateFaculty of Science
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Steven MiletićFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Julian SteinkeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eveline Crone
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jonathan OuelletFaculty of Archaeology
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
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Life cycle of comets near other star resembles that of our solar system
The life cycle of comets near the star Beta Pictoris is similar to that of comets in our own solar system. This is the conclusion of a team of astronomers from the Netherlands, France and Brazil. It seems that, just like in our own solar system, there are fewer comets as the star gets older. The researchers,…
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Two new functions for anthropologist Erik Bähre
Erik Bähre has been elected to the board of the Society of Economic Anthropology of the American Anthropology Association. On top of this he has joined the scientific advisory board of the NIAS-Lorentz Program.
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Laura SteenbergenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lotte van DillenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Paul KloegLeiden University Libraries
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Jörg MeyerFaculty of Science
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Kim Stroet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anne HelderFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
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Marloes van Moort
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
