439 search results for “ruimtelijke cognitive” in the Staff website
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Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don’t like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this aversion affects how we understand the world.
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Philippa JohnsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time
There seem to be genes that influence how our brains develop over time. A large international consortium has discovered this with an extensive study. The results of the study were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Exploring the Gap between Embodied Cognition and Generative AI
Conference, Spring workshop
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How animals flirt with each other
How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…
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Niek StrohmaierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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How research sheds light on the invisible symptoms of MS
What are the often invisible cognitive consequences of multiple sclerosis? Maureen van Dam mapped these out during her doctoral research. 'People usually notice the physical symptoms, but the cognitive symptoms deserve at least as much attention.'
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The ascending arousal system and its impact on cognition
PhD defence
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Tomomi Matsuura
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Magdalena Sabat
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Yena KimFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jenna Yeisley
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eva PottersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anna Forlani
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Pauline Ruygrok
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Enea Ceolini
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Arko GhoshFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Geert-Jan WillFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Assessment formats
The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.
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Researchers about the labs
Since the opening of the SSH labs in the Sylvius Building, more and more researchers are starting in the state-of-the-art lab spaces. What research are they doing, and how do they like the new facilities? Read about their experiences.
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Anne Urai receives 2026 Heineken Young Scientists Award for Social Sciences
How do people make choices, and what happens in our brains when we do? Anne Urai investigates how our brains process information and use it to make decisions. In applying the resulting insights to current issues in society, she hopes to gain a better understanding of what motivates people to adopt sustainable…
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Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewards
Feeling good doesn’t just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows that natural brain opioids released after rewards play a key role in broadening attention, offering fresh insights into stress, cognition, and well-bein…
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Toelating en selectie
Toelating en selectie
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Peter PutmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hanna Swaab
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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PTSD treatment can help patients with childhood trauma
Adults who were abused or mistreated as a child and consequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit greatly from cognitive behavioural therapy. This is the conclusion of a study of 149 patients. Researcher and PhD candidate Chris Hoeboer is hopeful about the results and the…
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way
Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study of the history of the deaf community in the Netherlands and the other is of a condition that causes people to lose their way.
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Gezinus Wolters
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jolanda SnelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Liwen MengFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wenyu WanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anoek LorskensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Olivier de WinterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Manon MulckhuyseFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Thor van den BergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Multilingualism of Frisian children: Evelyn Bosma wins Keetje Hodshon Prize
Postdoc and linguist Evelyn Bosma receives the Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation. For her research on the multilingualism of Frisian children, Bosma previously won the Klokhuis Science Prize and the Campus Fryslân Science Prize.
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Assessment matrices
When putting together your assessment, it may be useful to use an assessment matrix. This is a table in which you link the learning objectives to test questions and indicate the weight you give each objective in the assessment. It can be requested in the context of a programme accreditation.
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Bernet ElzingaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sebo UitholFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Khrystyna SemkivFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Somayeh SahebalzamaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Pascal HaazebroekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Isabelle HoxhaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eline DekeysterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Zachry KlopFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences