802 search results for “social brain” in the Staff website
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Julia FolzFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.folz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anke BlöteFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
bloete@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maedeh NasriFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.nasri@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sara VelthuizenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.l.m.velthuizen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kiki SpoelstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.e.spoelstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Judi MesmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.mesman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3482
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Using low sample volumes to better understand brain diseases
Marlien van Mever delved into the analysis of tiny samples, cerebrospinal fluid from transgenic mouse models for example. She validated methods that can now be used to study brain diseases such as migraine and epilepsy. Van Mever will receive her PhD on 14 June.
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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, research suggests it might. 'For those it helps, it can be life-changing,' says neuroscientist Eline Dekeyster.
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The social roots of radicalisation: What Europe’s largest extremism study reveals
The rise of extremism in Europe has increased polarisation. The EU-funded DRIVE project, led by Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies from Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs, explores how social, structural, and individual factors contribute to radicalisation, offering…
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friends
During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: ‘It seems that friendships in your early years can have consequences for your friendships…
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Stimulating the gut–brain nerve can influence emotion
Stimulating the vagus nerve, which provides a direct link between the gut and brain, makes people pay less attention to sad facial expressions. This research study by psychologists Katerina Johnson and Laura Steenbergen is published in the journal Neuroscience.
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Bruijn: ‘Hormonal fluctuations in women have been ignored for too long in brain research’
Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn studies the effects of hormonal fluctuations on behaviour and on the brain over a woman's life course. With an ERC Consolidator grant, she and 3 PhDs and a postdoc will further her EEG research on the different stages at which girls and women experience strong hormonal f…
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Social media
Social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. It is an excellent way to tell people about what you are doing and to hear what they are up to too. But social media also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse…
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3750
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Arko GhoshFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.ghosh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5123
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Simeen Tabassi MofradFaculty of Humanities
f.tabassi.mofrad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Dominique van den HeuvelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dmheuvel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6697
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Reinoud Kaldewaij awarded Veni grant to measure brain and body reactions to touch
Part of our social contact is currently online, with no physical proximity. Does digitalisation mean that we are losing an effective way of making contact with one another? This is what Reinoud Kaldewaij will be studying with a Veni subsidy from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 'An issue that will…
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BRAIN appoints University of Leiden as partner for BEC-Enabled production strain development
BRAIN Biotech and the Leiden University will jointly develop an Aspergillus based production strain with high yield and thus contribute to a bio-based circular economy. The cooperation is based on BRAIN´s molecular tool BEC.
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European grant for Birte Forstmann to create an atlas of the Human Deep Brain
Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) is the most promising surgical treatment for movement and neuropsychiatric disorders, but is accompanied by unwanted side effects. Birte Forstmann, professor by special appointment, has been awarded a ERC Proof of Concept Grant to create an atlas of the human deep brain…
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Burning brain questions of young people bundled in new research agenda
During ExpeditionNEXT in Middelburg, NeurolabNL youth, together with researchers from Leiden University and Erasmus University, handed over a unique research agenda to NWO Chairman Marcel Levi. In it, young people share what they would most like to learn about themselves and the brain.
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Child abuse from generation to generation: what role does the brain play?
‘We didn’t find any mechanisms in the brain for transmitting child abuse from generation to generation. What we did find is that experiences of neglect and abuse affect the brain differently,’ concludes Lisa van den Berg (Clinical Psychology). PhD defence 30 June.
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Scientific Conduct for PhDs (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Research
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Carolien RieffeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
crieffe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3674
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Melle van der MolenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6042
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Nina van DulmenScience
n.van.dulmen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anne MiersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
acmiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3688
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Jiemiao ChenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.chen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.schwed.shenker@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Review paper on the potential impact drug-metabolizing enzymes on brain exposure
PhD candidate Mengxu Zhang (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) published a comprehensive and important review on “The potential impact of CYP and UGT drug-metabolizing enzymes on brain target site drug exposure” in Drug Metabolism Reviews.
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Cathleen BroersmaScience
c.m.e.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Welmer MolenmakerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.e.molenmaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1440
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Andrea SpruijtFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.m.spruijt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hanneke PalmenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.h.palmen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8528
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Chen WangFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.wang@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1571
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Helen SteeleFaculty of Humanities
h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Feiteng LongFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.long@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Adva EichengrünFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.eichengrun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rüya AkdagFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.akdag@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416
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Katerina JohnsonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mariska KretFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.e.kret@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6359
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Cosima NimphyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.a.nimphy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6457
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Anouschka van DijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.j.m.van.dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hanna Griffiths MumbrúFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.griffiths.mumbru@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Zijian LiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
z.li.20@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2189
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Kees GoudswaardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
k.p.goudswaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7757
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Iliana SamaraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.samara.2@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727