1,153 search results for “cognitive” in the Public website
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Topic: Spatial thinking
Our everyday life consists of all sorts of spatial processes: we find our way to work, remember where we left our keys, and are able to pick up our cup of coffee. We study how the human brain processes such spatial processes. From a clinical perspective, we are interested in how acquired brain damage…
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Sex effects on development of brain structure and executive functions: Greater variance than mean effects
This study is the first to directly relate brain development to sex differences and school performance. The results debunk the myth that brain development is slower in boys.
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Members
LIBC Stress & Emotion is a network focusing on science valorisation and outreach, stimulating interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and expertise on topics related to brain and cognition/Stress and Emotion. Its research members come from a broad and diverse spectrum of specialized academic fields…
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Evolution & Biodiversity in Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences’ contributions to the Evolution & Biodiversity research theme include evo-devo research, the evolution of cognitive and behavioural traits, and the evolutionary mechanisms of stress adaptation. This research involves both indoor and outdoor studies.
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Book Learn to Dare/DDD
In 2008, the intervention ‘Denken + Doen = Durven’ (Think + Do = Dare) was developed in the Netherlands (Bögels, 2008). This is a cognitive behavioral therapy program for children and young people between the age of 8 to 18, diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The intervention is given by a professional,…
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STARS: Shyness and Confidence in Social Situations
Why do some children confront social challenges with confidence, whereas others experience difficulties? What is the role of child temperament and child emotional dispositions? What is the role of parenting? This project aims to shed light on the mechanisms explaining shyness and confidence in response…
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Rethinking Javanese Religion: The Prospect of New Descriptions of Javanese Traditions
This study describes religion in Java.
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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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Theory and practice of linguistic stylistics
The linguistic project constitutes the connection between the two other subprojects. It consists of two parts.
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"Normal" Feelings in "Abnormal" Worlds, On the Political Uses of Emotion in Science Fiction Manga
Carl Li defended his thesis on 30 June 2015
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Programme structure
The master's specialisation Occupational Health Psychology consists of three main parts: the mandatory and elective courses, a thesis and an internship.
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Controlling anxiety in late life (CALL)
Primary Objective: The primary aim of the proposed RCT is to evaluate whether LF-TLP in blended form as an indicated prevention for anxiety complaints is more (cost-) effective than TAU according to the NHG guideline Anxiety. We hypothesize that in comparison to TAU, LF-TLP will result in a significantly…
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Lunch Series “A Forest of Knowledge – Investigations on foraging cognition in tropical forest foragers”
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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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Syncing up for a good conversation: Cognitive mechanisms of conversational alignment
Lecture, LACG Meetings
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Roy de Kleijn: ‘Fetching a glass of water is extremely difficult for a robot’
Training a robot in a real-life environment is more or less impossible. Computer scientist and psychologist Roy de Kleijn switched to training in a simulated, virtual one instead. ‘You do have a reality gap, but the more precisely you train the robot, the better it is in practice.’ His inspiration:…
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Media & Interaction
Media & interaction is where artificial intelligence and machine learning meet philosophy, cognitive science, and the creative arts. Examples of research questions in this domain are: 'Can an algorithm be creative by human standards?', 'Can creative processes, such as composing music or writing poetry,…
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Engaging GiCheon as a Technology of Self in Contemporary Korea
This project embarks on empirical analysis of popular psycho-physical practices in contemporary Korea.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for the master's specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for the Research Master's specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Occupational Health Psychology (MSc)
In the specialisation Occupational Health Psychology, part of the Master in Psychology, you will integrate knowledge of several disciplines in psychology, with a clear focus on workers and their work setting.
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Co-registration of eye movements and fixation-related potentials to study human cognition
Lecture, LACG Meetings
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Cool little kids
Effectiveness of an early intervention program for anxiety-prone toddlers in the Netherlands
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Education
Please find here the BA- and MA-Courses taught on the subject of language learning at Leiden University.
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Professional learning communities in pre-vocational secondary schools: Effects of interdependency on differentiated teaching
Three types of PLCs are studied, varying on the dimension of autonomy of and interdependency between teachers: Joint work, Aid and assistance and Shared practices.
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Game Research Lab (GRL)
The Game Research Lab (GRL) uses digital games as a medium for academic research, and consider ‘serious’ games and entertainment games equally valuable objects of study.
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European Network on Psychoeducational Assessment, Intervention and Rehabilitation
The European Network on Psychoeducational Assessment, Intervention and Rehabilitation (ENPAIR) focuses on two related topics. The first is research regarding psychological and psychoeducational assessment procedures. The second is research on development and implementation of psychological and psychoeducational…
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Sleep & ADHD
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Game Research Lab
The Game Research Lab uses digital games as a medium for academic research. It considers entertainment games and 'serious’ games as objects of study, develops novel approaches for creating, playing, and analysing games, and studies the interactions between games and AI.
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Research Master in Psychology
Are you thinking about studying the Research Master in Psychology? Learn more and watch the videos.
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Bianca Boyer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
b.e.boyer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jeshua Tromp
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.j.tromp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4152
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Nina Komrij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5378
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Melle van der Molen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6042
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Anne Urai
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.urai@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3371
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Jochanan Veerbeek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3399
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Michael McCabe III
Faculteit Archeologie
m.d.mccabe.iii@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul van den Broek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
broekpwvanden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Franz Wurm
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.r.wurm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.konig@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6619
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Arnout Koornneef
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1861
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Veronica Janssen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
v.r.janssen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tessa Verhoef
Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7903
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Steven Miletic
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.miletic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727