The Brain and Education lab is a research group in the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. We use a Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience approach to study the development of complex cognitive processes involved in learning and academic skills such as reading…

With this thesis the PhD-candidate aims to enrich the body of evidence concerning the relation between stress and health, and the mediating role of (un)conscious perseverative cognitions, which is captured in the extended perseverative cognition hypothesis.

Here, you can browse the publications of the Navigation Lab Leiden:

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…

Course, Summer School

The LIBC organizes Sylvius Lectures and Colloquia for scientists and students about brain & cognition.

Yearly, the LIBC organizes a public event to share scientific research in the field of brain & cognition

Determined, innovative lecturers are the driving force behind our teaching. Alexandra Langers, a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology at the LUMC, is an active educator, both within and outside the hospital. She passed the Senior Teaching Qualification at the end of last year. ‘I want to cultivate…

The purpose of this programme is to join knowledge and insights from linguistics, literary analysis, and rhetoric, for the purpose of developing a set of methods for the stylistic investigation of any type of text in Dutch.

What is the effectiveness of (booklet or online) self-help programmes for people with somatic stressors and depressive symptoms? What works best for whom? How to improve motivation and adherence?

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University contributed to the design and teaching of modules of this year’s edition of the Ministry of Defence’s ‘International Military Cooperation Course Africa’.

The master's specialisation Health and Medical Psychology consists of three main parts: the mandatory and elective courses, a thesis and an internship.

Predictors of work functioning in persons with multiple sclerosis

In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particularly curious about how language is processed in the brain.

Lights out, spotlight on, the LU talks begin. In the small Imperium Theatre, next to the Leidse Schouwburg, students take turns walking up to the round blue carpet. There they have five minutes to present their first LU talk to lecturers, fellow students, and the camera. ‘Extremely useful and instructive’…

This project investigates properties of quantity expressions across languages from the perspective of how quantity is represented in the human brain.

Our research examines mental health risk and resilience in young people. We do so by integrating cultural, social, cognitive and neurobiological factors and their interactions.

Are you interested in studying the Cognitive Neuroscience research master's programme at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide in the application and admission section.

The master’s specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology prepares students for translating theory into practice. You develop all the practical and intellectual skills necessary to apply psychological knowledge to real-life problems in working environments and organisations. The aim of this master’s…

Knowledge and culture subproject 2:

The Institute of Psychology is responsible for innovative and interdisciplinary research and education within psychology and related disciplines.

Negative perceptions of ambiguous social cues, social performance and physical arousal in socially anxious youth

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All brain and/or cognition researchers from Leiden University or the LUMC or colleagues seeking collaboration in this field are most welcome to join the LIBC!

Find out how to apply for the master's specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.

What is the role of emotion regulation in coping with interpersonal feedback?

What are the circadian disturbances underlying depression vulnerability? How are they related to mood, cognition and sleep ?

Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece pursues a new approach to ancient Greek narrative beyond the taxonomies of structuralist narratologies.

The starting point of Hermans' research is how both children's physical play and dance improvisation by professionals can be considered somatic practices where sense-making manifests itself in and between bodies, and through movement.

Psychoeducational Assessment, Intervention and Rehabilitation (PAIR) publishes high quality articles on theoretical and empirical research regarding psychological and psychoeducational assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation in all areas related to cognitive and socio-emotional development.

Although there has been an increase in the research into brain function and dysfunction in relation to stress and emotions, there are still many unanswered questions.

Do you have any questions about the research master's specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience? Please contact us.

Do you have any questions about the master's specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology? Please contact us.