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• Dutch Brain Cognition and Behavior Day Event - 25 March 2025

  Conference

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  Wilma Wentholt Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.g.m.wentholt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael McCabe III PhD candidate

  m.d.mccabe.iii@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arnout Koornneef Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159

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  Leticia Rettore Micheli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.rettore.micheli@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Special training and testing reveal children's potential for learning News - 9 October 2024

  Traditional school tests, like the Dutch CITO, largely reflect students' existing knowledge and abilities. However, dynamic testing sheds light on students' learning potential, discovered Mirjam de Vreeze in her PhD research. This approach is especially promising for children with learning challenges,…

• Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work News - 14 January 2022

  A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…

• Review on “Anticancer opportunities at every stage of chemokine function” is featured on the cover of TIPS News - 20 December 2021

  Last November, Dr. Natalia Ortiz, Martijn Bemelmans (MSc), and Prof. Laura Heitman published a review in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (TIPS) on targeting the chemokine system in cancer (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2021.08.001). The review was written in collaboration with Prof. Tracy Handel…

• Exhibition on scripts at Oude UB: Pseudo or Don’t News - 9 October 2023

  What is writing? And what looks like writing, but isn’t? The Pseudo or Don’t pop-up exhibition explores the boundaries of scripts. The exhibition will run at Oude UB from 9 to 26 October.

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  Philip Spinhoven Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world News - 4 April 2023

  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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  Melle van der Molen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276042

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  Jochanan Veerbeek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399

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  Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto Guest reseacher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willemieke van der Ent Functional application manager HRM

  ASSC

  w.i.van.der.ent@assc.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Corry van den Esschert

  ASSC

  c.b.j.van.den.esschert@assc.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jeltje van der Steen Teamlead Functional Application Management DVD

  ASSC

  j.van.der.steen@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273179

• Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time News - 4 July 2022

  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.

• Exploring the Gap between Embodied Cognition and Generative AI Event - 22 May 2025

  Conference, Spring workshop

• How animals flirt with each other News - 1 February 2021

  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…

• ‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’ News - 3 February 2022

  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 Strohmaier Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.strohmaier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277997

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  Ellen de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  edebruijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273748

• How research sheds light on the invisible symptoms of MS News - 5 February 2026

  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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  Bob van de Water Professor

  water_b@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276223

• The ascending arousal system and its impact on cognition Event - 6 June 2025

  PhD defence

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  Marga Sikkema-de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  jongtm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273881

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  Yena Kim Guest Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  y.kim@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Liwen Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.meng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Weitao Zhang Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.zhang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tomomi Matsuura Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.matsuura@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anna Forlani Management/Office assistent

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.forlani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jenna Yeisley education and research staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.yeisley@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Arko Ghosh Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.ghosh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275123

• How a bachelor’s student contributed to better chemical simulations News - 9 December 2024

  Doğukan Yilmaz chose a study that aligned with his favourite subjects, and it paid off. For his bachelor thesis, he developed a new model to better predict an important chemical reaction. ‘On the edge of what is possible at the bachelor level,’ his supervisors write. Thanks to his impressive achievements,…

• Assessment formats

  The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.

• 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.

• Three projects selected for the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and Society News - 29 May 2026

  An independent review committee has unanimously selected three projects to receive a grant from the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and Society. The fund, which was launched earlier this year, supports innovative inter- and transdisciplinary research in health and well-being.

• Moji Aghajani: "Make your course multidimensional"

• Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewards News - 2 October 2025

  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

• PTSD treatment can help patients with childhood trauma News - 10 January 2022

  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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  Peter Putman Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pputman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274818

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

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  Gezinus Wolters Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  wolters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manon Mulckhuyse Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.j.mulckhuyse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276711

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  Anoek Lorskens Education and research assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.lorskens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jolanda Snel PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.h.snel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thor van den Berg Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.a.van.den.berg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727