436 search results for “cognitive” in the Staff website
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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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Birte Forstmann
Social & Behavioural Sciences
b.u.forstmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fabiola DianaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
f.diana@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael McCabe IIIFaculty of Archaeology
m.d.mccabe.iii@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arnout KoornneefSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3159
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Functional MRI Analysis (Basics)
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Minimalism in Malay Verbal Art: towards a cognitive poetic approach of allusion in Malay
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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Yena KimSocial & Behavioural Sciences
y.kim@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Dawa DupontSocial & Behavioural Sciences
d.dupont@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Philip SpinhovenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Host-Gut Microbiota Changes in Different Stages of Cognitive Impairment
PhD defence
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Nina KomrijSocial & Behavioural Sciences
n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jochanan VeerbeekSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399
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Tonko ZijlstraSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.w.zijlstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arko GhoshSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.ghosh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5123
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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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Assessment formats
The most common assessment formats and points to consider when making your choice.
- Moji Aghajani: "Make your course multidimensional"
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Leticia Rettore MicheliSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.rettore.micheli@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter PutmanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
pputman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4818
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Toelating en selectie
Toelating en selectie
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Hanna Swaab
Social & Behavioural Sciences
hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060
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reproduction of hate speech and its unregulated end: lessons from cognitive pragmatics and argumentation theory
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Iza KorsmitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
i.r.korsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anoek LorskensSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.lorskens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jolanda SnelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.h.snel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alessandro van den BergSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.s.van.den.berg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Manon MulckhuyseSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.g.j.mulckhuyse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6711
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Wenyu WanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
w.wan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tinder for orang-utans: comparing sexually selective cognition among Bornean orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) and humans (Homo sapiens)
PhD defence
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2025?
Psychology teacher of the year is Laura Nawijn. The Master Thesis Awards are for Max Kalisvaart and David Hof. Lee Aldar wins the PhD Paper Prize. The PhD Wild Card Prize 'Resilient Scientist' is won by Anastasiia Myronenko, Anne Versluis, Annemarie ten Kate, Ashley Smit, Fabian Wolters, Gita Nadinda,…
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Niek StrohmaierFaculty of Law
n.strohmaier@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7997
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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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Evania Lina FasyaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
e.l.fasya@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Geert-Jan WillSocial & Behavioural Sciences
g.j.will@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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What do children see in art? Psychologists are studying this at the Rijksmuseum
From games to scavenger hunts: museums already do all sorts of things for children. But how do children really look at art? Do paintings affect them more if they receive information that is specially tailored to young visitors? Join psychologist Francesco Walker at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and see…
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)
How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierings demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move rhythmically—each following their own unique beat.
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The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to open information provision in palliative care
What if seriously ill patients do not want to hear their diagnosis? Does a clinician always need to provide a patient with all available information? Communication researcher Liesbeth van Vliet, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels and research intern Fiona Brosig will put these questions on open…
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Isabelle HoxhaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
i.hoxha@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alexa SchrickelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.schrickel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Script: Using visuals
The next step in preparation of your studio recording is to create a PowerPoint where bullet points, images, animations and videos go hand in hand with your storyline. The image below gives an insight in the template used at Leiden University when recording a knowledge clip in the studio.
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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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Bernet ElzingaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3745