833 search results for “animal cognitive” in the Staff website
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Illusions as the key: how spatial technology can help patients
Spatial technology such as virtual reality can help patients who have difficulty with spatial cognition, for instance if they keep on losing their way. In her inaugural lecture, neuropsychologist Ineke van der Ham will talk about the importance of avatars, the patient experience and room for innovat…
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Do you have a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
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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Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution
From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge they gather remains unused.
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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis
A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor student Biopharmaceutical Sciences Willemijn van der Heijden aimed to understand why. She investigated whether the formation of a protein layer around the…
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New treatments for life-threatening disease sepsis
Due to the increasing resistance to certain antibiotics, the life-threatening condition sepsis is becoming harder to treat. For her PhD project, Leiden pharmacologist Feiyan Liu used mathematical modeling to find out how antibiotics can be used more effectively to cure sepsis.
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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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Exploring the Gap between Embodied Cognition and Generative AI
Conference, Spring workshop
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How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life
Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enables ecologist Hans Slabbekoorn to investigate this and improve the situation for migrating fish. In order to do so, a seven-metre-long swimming tunnel…
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Why you should publish negative data
As a bachelor student of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Femke Vlaswinkel wrote a research proposal she was allowed to carry out in her master’s BPS. Femke subsequently graduated with honors. Her research was published in the journal Scientific Reports, she won an award from the Dutch Pharmacy Society…
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
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 StrohmaierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.strohmaier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277997
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
edebruijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273748
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The biologist who wants to sound a different note in his field
Hans Slabbekoorn researches animal sounds and the effect of the noise we humans make on these animals. He is also committed to making his discipline more diverse.
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Travel reveals the mind
Exploring the minds of our primate cousins in the wild, using under-exploited observations of their travel paths. A large set of observations of the travel paths of wild primates provides new opportunities for in-depth insights in the evolution of the mental abilities that primates, including ourselves,…
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Fabiola DianaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.fabiola@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Birte Forstmann
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.u.forstmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bold and anxious fish help in the hunt for medication for ADHD and depression
Personality is genetic in zebrafish: risk-taking parents have risk-taking children. These are the findings of research by Christian Tudorache and his team published in BMC Neuroscience.
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Leiden scientists create first-ever dengue-on-a-chip to study this deadly virus
Researchers at Leiden University have created a unique model that mimics how disease develops after a dengue infection. This 'dengue-on-a-chip' model helps them study the virus more effectively. The timing is crucial, as climate change is causing dengue to spread worldwide.
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Li LiuFaculty of Science
l.liu@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274912
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The ascending arousal system and its impact on cognition
PhD defence
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A safe work environment
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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A safe workplace
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
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Functional MRI Analysis (Basics)
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Dawa Dupont
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.dupont@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yena KimFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
y.kim@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Eva PottersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.e.potters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273630
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Pauline Ruygrok
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
ruygrok@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273737
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Tonko ZijlstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.w.zijlstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arko GhoshFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.ghosh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275123
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Peter Snelderwaard
Faculty of Science
p.c.snelderwaard@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yoran Broersma
Faculty of Science
y.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alex Versluis
Faculty of Science
a.versluis@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jeremy BroekhuisFaculty of Science
j.d.broekhuis@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Erin FaughtFaculty of Science
l.e.faught@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bo DongFaculty of Science
b.dong@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Coert Margadant
Faculty of Science
c.margadant@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916
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Vincent Vermeulen
Faculty of Science
v.vermeulen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kees KoopsFaculty of Science
k.koops@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274714
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Yi DingFaculty of Science
y.ding@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ulrike NehrdichFaculty of Science
u.nehrdich@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275996
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Michelle Geers
Faculty of Science
m.geers@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275032
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Jeroen den HertogFaculty of Science
j.denhertog@hubrecht.eu | 030 2121800
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Wendy StamFaculty of Science
w.stam@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916
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Gabriel Forn CuníFaculty of Science
g.forn-cuni@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274916
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Marian Weterman
Faculty of Science
m.a.j.weterman@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Salomé Munoz SanchezFaculty of Science
s.munoz.sanchez@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950
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Gunja Mishra
Faculty of Science
g.mishra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727