Boost your brain: insulin-like growth factor 2 as a memory enhancer

Are you cramming for an exam and annoyed that you cannot learn more in less time or are you frustrated that you keep forgetting more as you get older? A possible solution for such memory problems may surprise you.

Marije Stolte • March 10, 2015 • 2 comments

“Your pain is my pain”: how empathy works

Is it really true that “your pain is my pain”? Yes, people feel others’ pain. But how does empathy work in the brain?

Roberta Sellaro • March 03, 2015

Food for switching

Doing multiple things at the same time is difficult, even if you have a little more time to switch between two tasks - as some conflict arises. We recently discovered that in this case, tyrosine helps you overcome this conflict and switch faster.

Laura Steenbergen • February 10, 2015 • 1 comment

Mediterranean diet can reduce risk on Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world. It is a progressive disease which is characterized by the loss of synapses and dendrites in the cortex and hippocampus.

Tamara van Donge • January 20, 2015

A question of scent: Lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust

People’s trust in others increases after smelling the olfactory fragrance of lavender.

Roberta Sellaro • January 13, 2015

More charity through food

The amount of money you donate to charity, may be influenced by the food that you eat.

Laura Steenbergen • January 06, 2015

How loving cats makes people better in “action control”

Cats are often infected with Toxoplasma gondii, and transfer this to humans. How can this parasite help us to be better in controlling our actions?

Lorenza Colzato and Laura Steenbergen • December 16, 2014

The Good Of Chocolate Cognition

“Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate” stated comedian Jo Brand. The popularity of chocolate is undeniable but what effect does the consumption of chocolate have on our cognition?

Jorinde Gerrmann • November 25, 2014 • 2 comments

Blue-yellow color vision predicts your cognition!

The neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) can be found in high concentration in the retina. Can blue–yellow color vision impairment (CVI) indicate low level of DA and predict decrements in your cognition?

Roberta Sellaro • November 11, 2014

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