Improved learning without extra effort? The popularity of online lectures increases daily but is it as effective as we think? Students easily lose track when there is no interaction. Frequent testing of students has shown to improve retention of information. Mattanja Pauw • October 27, 2015 • 3 comments
Commercial brain stimulation device impairs working memory Is brain stimulation without professional supervision really harmless? What can the scientific community do about sweeping claims from the brain training industry? Laura Steenbergen • October 20, 2015
Instant Karma! Better attentional control through meditation John Lennon was so impressed by the impact of meditation on his mental experience that he wrote his famous song “Instant Karma”. Was he right? Lorenza Colzato • October 13, 2015
Better food – better prisoners? How enhanced nutrition influences behavior. By enhancing the diet of prisoners, a more sociable behavior may be implemented. Kim Nolte • September 29, 2015
How to not be anthropomorphized If I anthropomorphize an avatar after a simple chat, how far does this anthropomorphism stretch? And, how can you avoid being victimized by my anthropomophisation-beam, if at all? Saskia Heijnen • September 22, 2015
Flexibility and persistence: a trade-off fit for robots How can we be both flexible and persistent? And how can robots help us understand this? Vera Mekern • September 15, 2015 • 2 comments
Neurotransmitters as food supplements: GABA You can buy neurotransmitters such as GABA online in the form of food supplements, but how do these products work (if at all)? Evert Boonstra • September 08, 2015
Prenatal music as neurogenesis enhancer The ability to respond and to enjoy music seems to be innate. Could music have an impact on the cognitive development and consequently on the cognitive functions in developing infants? Elisabetta Orsini • September 01, 2015
How to run away from your problems The runner finds his exercise fun and relaxing, yet the body’s stress response is activated.This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective: running after your meal or running to not become one is stressful. How can it be that the runner isn't stressed? Saskia Heijnen • August 18, 2015 • 1 comment
