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Laura Steenbergen, PhD. is Postdoctoral researcher in Cognitive Psychology at Institute of Psychology, Leiden University

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Recruiting and testing participants: not a lousy job

Consider this blog a letter to anyone (students, supervisors) who is captured by the idea that data collection is a disrespectful job that can be done by anyone. Let me remind you why recruitment and testing of participants is anything but ignoble.

Laura Steenbergen • January 17, 2017

Brains? Consider the gut!

Hippocrates once said “All disease begins in the gut”. Recent studies suggest even disorders seen as psychological or neurological may actually be related to your gut. Here’s why we should pay more attention to the link between the gut and the brain.

Laura Steenbergen • November 15, 2016 • 1 comment

Cognitive Enhancement: Toward the integration of theory and practice

In this video, Laura Steenbergen explains why cognitive enhancement is important, and what the findings of her PhD research contribute to this field.

Laura Steenbergen • June 15, 2016

A food supplement to influence social behavior?!

Tryptophan (TRP) is one of the most investigated amino-acids and can increase serotonin levels in the brain. For this, numerous studies have investigated the influence of TRP administration on social behavior, which we review in our recent publication.

Laura Steenbergen • May 02, 2016

Video games make you better at multitasking?!

Video games are bad and make you aggressive - is the idea some people might have. However, as it turns out, video game players are actually better in multitasking, and are just as impulsive as non video game players!

Laura Steenbergen • January 05, 2016

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

Calming your brain improves prioritizing!

Slightly enhancing people’s levels of GABA, often called the ‘natural calming agent of the brain’, may improve performance in cascading and prioritizing actions.

Laura Steenbergen • August 04, 2015

A sound mind in a sound body across the life span

We all know it is important to stay fit. More particularly, aerobics exercising (exercising the heart) is important to improve physical and mental health. But why?

Laura Steenbergen • May 25, 2015

Less focused on recurrent bad feelings through probiotics

People are focusing less on bad feelings and experiences from the past (i.e. rumination) after four weeks of probiotics administration. Watch our video now!

Laura Steenbergen • April 14, 2015