Are we what we do? How do we construct the mental image of our body? Are we really what we do? Bernhard Hommel • January 19, 2016 • 2 comments
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
Running makes you smart, period. Several mechanisms make sure the right substances in your brain are released when you are running, synergizing to improve for instance memory performance. But how does this work? Saskia Heijnen • December 22, 2015
Beat your way to better concentration Some people swear listening to music while studying or working helps them focus better; others say music just serves as a distraction. What if there were a special type of music that would increase everyone’s productivity? Enter binaural beats. Hayley Barone • December 15, 2015
One session of focused attention meditation alters cognitive control Our recent meditation study shows that only a single session of focused attention meditation can reveal a cognitive state in which currently irrelevant information is suppressed more. Pauline van der Wel • December 08, 2015
The fountain of Youth: Videogames! Our brain’s cognitive capacity deteriorates from the onset of 20 years of age. But no fear, this decline can be countered. The cure possibly lies within an unexpected field: videogames. Vera Williams • December 01, 2015
The Emotional Bee: Honey Badgers, Cocaine and Dancing Bees Honeybees exhibit behaviors that could be interpreted as negative emotions. Does that mean that insects have emotions? And what does it mean that cocaine makes bees dance more? Jon Lykke • November 24, 2015
Eating your way out to longevity and well-being Within twenty years Europe will face a situation where the largest population cohort will be those over the age of 65. Can food supplementations slow down, and (partially) compensate for the negative consequences associated with getting older? Lorenza Colzato • November 17, 2015
Straight A’s without paying attention in class: could it be possible? Recent research gives us new insights in the importance and possibilities of unconscious processing and helps us answer the burning question whether one could benefit from a class he or she didn’t attend to. Géraldine Lafeber • November 09, 2015 • 1 comment
