Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS) to study cognitive processes related to Norepinephrine Neurons use neurotransmitters to communicate with each other, which influence our cognitive processes. I will focus on a new technique to influence norepinephrine: transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS). Jelle van Leusden • November 18, 2014
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
LIBC Public symposium 'Human Potential - Optimize yourself, Train your brain' At Friday the 26th of September, the public symposium 'Human Potential' took place. Here, researchers presented different methods that can improve and optimize our mental and physical health and well-being. Lorenza Colzato • November 04, 2014
Meditation makes you more creative! Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking even if you are not a practitioner. Hence, it is not the amount of practice, but the state that mediation puts you in that makes you more creative. Lorenza Colzato • October 28, 2014
People are different: the effect of tyrosine on cognition may depend on your genes The food supplement tyrosine can improve your mental performance in an easy and safe way, particularly in challenging situations. How much you improve depends on, amongst other things, your genes. Bryant Jongkees • October 21, 2014
The Fragrant Brain Many people say that nothing is more memorable than a smell. However, is it really true that aromas influence the way we are seeing things? Roberta Sellaro • October 14, 2014
Give some attention to meditation (and get some in return) What is happening inside the brain while a person meditates and how does it affect the way we process the world around us? Dominique Lippelt • October 07, 2014
Getting creative through food We tend to think that ‘being creative’ is completely beyond our control, maybe even an inborn talent – you either are or aren’t a creative person. New research indicates that eating the right kinds of food can enhance our creative abilities. Annelies de Haan • September 30, 2014 • 2 comments
Hotspot Human Potential People aim at optimizing their health and well-being, for example by changing the way how to manage their lifestyle, and they try to maximize their current mental and physical health. Claudia Pama • September 23, 2014
