Martina
Martina is a PhD student, in between the Donders Institute and the King’s College in
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How Infants are master learners
Recent research shows that infants tailor attention towards what they learn from the most.
Why doctors should prescribe dancing
Dance is art. True, but dance is also a physical and mental activity, stimulating all of your body parts in a synchronized manner. If I told you that dancing 2 minutes every hour is healthier than running a marathon from time to time, would you believe me?
Feeling happy, feeling healthy
Positive emotions boost our energy, making us feel fit and strong. On the other hand, when we feel blue, our body seems weaker too and we get sick more easily. Why is that the case?
How to puzzle perception? A debate inside your brain
All day long we predict what we think we’re seeing. But sometimes groups of neurons in our brain disagree and start to compete. This is how images can get quite confusing.
Heritability II: understanding the path from genes to disorders
By identifying genes that play a role in brain disorders, scientists try to get new insight into the causes of brain disorders, but are they succeeding?
Normal is in the Eye of the Beholder
People on the autism spectrum may behave in unusual ways, leading to be perceived as
Hugs are free
At the end of a long hard day at work, sometimes all we need is a big hug. What happens in the brain when we experience touch from other people?
Music on the Brain
Music has been the universal language of humans throughout history. One song has the power to inspire sentiments, move hearts, and soothe minds. How does this happen in the brain?
Shine bright like a diamond: the positive sides of ADHD
Did you know that a psychological diagnosis like ADHD can also mean that you can