The power of power napping
Daytime napping has the potential to improve our daily lives, but how exactly does a
Research
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?
Childhood stress influences teenagers brain development
Too much stress during childhood may speed up the development of the brain. This may
Impersonations are vocal caricatures
Some imitators and impressionists have the uncanny ability to sound exactly like the person they
Attention versus daydreaming: is it that simple? – In practice
Recap about thought types. Thoughts can be involuntary or voluntary. What matters is what we
Heat makes us more aggressive and violent
The Netherlands is recovering from what was the warmest May in three centuries and more
Donders 200 lecture on “burn-out: more than a mental issue” part 2.
In the second part of this series, we will focus on the story of work-
The false promises of brain training apps
“The brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes.” While not false in other contexts, those words aren’t referring to using brain training apps.
Changing the emotions of memories
Anxiety disorders have been proven hard to treat, with many people trying all sorts of
Donders 200 lecture ‘Burn-out: more than a mental matter’, part 1
During the Donders 200 lecture on burn-out, neuroscientist Erno Hermans, organisational psychologist Debby Beckers, and