The truth about lies: what does research tell us about deception?
Without a doubt, lying is an inconvenient, though inevitable, part of human existence. This blog
Behaviour
Is love blind? Assortative mating says “no”
What qualities do we look for in our search for “the one”? Evidence from assortative
Risky decision-making through an epidemic lens
After weeks of strict regulations, experts are deciding how we can leave lockdown without too many risks to our society. Importantly though, merely the way we describe risks can influence which strategy we choose.
This is why we stick to false beliefs even in a pandemic
Besides an alarming death toll, a shrinking world economy, and a renewed appreciation for thorough handwashing, the current COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed humans everywhere to another contagion: belief in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Why is it that some people tend to stick to false beliefs?
Please stop hiding that you talk to yourself
We all talk to ourselves on a regular basis, and some of us get embarrassed
Solving pieces of the ADHD puzzle: trajectories of ADHD
ADHD outcomes can take different paths as patients grow up. In an effort to predict and therefore possibly prevent severe ADHD outcomes, researchers at the Donders Institute are currently running an exciting study. I’m a research assistant in this special project. Read on for some insider facts about it!
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.
How do the stories we tell ourselves shape our experience?
“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.” — Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
From tears to tongues: This is why you should read Donders Wonders
When I heard my youngest brother-in-law had died, I broke down completely: Raw sadness expressed in pain and tears. Survival instinct, I learned from Donders Wonders.