Heritability: mapping the path from genes to disorders
Many psychiatric and some neurological disorders run in the family. But if the cause is
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How scientists use statistics to generalize their findings
Scientists use statistics in order to generalize findings from small groups of participants to entire populations. Learn how they can do that with the help of a galactic friend.
Do you care enough?
Characterized as the feeling of not feeling, apathy is more than just boredom and laziness. What does it look like?
This is why correlation does not imply causation
In science, we not only try to show correlations between things, but we also try to say something about the underlying cause and what its effect is (causation). In most cases, we can only investigate correlations. It is thus important to know how causation works.
Esketamine, a miracle drug for depression?
Up to 30% of people with depression do not adequately respond to our current treatments. This is a tremendous problem given the detrimental effects of depression on a person’s well-being and their environment. In the past years, Esketamine—a new drug for depression—has emerged, but is it the solution we have been waiting for?
This is why research participants are important
(Social) science needs participants, whether we like it or not. Without participants there is no data, and without data there is no knowledge. The reliability of our findings is inseparable from the identity of our participants and how we are able to motivate them.
How do you measure the worth of a scientist?
If evaluated by today’s system, many of the greatest scientists of all time wouldn’t make the cut. So what’s wrong with how we’re assessing scientists?
Getting to know Roshan Cools
Roshan Cools is a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and PI at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.
Why I teach as a scientist
Last week I was standing in front of a full classroom, teaching as a scientific
The effects of space travel on the human body
Just last month NASA published a one-of-a-kind twin study, describing what physiological, molecular and cognitive changes could happen to us from exposure to spaceflight hazards. This study proves, once again, the capability of our body to adapt to extreme environments.