Music on prescription: Train your body and brain Music is intertwined in the daily life and social events of many cultures around the world. However, the music sector has suffered great budget cuts during the past decades. Did you know that music has multiple beneficial effects besides making you smile? Iris Koele • May 28, 2019
Why some people believe vaccinating their children is worse than doing nothing People’s motivation for not vaccinating their children can be explained by the fact that people feel more responsible for the negative consequences of vaccination than for the consequences of doing nothing. Gert-Jan Lelieveld • April 25, 2019
Bullying and autism: blaming the victim? When it comes to bullying, we often focus on the victim, who is then often offered social skills training. Yet, when children with autism are bullied, is this really appropriate? Carolien Rieffe • April 01, 2019 • 1 comment
Why are we so obsessed by true crime stories? True crime stories like Making a Murderer, Serial, and Dirty John are extremely popular. But why are millions of people, especially women, so obsessed with true crime stories? And is it actually a good thing? Ilse van de Groep • March 18, 2019
Why is educating the gifted so difficult? Despite increasing interest in suitable education for gifted children, there appears to be an increasing number of gifted children for whom it has been challenging to find the right school. How come it is proving so difficult to educate these children? Bart Vogelaar • March 04, 2019 • 2 comments
Videoblog: Got a friend in me? The neural signature of friendships and social motivations Friends provide emotional support and help us define who we are. Lisa Schreuders examined how social interactions contribute to adolescent social development. She examined neural processes implicated in forming and maintaining friendships. Lisa Schreuders • February 25, 2019
An intelligent mind is an experimenting mind A university’s raw material is intelligence. But what is that? What is this putative thing that a professor has more of than a gardener, an ape, or a computer? Fenna Poletiek • February 18, 2019 • 5 comments
Videoblog: Risky business? Why only some teens are risk-takers and why risk-taking is okay Teens are often described as notorious risk-takers. But is that true of everyone? Neeltje Blankenstein • February 10, 2019
Why is it so hard to stick to our Resolutions? The underlying psychology and a practical tip. Mike Keesman • February 01, 2019
