More efficient mental health care using outcome feedback technology

With the rising costs of mental health care and large numbers of patients not benefitting from treatment in routine care, there is an urgent need for psychological treatments to become more effective and efficient. Our solution? Bring in technology.

Kim de Jong and Jaime Delgadillo • December 21, 2017

A smartphone induced brain-drain

Smartphones enrich our lives. But they may also monopolize some of our mental resources when we need them most, without us even realizing!

Lisa Schreuders • December 18, 2017 • 2 comments

Feeling sleepy, feeling risky?

Sleep-deprived? New research shows this can change your behavior in an unexpected way: how many risks you take.

Neeltje Blankenstein • December 05, 2017 • 1 comment

Like a deer caught in the headlights?

BOOM!! You hear the sound of an explosion. The children in your classroom start panicking. You see through the window that the left wing of the school is on fire. How would you respond in such a situation?

Verena Ly • November 27, 2017

#MeToo gives people the courage to face the consequences

The #MeToo campaign has shown that sexual harassment is much more common than was previously believed. The campaign gives people the courage to share their negative experiences, because they see their friends and acquaintances also having that courage.

Gert-Jan Lelieveld • November 20, 2017

Physiological synchrony: key to dating success?

Finding love today is very different from earlier generations. Online dating has grown rapidly. In 2014 13% of Dutch relationships developed online; in 2003 less than 2%. The development of relationships is also changing. What effect will this have?

Eliska Prochazkova • November 07, 2017

Healthy Faculty Days 2017: Commit to being fit!

What if you could sleep like a baby? What if you could leave stress behind? What if you could give yourself the gift of an active lifestyle? These are the questions we asked ourselves in preparation for the Healthy Faculty Days 2017.

Viktoria Asamer, Simone Rumping, Ann- Christin von Haugwitz and Marleen Zwetsloot • October 26, 2017

Creating a brain atlas

Explorers in the 14th century were mapping planet earth, but explorers in the 21st century are still trying to map “planet brain”.

Klodiana-Daphne Tona • October 20, 2017

Can your social circle motivate you to run a marathon?

Running a marathon: 26.2 miles of sweat, tears, and possibly chafed legs, blisters, dehydration and injuries. This does not sound very appealing, yet increasing numbers of people take part in marathons. What are their reasons for doing so?

Mara van der Meulen • October 16, 2017