What is the relation between language and cognition? On the...
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2011 projects
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Melodies impact a subject's mood more than lyrics
Music plays an important role in our lives: we wake up listening to it. We hear it on our way to school; between classes; during the preparation of dinner; basically all the time. However, what does our choice behaviour...
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Laughter track is is tractable in the brain
Laughter is a normal and frequently repeated reaction individuals have to something they think is humorous. Laughter can be triggered by unintended humour, such as...
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Congeners are vital for all animal species
The ability to communicate with congeners is of vital importance for all animal species. In humans, the most distinctive form of communication takes place by the means of language. The act of communication through language...
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Binaural beats altering one’s state of mind
With the growing understanding of cognitive processes comes a great variety of other opportunities. One of these opportunities is exploited by various commercial organizations in the form of “Binaural Beats”....
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Marijuana usage influences fear processing in the brain
It has been scientifically proven that marijuana usage affects the mental state of an individual. In the Netherlands usage of marijuana is tolerated and marijuana can be purchased and freely used. Research shows (Mehling,...
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Man focus on the opposite sex
We are a generation that has grown up processing an unprecedented amount of information. Significant parts of the information we process on a daily basis are images of people. Advertisements of companies, regardless of...
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Smells fake or not?
The core of our research is concerned with value perception. This is closely related to goal-oriented behaviour: our actions are largely based on the predictions we have of how much value a certain action will yield. We will...
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Mozart enhances short-term memory performance
The fact that music has an impact on the brain, is little surprising: the music is perceived, processed, memorized and enjoyed. However, there is more to music than just simple perception and processing. In 1993, it was...
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Music influences perception and action
Today, neuroscientists are only just beginning to understand how music affects the brain. Music encompasses great potential and that it can elicit hundreds of shades of emotion very quickly. Additionally, numerous researches...
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Color shapes our mood
There exists a large body of anecdotal knowledge linking particular colours to specific psychological moods, red being described as an “active” or “aggressive” colour and on the other hand blue as...
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2010 projects
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We don't take speech for granted!
The final report of our group can be see here:Verbal communication is one of the most effective ways that we use to transfer information. It is often the case that we take this for granted, whilst there are enough cases of...
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Hearing cold is seeing cold?
Do multiple types of sensory stimuli relating to a similar, abstract concept (e.g. cold, hot, sweet) trigger a similar reaction in the brain? Does our brain show a common reaction when we think of the concept “cold...
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I love you?
“I love you”- Isn’t this one of the most emotional thoughts you can communicate to another person? But what happens when you happen to end up in an ‘international’ relationship? Telling someone...
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Searching for the right music takes forever
Music is something we all come into contact with. It plays an important role in our lives. Many of us have an enormous quantity of music on our computers, music players or phone and we spend hours listening, downloading and...
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Chocolate has the capacity to lift spirits!
Food is among oxygen and water one of the most important things our body needs. Ever since the prehistory we work every day with the main reason being to get food in order to stay alive. However, we have come to the point...
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Can we see subliminal message in the brain?
Subliminal messages are messages that are presented in a way that are not consciously perceived but are meant to be registered subconsciously. These are typically used to influence one’s behavior or attitude through...
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Stepwise from negative to positive mood
Nowadays, almost every aspect of our society has a connection with technology. Gadgets are used in every field of science and social interaction. In the field of medical science, technology has always been very important...
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Emotions in dynamic interactions are more realistic!
We all have emotions. Emotions are very important for us in daily life. How can you, for example, ever have a partner or raising a kid without knowing a lot about emotions? Knowing what these emotions are is therefore...