Why does music move you?

Have you ever found yourself dancing, caught up in music? We often attend events where we listen to music and find ourselves starting to dance without even noticing. We shake, clap, tap, and let our body swing with the rhythm. Music cognition influences human behavior and makes us move, but how?

Zeynep Cosan • August 17, 2020

Having The Talk with my white son

Children's worlds are coloured by their parents’ explanations about the world, which transmit implicit values. So how do you explain racism? If we don't talk about it, we're pretending it doesn't exist, or it's irrelevant.

Neeltje van den Bedem • July 22, 2020

Putting the numbers to the COVID test

A proper assessment of test results involves the consideration of the test’s reliability in light of the prevalence (risk) of Covid-19 in the population. This leads to some surprising insights.

Lotte van Dillen • July 02, 2020

Family Fears: 'Stay at home! If you leave the house you will catch COVID-19'

Children are exposed not only to a novel virus but also to their parents’ fears of the virus. Parents’ fears can easily be passed on to their children. How does this happen and can we prevent it?

Cosima Nimphy • June 25, 2020

The importance of coffee breaks

Coffee breaks with colleagues – what a blast! In the midst of the corona crisis and having to work from home, I realize again how important these small moments are. But why is it so important to have breaks with our colleagues?

Susanne Asscheman • June 22, 2020

Taking concrete steps to Open Science

How do we move forward with Open Science in psychology, both on the work floor as well as at the policy level? Recently, a group of both junior and senior scientists came together to discuss concrete steps that can be taken now toward an ideal situation in 2030.

Eduard Klapwijk • June 16, 2020

Government, media and people: it’s time to shift our attention to the Corona placebo effect!

All of us have spent recent months tackling the crisis and steeling ourselves to deal within the struggle against Corona. Some people have called it a war; many have classed it as the most serious crisis we have ever had to face, and one that is likely to have disastrous and unpredictable effects.

Andrea Evers • June 10, 2020

Blessing or Curse? Staying social when you’re a socially anxious teen during Covid-19

Covid-19 presents a unique conundrum for socially anxious teenagers. To reduce anxiety symptoms, exposure to social situations is recommended; yet these situations have moved predominantly into the online sphere. Is this a blessing or a curse for these teens?

Anne Miers • June 08, 2020

Learning a new skill while staying at home

With a global pandemic forcing us to spend most of our free time at home these days, many of us may have started learning a new skill or have been working on fine- tuning an existing one.

Marit Ruitenberg and Ayesha Hamilton • May 27, 2020