brains

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 • 25-02-2019

What motivates adolescents?

Adolescence is marked by a peak in activity in the reward center of the brain. In our recent study, we found that various motivational factors contribute to these developmental changes from early adolescence to early adulthood.

Lisa Schreuders • 25-03-2018

Shy parent, shy child?

Not only extreme shyness runs in families, but also an early brain response related to shyness, our family study shows. This finding can inform future research on genetic and environmental factors that play a role in the development of extreme shyness.

• 15-01-2018

Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count!

In a recent mega-analysis, researchers from Leiden University aimed to clarify the contradictory findings of research into social anxiety disorder. They found that to obtain reliable research results having the largest possible sample size is important.

Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam • 04-01-2018

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 • 20-10-2017

Grief: The shock of losing a loved one

An intense and overwhelming feeling of shock, disbelief, and pain surged through my body. I couldn’t comprehend the implications of what I’d heard. I couldn’t believe it. My father had died and it was all over the news. It couldn’t be true.

Kiki Zanolie • 22-05-2017