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Cannabis users should not drive for at least four hours after inhaling the drug. Research at Maastricht University shows that within this time frame the driver is very likely to drift from side to side on the road.
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The Executive Board of Maastricht University (UM) has appointed Harald Merckelbach, professor of Forensic Psychology, as dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN). He will begin his first four-year appointment on 1 May 2020.
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The Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Maastricht University has appointed a new Professor. Prof. Kai J. Jonas will take up the chair “Applied Social Psychology with special focus on LGBTQI+ Diversity and Health”. In the coming year he’ll be structuring his game plan and preparing his...
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Hundreds of students, scientists and citizens flocked to the Human Brain Project Open Day at the MECC Maastricht conference centre on 15 October.
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UM researchers find that sensation seeking is a decisive factor in participating in painful experiments.
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Scientists from Maastricht University (UM) and the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) have managed to influence speech comprehension by sending electrical currents through the skull to stimulate the brain area involved in hearing.