Zoekresultaten
08
apr
14:45
- PhD Defence
Online PhD conferral mr. Leon Skottnik, MSc.
… brain during neurofeedback trainings and how the underlying learning process can be supported. In line with the current state of research, it shows that defined neuropsychological mechanisms are shared across different neurofeedback tasks and training stages. Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Bestuursgebouw Minderbroedersberg 4-6 Aula 2 … Supervisor: prof.dr. R. Goebel Co-supervisor: dr. B. Sorger … “Understanding and improving neurofeedbackguided self-regulation: On the neuropsychological …
07
jul
10:00
- PhD Defence
PhD conferral Mathilde I.J. Kennis
… levels increase suddenly. However, we know fairly little about sexual well-being in transgender people. This thesis uses various methods (such as a diary study and brain research) to investigate how transgender people fare sexually at various stages of a gender transition. Additionally, the thesis partly has a meta-scientific character in the sense that it includes a chapter on the ethics regarding neuroscientific research with transgender participants. Language: English Click here for the …
… measures that will be implemented in the digital learning test for the early prediction of reading problems in schools. We hope that in the foreseeable future this will lead to optimal reading support for all children at the so much needed earlier stage. If we can offer tailored support from the moment children learn to read, it saves more effortful interventions afterwards. And it hopefully also prevents the frustrations and a diminished sense of self-confidence that we often see in …
… nieuwe master Klinische Kind- en Jeugdpsychologie op te zetten. In mei ben ik daar begonnen als universitair docent”. In deze rol heeft Erens genoeg om haar tanden in te zetten: onderwijsontwikkeling, onderwijs geven, begeleiden van studenten met hun stages en bachelor- of masterthesis, bedenken van nieuwe onderzoeksprojecten. “Er is elke dag wel iets nieuws om mee aan de slag te gaan. Ook geeft deze positie mij de mogelijkheid om onderzoekslijnen te stimuleren die verder gaan met het werk waar wij …
… zijn. Aan de Universiteit Maastricht had ik de unieke kans om eerst alles te behandelen wat met biomedical sciences te maken had, me vervolgens te focussen op wat me interesseerde en vervolgens praktische kennis op te doen terwijl ik daar stage in liep." … Wat gebeurt er in de hersenen van iemand met een psychiatrische stoornis? Eleonora Broggi, alumna van de bachelor Biomedical Sciences aan de Universiteit Maastricht, onderzoekt hersenpatronen bij mensen met een autismespectrumstoornis …
… in forensic psychology, Singh and Ogunwale saw Serpa’s expertise as a good match for the book. As an early career professional, the chance to collaborate on a book was an amazing opportunity for Serpa. Forensic Mental Health in Africa is in its early stages and not yet a big field of research on the continent. “Dr. Ogunwale noticed a lack of knowledge and tools in the field and wanted to create a handbook that could be used to give professionals the means to offer resources on evidence-based best …
… language like computational algorithms. This interest led her to a PhD project in Neurobiology of Language at the Philipps-University of Marburg, also in Germany. Ever since starting her master thesis, she discovered her love for research. In the last stages of her PhD she met Tobias Reichenbach (Imperial College London), who offered her a post doc position to work in London at the Department of Bioengineering. In her second year of post doc, she applied for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with …
… lies about lie detection, on the internet it is often claimed that you can train your lie detection skills to detect up to 90% of the lies. “Little of that is scientifically substantiated”. And then? “This is the first part of my research. In a later stage, I want to examine which interview technique is best suited to be used for individual lie detection purposes. So, how we can apply the knowledge from our research in society”. … At the end of 2020, Glynis Bogaard was awarded an NWO, VENI grant …
… how this predictive mechanism works. “It’s all about the interaction between brain regions and between our senses. These interactions are shaped by the knowledge of the world around us”. This means there is a necessity of interaction between different stages of sound processing. Your brain is constantly busy processing what you are hearing now, and what can be predicted based on what you have heard before. “I believe that this passing of information among brain regions, is going to be the foundation …
… patients. “With my new method we can scan the entire patient biopsy for tumours and that will increase the chances to detect more tumours overall". The clinicians at the hospital see many possibilities and would like to push this to a pre-clinical stage for cancer diagnostic in the future. Two VENI interviews Schueth obtained the VENI on her second attempt in 2020, despite working from home with two kids during a difficult year. "I wrote the VENI during my maternity leave, while taking care of …