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A garden-path blog post
What’s happening at the faculty now that we are in lock-down? Actually, more than you think. This blog post gives you a sneak preview of the changes that happened to the faculty garden and the Heymans building.
Read More ›Language as an Embodied and Enactive Process: What Underlies Expressive Writing?
This post introduces the concept of Linguistic Bodies, the analysis of expressive writing from complexity science, and how it can be linked to Personality and Depression.
Read More ›Why do university students with a high level of ADHD symptoms also show negative mood symptoms?
University students with symptoms of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often suffer from negative mood symptoms. This blog post reveals why this association exists.
Read More ›Solving the Cultural Paradox of Loneliness
Do people in individualistic cultures feel lonelier than in collectivistic cultures? Surprisingly, they don’t: Although people in individualistic cultures often have less stable relationships and spend more time alone, average loneliness seems to be lower than in more collectivistic cultures. In my dissertation, I provide an explanation for this “cultural paradox of loneliness”.
Read More ›Inspiration is not a luxury
Inspiration can be difficult to find, and even more difficult to hold on to. But is it even what we think it is? Eric Rietzschel explores the meaning of inspiration and its relation with creativity.
Read More ›Student Articles
Do you see what I mean?
Honours College student Teresa Jungbluth describes aphantasia: the inability to voluntarily paint mental pictures in one’s own head. She also discusses how this affects one’s life, as well as variations in human experience and the power of visualization.
Read More ›Rethinking the Self
Self-expansiveness suggests that the lines between “me” and “other” are perceived as fluid for some people. A vague concept? Maybe, but with very real consequences. Lasse Lorenz describes what self-expansiveness can do for people, their compassion for others and the world around them.
Read More ›How to Overcome Missed Opportunities
This blog post is about the dire effects of loss aversion in decision-making and serves as a quick guide on how to overcome this by preparing yourself to get out of your comfort zone to take on the challenges of entrepreneurship.
Read More ›When God is Knocking at the Door
The Jerusalem Syndrome describes a controversial, yet fascinating condition in which affected individuals exhibit psychosis-like symptoms elicited by a visit to the holy city of Jerusalem.
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