Stress and Emotion

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Attention and Conformity - like a boss

Everybody wants power. Those who are in power want to keep it and those who don’t, want to gain it. How about leaders who acquired their position illegitimately? Which strategies do illegitimate leaders use to protect their position?

Zala Reppmann • 03-01-2017

Pharma · Human Potential · Social · Stress and Emotion

Brains? Consider the gut!

Hippocrates once said “All disease begins in the gut”. Recent studies suggest even disorders seen as psychological or neurological may actually be related to your gut. Here’s why we should pay more attention to the link between the gut and the brain.

Laura Steenbergen • 15-11-2016

Pharma · Stress and Emotion

E-cigarettes: Is there safety in smoking?

Is there safety in smoking? We all know about the dangers of cigarettes, but a recent trend has appeared to mitigate many of these dangers. In this article I look at what the science says about electronic cigarettes: How safe are they really?

Rob Camstra • 01-11-2016

Social · Stress and Emotion

Negative impact of social media and our continued reliance on it

How social media negatively impacts our mental health and why people continue to use it...

Natalie See Tong • 28-06-2016

Social · Stress and Emotion

Truly a (Wo)man’s Best Friend – Emotion Recognition in Animals

It is no secret that pet owners are convinced that their pets recognise and act on their owners’ emotions. Often we're right... but not always.

Leone Verweij • 31-05-2016

Pharma · Stress and Emotion

It's about chocolate.

Celebration, mindfulness and small pieces – the secret to a happy life with chocolate.

Annelies van Ingen • 17-05-2016

Pharma · Human Potential · Social · Stress and Emotion

A food supplement to influence social behavior?!

Tryptophan (TRP) is one of the most investigated amino-acids and can increase serotonin levels in the brain. For this, numerous studies have investigated the influence of TRP administration on social behavior, which we review in our recent publication.

Laura Steenbergen • 02-05-2016

Pharma · Social · Stress and Emotion

Love might be a great chimera but, if you face your romantic love with realism, you got it!

Love is like oxygen; a many-splendored thing, but yet, it can be a Chimera. What does it take to enjoy true love? If you manage to face your romantic love with realism, you are lead to real love and there ain’t no Chimeras.

Klodiana-Daphne Tona • 16-02-2016

Human Potential · Stress and Emotion

Running makes you smart, period.

Several mechanisms make sure the right substances in your brain are released when you are running, synergizing to improve for instance memory performance. But how does this work?

Saskia Heijnen • 22-12-2015

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Attention and Conformity - like a boss

Brains? Consider the gut!

E-cigarettes: Is there safety in smoking?

Negative impact of social media and our continued reliance on it

Truly a (Wo)man’s Best Friend – Emotion Recognition in Animals

It's about chocolate.

A food supplement to influence social behavior?!

Love might be a great chimera but, if you face your romantic love with realism, you got it!

Running makes you smart, period.