Human Potential · Stress and Emotion Let go of the pain - Cognitive Disengagement through Mindfulness Can a meditation technique like mindfulness be the key to a non-pharmacological treatment for pain? Recent research suggests it can but there might be a flipside to these findings. Lavinia Przyborowski • 03-11-2015
Human Potential · Stress and Emotion Improved learning without extra effort? The popularity of online lectures increases daily but is it as effective as we think? Students easily lose track when there is no interaction. Frequent testing of students has shown to improve retention of information. Mattanja Pauw • 27-10-2015
Human Potential Commercial brain stimulation device impairs working memory Is brain stimulation without professional supervision really harmless? What can the scientific community do about sweeping claims from the brain training industry? Laura Steenbergen • 20-10-2015
Human Potential Instant Karma! Better attentional control through meditation John Lennon was so impressed by the impact of meditation on his mental experience that he wrote his famous song “Instant Karma”. Was he right? Lorenza Colzato • 13-10-2015
Social „You move me” - one small step for a man, one giant leap for social interaction. Step by step we move closer. But how much more than words do movements tell us about each others’ thoughts and feelings? Christopher Bienek • 06-10-2015
Pharma · Human Potential · Social Better food – better prisoners? How enhanced nutrition influences behavior. By enhancing the diet of prisoners, a more sociable behavior may be implemented. Kim Nolte • 29-09-2015
