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Human Potential · Stress and Emotion

Why stress is not so easily forgotten

Whether an embarrassing blunder, the death of a friend or a missed train to a very important appointment: we seem remember stressful situations better than normal day-to-day events. But why is this the case? Why does our stress keep haunting us?

Stephanie Esajas • 29-05-2018

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

Human Potential · Stress and Emotion

How to run away from your problems

The runner finds his exercise fun and relaxing, yet the body’s stress response is activated.This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective: running after your meal or running to not become one is stressful. How can it be that the runner isn't stressed?

Saskia Heijnen • 18-08-2015

Human Potential · Stress and Emotion

Combat exam anxiety and stress with Yoga

Exam anxiety and stress can influence performance negatively. Yoga may be a solution to lower stress and improve the general and mental wellbeing.

Valerie Junk • 24-03-2015

Stress and Emotion

Brain scars

Bernet Elzinga, professor Stress-related Psychopathology at Leiden University, studies how trauma effects brain function and behaviour.

Bernet Elzinga • 26-05-2014

Human Potential

Learning is a series of sprints, not a marathon

Many students (and people in general) like to mass their efforts to boost short-term performance when an important exam or deadline is approaching. Scientific research points to a more functional and efficient long-term strategy to raise performance.

Edward Spruit • 28-10-2013

Human Potential · Social

Can you ‘pose’ your way to success?

Have you ever wondered why is it that sometimes you perform extremely well at presentations or job interviews while at other times your brain seems to freeze? Your performance in such tasks depends on the levels of two hormones: testosterone and cortisol.

Tina van Dam • 03-06-2013

Blogs

Why stress is not so easily forgotten

Brains? Consider the gut!

How to run away from your problems

Combat exam anxiety and stress with Yoga

Brain scars

Learning is a series of sprints, not a marathon

Can you ‘pose’ your way to success?