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The aim of the proposed research is to test, by the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging, the hypothesis that psychometric schizotypy (referring to, e.g., subclinical hallucinations in healthy people) is associated with reduced activation of…
Primary objective:To identify the neural mechanisms via which oxytocin modulates social decision-making.Secondary objectives:- To provide an extension of observed behavioral effects of oxytocin on decision-making, specifically to examine decisions…
Do trauma cues trigger more craving in individuals with substance dependency and PTSD in comparison with substance dependent individuals without PTSD? If so, is this effect trauma-specific or are SUD-patients with PTSD more sensitive to general…
The project proposes to study 12-month victimization rates and risk factors among persons with severe mental illness (SMI). The results will be compared with a matched sample from the general population. Additionally, we will develop a preliminary…
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether people scoring higher on grief rumination show a stronger vigilance-avoidance pattern of attention for loss-related stimuli. We expect grief rumination will show a positive linear…
In our recent studies we found indications of the existence of particular cognitive deficits as well as memory impairments following different regiments of cytostatic agents. Together with the indications form our animal studies of a potential…
The global aim of the proposal is to expand our knowledge on the functioning of the fronto-striatal system and the relation to behavioral rigidity, and how these are affected by dopaminergic modulation. The specific aim is to study the effects of…
Examine how unexpected reward and unexpected punishment affect working memory, that is, the ability to maintain information across time, update task-relevant information and ignore task-irrelevant information.Determine the extent to which…
In our recent studies we found indications of the existence of particular cognitive deficits as well as memory impairments following different regiments of cytostatic agents. Together with the indications form our animal studies of a potential…
The study has three main objectives:a) to investigate whether autistics can achieve normalized levels of language processing when receiving explicit attentional instructions. b) to study if (and if yes, how) an instructed attentional change towards…
The goal of this study is to explore how preferences for appropriate interpersonal distance varies across different forensic populations.
The goal of this research project is to develop a multidisciplinary guideline for the responsible and restrictive treatment of freedom restriction in the care for elderly with dementia and people with intellectual disabilities. In this guideline the…
The effects of kidney transplantation on circadian rhythm. Focus on sleep and cardiometabolic risks.
Primary Objective: - What influence has kidney transplantation on (recovery of) melatonin production?Secondary Objective(s): - Is recovery of melatonin rhythm after kidney transplantation related to improvement of other circadian rhythms, e.g. body…
Research into the effects of memory training on behavior and cognitive performance of ADHD children.
Studying and comparing the short and long-term effects of two different memory trainings on the behavior and cognitive performance of children with ADHD within a controled design. Training excersizes are dereived from a published training from…
The aim of the study is to provide Dutch norms for the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition (Bayley III; Bayley 2006), including a reliability and validation study.
ObjectiveThe objective of this research is to formulate a better and more useful definition of the term competenceand to write a guideline which can be used by mental health professionals and more widely, in medicine.It will result in a…
This study aims to determine the effects of acute coffee consumption compared to consumption of decaffeinated coffee on subjective fatigue and vitality ratings, neuropsychological performance and brain activity during working memory and learning…
The closer examination of acute effects of a single administration cortisol. compared to placebo, on different aspects of attention and other cognitive processing of emotionally relevant stimuli in healthy young men. The central question is what…
Study 1:- Determine whether loss aversion behaviour (i.e. increased sensitivity to losses compared to gains) is modulated by dopamine levels using a pharmacological challenge- Assess whether this effect is accompanied by the modulation of brain…
To study whether the administration of oxytocin leads to stronger empathic responses on 3 different empathy-related tasks compared to a placebo.