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Social Network Implementation of Health Campaigns Among Youth (SNIHCY)
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2019,
"Western societies devote substantial resources to media health campaigns, especially targeting young people. Unfortunately, health campaigns often have disappointing impact. There is a compelling need for insight into campaign implementation in social life. Especially among youth, the social environment plays a crucial role in message processing. Therefore, health campaigns can only be improved w ...
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Beyond the Genetics of Addiction (ADDICTION)
Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2017,
My proposal seeks to explain the complex interplay between genetic and environmental causes of individual variation in substance use and the risk for abuse. Substance use is common. Substances like nicotine and cannabis have well-known negative health consequences, while alcohol and caffeine use may be both beneficial and detrimental, depending on quantity and frequency of use. Twin studies (inclu ...
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Enhancing cognitive flexibility in autism (EnhancingFlexibility)
Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2016,
The proposed project seeks to apply theoretical knowledge and insights from the research field on cognitive training and develop interventions that target flexible behaviour in autism. While empirical evidence for success of cognitive training is provided by improvement of skills within a certain task context, this project aims to determine which training regimens would target underlying mechanism ...
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Neural correlates of spatial memory in children and adults (Spatial Memory)
Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2013,
In everyday life we navigate through known and unknown spatial environments. We have to learn how to find our way back, make a detour around a barrier or find a shortcut. The ability to remember the spatial surroundings and to communicate about space has been crucial to human adaptation and survival. The proposed research project investigates the development of spatial skills, the underlying neura ...
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