Dr. Lieneke Janssen

Past interviews, lectures, keynotes and panel discussions.

2026

  • Talk on the neuroscience of daily habits, part of a workshop on nudging in the context of sustainable mobility, Konferenz “Anschluss Erreichen”, Berlin, 20.5.26
  • Interview on dopamine detox, emotion Magazin, issue June ’26
  • Interview on fasting and habits, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
  • Interview on habits, ZEIT Wissen, issue 2/2026, in der Serie ‘Manchmal wäre ich gerne anders’ (link)
  • Interview on habits, ZDFheute auf Instagram, ‘So schaffst du deine Neujahrsvorsätze’, 1.1.2026 (link)

2025

  • Mention related to dopamine and habit learning, Tagesschau, 31.12.2025 (link)
  • Invited talk for industry on the power of habit, 24.11.25
  • Interview on dopamine, Gehirn&Geist, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, issue 8/2025 (link)
  • Interactive presentations for 5-6 year old children, a journey through the brain, at a local Kindergarten, 09.04.2025 & 26.06.2025
  • Science talk with Gert Scobel, on rites, rituals and routines, Scobel, 3sat, broadcast on 06.03.2025 (link)

2024

  • Interview on dopamine fasting, Lecker, her damit!, Die ZEIT, issue 14/2024 (link)
  • Interview on habits, Das Gehirn und seine Gewohnheiten, moment-by-moment, Winter issue 04/2024 (link)

2023

  • Interview on the power of habit, Die Macht der Gewohnheit, Deutschlandfunk, broadcast on 21.12.2023 (link)
  • Interview on dopamine, for My Challenge – Glück ohne Pause, MDR Wissen, broadcast on 16.06.2023 (link)
  • Interview on changing habits, Gewohnheiten ändern: Wie wir den inneren Schweinhund überwinden, Das Wissen, SWR, broadcast in 2023 and 2025 (link)

2022

  • Campus Talk on the brain and its habits, ARD Alpha, broadcast on 16.05.2022 & 18.11.2024 (link)

2021

  • Interview on why losing weight is so hard, Ach Mensch!, Detector.fm, broadcast on 14.07.2021 (link)
  • Blog post on how dopamine became a rock star, Thinky & Brain, Spektrum.de SciLogs, 02.07.2022 (link)

2020

  • Lecture on dopamine fasting, Dopamine Fasting: Fast eine gute Idee, Circus of Science in Leipzig, 19.02.2020

< 2017

  • Lecture for a workshop, Mindful eating, National Symposium Mindfulness, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
  • Lectures and demonstrations (in Dutch) at regional high schools and libraries, as well as on Dutch scientific and cultural festivals (e.g., Oerol)
  • Elevator Pitches, FameLab 2016, 2. Place in the national, Dutch finals
  • >15 blog posts (Dutch and English), on neuroscience and psychology, donderswonders.nl
  • Interviews (in Dutch) for national radio stations, Newspapers and magazines