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Research Department Medical Neuroscience

About

We explore the development and function of the nervous system in health and disease, with a special focus on neurodevelopmental, stress-related and sensory disorders.

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prof. dr. Barbara Franke
department head

+31 (0) 24 361 42 44

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Research groups organized by our department

Behavioural neuroscience

Benno Roozendaal's research group investigates the effects of stress and emotional arousal on learning and memory.

Cognitive affective neuroscience

Erno Hermans's research group studies how the brain adapts to stress—from development to acute effects on cognition and plasticity—to improve treatment for stress-related psychopathology and to develop novel interventions to boost resilience.

Computational psychiatry

André Marquand's research group develops analytical tools based on machine learning for the analysis of biomedical data, including neuroimaging, passive smartphone monitoring and environmental data.

Scientific impact

Ambition and impact

See how our department creates scientific impact that leads to innovation in health and healthcare.

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Ambition and impact

We aim to have a significant impact on health, prevention, and innovation of care. We achieve this through increasing our understanding of the development, function, and plasticity of the brain as well as through teaching the next generation of professionals on these topics.

With our multidisciplinary team, we focus on neurodevelopmental and stress-related processes in brain health and disease, integrating research from molecule to man and population.