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The department of cognitive neuroscience explores the development and function of the nervous system in health and disease, with a special focus on neurodevelopmental, stress-related and sensory disorders.
We focus on in-depth translational research at the intersection of cognitive and clinical neurosciences, as well as on the teaching and training researchers and health professionals.
Our hallmarks:
- International recognition, based on innovative expertise, publications, grants, scientific awards and networks;
- Excellent scientific training for master and PhD students;
- Expert teaching and teaching development within the UMC and beyond;
- Interaction with top researchers, clinical partners and others to promote interdisciplinary knowledge transfer and to develop potential applications.
Head of department
prof. dr. Barbara Franke
Contact
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Secretariat CNS
+31 (0) 24 361 42 24
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Mariëlle Langereis
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Operations
Managing Director: Arthur Willemsen
Manager Business Operations: Nicolien Beld
Assistant Business Operations : Nino Calò
Management Assistant: Nadine Brouwer
Management Assistant: Ellen Evers
Management Assistant: Erna Sommer-Verploegen
Phone number: +31 (0)24 361 42 44 -
Trigon, route 200, kamer 02.275
024 (36) 14244
Our researchers Cognitive Neuroscience
A list of researchers connected to this department.
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Visiting address
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Kapittelweg 29
6525 EN Nijmegen
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Internships
Human research
internships
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Focus: Estimating the electric activity of the heart and the brain from recorded signals at the body surface, and computing the currents inside the brain from electric or magnetic stimulation outside the head.
Contact: Dr. Thom Oostendorp
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Focus: Vision, visuo-motor integration and visual restoration following stroke; imaging, behavior, modeling.
Contact: Dr. Bert van den Berg
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Focus: Research using human brain imaging, psychophysiology, and psychopharmacology on the neural basis of cognitive and affective processes, with the ultimate goal to advance treatment of stress-related psychopathology.
Contact: Dr. Erno Hermans
E-mail: erno.hermans@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Environmental factors and mechanisms that shape early and long-term human development, using psychological and biological perspectives. Interdisciplinary methods and areas of interest that include stress, caregiving, health, intestinal microbiota, behavior, breast milk, and interventions.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Carolina de Weerth
E-mail: Carolina.deWeerth@radboudumc.nl
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Focus: Human cognitive neuroscience studying the brain basis of memory, emotion, and their interactions. An interdisciplinary approach is applied integrating cognitive neuroimaging, genetics, pharmacology and diverse clinical disciplines.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Guillén Fernández
Email: g.fernandez@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Cognitive, neural and genetic mechanisms involved in neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, autism, Conduct Disorder/Psychopathy) over the lifespan; including identifying new molecular targets for treatment, and developing and testing effective non-pharma (diet and mindfulness) and biological/pharma interventions.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Jan Buitelaar
Email: Jan.Buitelaar@radboudumc.nl
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Focus: Mechanisms underlying ADHD in the context of normal and positive psychological functioning, using behavioural genetic (twin, family, molecular genetic) designs and neuroimaging. Mindfulness training as an intervention for children with ADHD and their parents. Positive mental health.
Contact: Dr. Corina Greven
E-mail: c.greven@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: To develop statistical and machine learning techniques for making predictions relevant to brain disorders and to understand their underlying neurobiology on the basis of neuroimaging data.
Contact: Dr. Andre Marquand
E-mail: a.marquand@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Understanding the link between genetic liability for different neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, the brain structure, and long-tern functional outcomes using neuroimaging, genome-wide statistics, longitudinal data and multivariate statistics.
Contact: Emma Sprooten
E-mail e.sprooten@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Memory enhancement by sleep and other interventions, such as mnemonic strategies and memory training. Neural basis of cognitive processes during sleep, including dreaming. Healthy subjects and patients with affective disorders.
Contact: Dr. Martin Dresler
E-Mail: martin.dresler@donders.ru.nl
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Animal/human research
internship
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Focus: Investigate the primate brain from neuron to behaviour using advanced psychophysics, neuroimaging and (single-unit) electrophysiology. The focus is on visual perception, visuomotor behaviour and cognitive control in health and disease. Modeling links the levels of research.
Contact: Dr. Jeroen Goossens
E-mail: j.goossens@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Sensorimotor control, Multisensory integration, Auditory System, Eye-head coordination.
Contact: Prof. Dr. John van Opstal
Email: j.vanopstal@donders.ru.nl
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Do gut bacteria interfere with depression?Effectiveness antidepressants may be improved11 October 2023
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Adversities permanently change our brainsAn aberrant reaction to adversities may increase the risk of psychiatric disorders22 August 2023
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New maps reveal the individual brain changes linked to different mental illnesses15 August 2023
