Donders Institute
The Donders Institute is a research centre devoted to understanding human cognition and behavior in health and disease. Hundreds of international researchers aim at the advancement of brain-, cognitive and behavioral science and improving health, education and technology.
Understanding mind and brain
100,000,000,000 neurons with 100,000 kilometers of connections between them, with a storage capacity exceeding that of a supercomputer. To understand this amazing human brain, we focus on 4 research themes:
Language and CommunicationPerception, Action and Decision-making
Even though preparing words and sentences takes a long time, people usually respond very quickly in conversation. How is that possible? Find the answer in How to respond lightning-fast during a conversation
Participate in our research!
Do you want to learn more about your brain and contribute to science? Then sign up as a research participant and make some money along the way!
Watch and read
Has Wikipedia influenced the way we learn things? Erno Hermans during a radio show at Npo1.
Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has implications for the Donders Institute. For the latest news and updates on coronavirus policies, see the websites of Radboud University or Radboudumc.
For employees: Instructions on how to work from home, can be found here for RU-employees or UMC-employees. Join us at the Donders Mattermost community here.