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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.

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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:

VoorkantLanguage and Communication

Perception, Action and Decision-making

Development and lifelong plasticity

Natural Computing & Neurotechnology

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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

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Participate in our research!

Research participants wanted at DondersDo 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!

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Npo Radio 1 Erno Hermans Wikipedia lerenHas Wikipedia influenced the way we learn things? Erno Hermans during a radio show at Npo1.

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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.