Theme 2: Perception, Action and Decision-making
This theme investigates the neural and cognitive mechanisms that allow us to perceive the world, to translate these sensations into action plans, and to decide how to enact these plans.
At the level of perception and action, researchers examine how sensory processing and motor performance operate and interrelate. At the level of regulation, researchers study how choice options are selected, and subsequently controlled, on the basis of cognitive, motivational, and affective factors. At the level of social interaction, researchers study how these processes are implemented when engaged with other agents.
Fundamental and clinical neuroscience
Across each of these levels of investigation, research examines the relationship between the brain and the respective cognitive processes that guide behavior. Research within this theme also has a clear clinical focus, with active investigations of neurological, psychiatric, and otorhinolaryngological populations.
The multidisciplinary and multi-level approach within Theme 2 creates the opportunity to employ varied analytical and theoretical perspectives, providing a fertile ground for effective interactions between fundamental and clinical neuroscientists. Overall therefore, the effort is to understand perception, action, and decision-making in both healthy and impaired organisms, and to explore and develop the potential societal implications of the fundamental discoveries.
See our list of lead scientists for researchers and research groups linked to this theme.
Contact
Marius Peelen, speaker of this theme
E: marius.peelen@donders.ru.nl
Secretary
Tildie Stijns
T: 024-3610651
E: tildie.stijns@donders.ru.nl
Researchers and research groups
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-V-W-X-Y-Z
Esther Aarts
Principal Investigator
Food & Cognition
Harold Bekkering
Principal Investigator
Learning & Motivation (LAM) & Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Bas Bloem 
Principal Investigator
Neurological Movement Disorders
Jan Buitelaar 
Principal Investigator
Developmental Neuropsychiatry
Rob Collin
Principal Investigator
Molecular Therapy for Inherited Eye Disorders
Roshan Cools 
Principal Investigator
Motivational & Cognitive Control
Frans Cremers 
Principal Investigator
Blindness Genetics
Baziel van Engelen 
Principal Investigator
Neuromuscular Diseases
Marco Gandolfo 
Research Fellow
Alexander Geurts 
Principal Investigator
Neurorehabilitation
Pim Haselager
Principal Investigator
Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Neuroscience (SIAC
Rick Helmich 
Associate Principal Investigator
Systems Neurology
Anneke den Hollander 
Principal Investigator
Multifactorial eye diseases
Carel Hoyng 
Principal Investigator
Macular Degeneration and Ophthamogenetics
Sabine Hunnius 
Principal Investigator
Baby Research on Action, Interaction & Neurocognition
Janneke Jehee 
Principal Investigator
Visual Computation
Rogier Kievit 
Principal Investigator
Lifespan Cognitive Dynamics
Caroline Klaver
Principal Investigator
Genetic-epidermiologic studies of various
complex and Mendelian eye disorders
Jeroen Klevering
Associate Principal Investigator
Retinal Dystrophies
Karin Klijn
Principal Investigator
Intracerebral haemorrhage and stroke
Hannie Kremer
Principal Investigator
Usher syndrome: Genetics and Functional Genomics
Floris de Lange
Principal Investigator
Predictive Brain
Frank-Erik de Leeuw 
Principal Investigator
Cerebrovascular disease
Dirk Lefeber
Principal Investigator
Glycosylation Disorders in Neurology
Tessa van Leeuwen
Research fellow
Rob van Lier 
Principal Investigator
Perception and Awareness
Rogier Mars 
Principal Investigator
Cognitive Neuroecology Lab
Pieter Medendorp 
Principal Investigator
Sensorimotor Control
Uta Noppeney
Principal Investigator
Multisensory perception, learning and attention
John van Opstal 
Principal Investigator
Auditory System, Gaze Control & Executive Function
Hanneke den Ouden 
Principal Investigator
Learning & Decision-making
Marius Peelen 
Principal Investigator
Visual Cognitive Neuroscience
Edo Richard
Principal Investigator
Prevention of Dementia
Karin Roelofs 
Principal Investigator
Affective Neuroscience
Susanne Roosing 
Associate Principal Investigator
Blindness Genetics
Iris van Rooij 
Principal Investigator
Computational Cognitive Science
Alan Sanfey 
Principal Investigator
Decision Neuroscience
Hans Scheffer 
Associate Principal Investigator
Clinical Molecular Genetics of Heterogeneous Genetic Disorders
Ivan Toni 
Principal Investigator
Intention and Action
Anil Tuladhar 
Associate Principal Investigator
Cerebrovascular disease
Lennart Verhagen 
Associate Principal Investigator
Cognitive Neuromodulation
Robbert-Jan Verkes
Associate Principal Investigator
Disorders in Impulse- and Aggression Regulation
Nienke de Vries
Associate Principal Investigator
Disorder of movement
Marc van Wanrooij 
Principal Investigator
Multisensory Integration
Bart van de Warrenburg 
Principal Investigator
Rare and Genetic Movement Disorders
Richard van Wezel 
Principal Investigator
Visual Neuroscience
Vivian Weerdensteyn 
Principal Investigator
Mobility and neurological diseases
Erwin van Wyk
Associate Principal Investigator