UK Biobank resource

Brain imaging and genetics researchers in Nijmegen collaborate on various research questions using the UK Biobank resource. The different projects are listed below.

Genetic and environmental factors including nutritional and lifestyle influences on neurodevelopmental disorders/traits (including impulsivity/compulsivity) and their brain correlates.

Prof. Jan Buitelaar – Radboudumc Nijmegen 
Prof. Barbara Franke – Radboudumc Nijmegen
Dr. Catharina Hartman –  University Medical Center Groningen
Prof. Jacqueline Vink – Radboud University Nijmegen
Prof. Simon Fisher – Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen

Read more about this project here.

If you are affiliated with one of the above institutes and are interested in collaborating on this project with your own sub-question please contact the Cognomics Manager.

Left-right asymmetry of the human brain, its underlying genetic factors, and its relation to cognitive abilities and susceptibility for cognitive disorders.

Dr. Clyde Francks  – Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen
Dr. Fabrice Crivello – University of Bordeaux, France

Read more about this project here.