Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging

Research institute

The Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN) is one of the six research centres of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. Our mission is to advance the understanding of the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying human behaviour through innovative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary research. By integrating and developing advanced neuroimaging techniques, computational models, interventions, and novel experimental paradigms, we aim to uncover the fundamental principles of brain and cognition across both healthy and clinical populations. With our findings, we want to make impactful contributions to science and also to society, particularly in the domains of healthcare, education, public policy, and technology.

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Lianne Remie

A healthy diet may help protect the brain against inflammation

A healthy diet may play a protective role in the relationship between inflammation in the body and inflammation in the brain.

Karin Roelofs

ERC Advanced Grant for Karin Roelofs

Roelofs will receive €2.5 million from the European Research Council for her project HEART2ADAPT, to investigate body-mind interactions during decisions under threat.

Research projects

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MIND-PD - The effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for Parkinson's disease

This project studies whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, and - importantly - whether benefits remain after 12 months.

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SocialDynamics - The art of navigating social interactions

SocialDynamics studies social anxiety in real-life interactions. It explores how the brain handles communication and emotions in unpredictable social situations to explain why these situations are so challenging for socially anxious individuals.

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Maintaining Optimal Cognitive Function In Ageing (MOCIA) - A personalised lifestyle prevention approach

MOCIA assesses the gut-brain mechanisms underlying the effects of multi-domain lifestyle intervention on cognition in older adults. This helps the development of support resources that empower and motivate individuals to make healthy choices.

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The Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is embedded within the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. 

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