Donders Centre for Neuroscience

The Donders Centre for Neuroscience (DCN) aims to understand the complex neural networks underlying perceptual, motor and cognitive brain functions. Researchers study these networks by employing experimental as well as computational approaches. DCN is a part of Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour and the Faculty of Science.

Also viewed a lot

Highlights

ELEANOR: Studying the brain's complexity with light on a chip

19 February 2025 Research news item

Funded by the Open Competition Domain Science-M grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the project aims to develop an innovative technology to study how human neurons process signals using light on a microchip.

The future of Brain Computer Interfaces: breakthroughs, education, and challenges

17 February 2025 News item

Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) have left the realm of science fiction for some years now. Recent developments are bringing these technologies even closer to practical application, such as controlling a recreational drone.

John van Opstal: 43 years of research on hearing and the eye

31 January 2025 News item

On 1 March 2024, John van Opstal officially retired, but he remains actively involved in ongoing projects as a researcher. In honour of his impressive career, a farewell symposium was organised last week.