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Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour

The Donders Institute explores the human brain, cognition, and behaviour across various disciplines, including medicine, physics, biology, psychology, AI, and language studies. Our researchers collaborate to enhance knowledge of the brain, aiming to benefit health, education, and technology.

Highlights

Donders Day 2026

Donders Day 2026: science, community and recognition

Donderians gathered for a day defined by energy, exchange and inspiration during the Donders Day 2026.

Gianina Cristian

Brain signals linked to intelligence in developing children

Subtle patterns in children’s brain activity can predict individual differences in intelligence, a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience shows.

Het Trigon-gebouw

Theme meetings for Donderians

Theme meetings will be organized every third Thursday, every two months, such that all Donderians have the opportunity to join multiple theme meetings.

Agenda

Stress during and after pregnancy: What does it mean for the child?

DCCN Colloquium by Prof. Dr. Judith Burkart

Treatment of prescription opioid use disorder

This is the Donders Institute

The Donders Institute, based in Nijmegen, is a leading research institute in the field of brain, cognition and behaviour. In this short video, you will get a unique insight into the work of more than 1,000 scientists from this network, spread across six partners on the Nijmegen campus.

Learn more about the Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour

The Donders Institute and the Donders Citylab offer several opportunities to learn more about our science. We are always looking for research participants to do experiments and you are invited to visit the Brain Museum in the city centre of Nijmegen:

Sensorimotor lab

Become a research participant

Help us by participating in one of our research projects

Help us by participating in one of our research projects
ADHD Escape

ADHD Escape

Mobile escape experience about busyness, focus, and resilience. A game that doesn't explain what ADHD is, but lets you feel what it is like to live with ADHD.

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