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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

Roy Kessels en Kyra Wijnen

Korsakoff in focus: why more accurate diagnosis is essential for good care

Het syndroom van Korsakov is een ernstige hersenaandoening die veel impact heeft op het leven van mensen die het krijgen. In Nederland gaat het naar schatting om 8.000 tot 10.000 mensen. Er worden stappen gezet in diagnostiek.

Peelen bench

How the brain predicts objects in a changing world

In everyday life, we often encounter objects that are partially hidden or only seen from the corner of our eye. Our brain is remarkably good at keeping track of objects, and new research reveals how the brain is able to do so.

Kletskoppen - Met taal kun je meer

Kletskoppenfestival 2026

On February 22, the Kletskoppen Festival will take place in Bibliotheek Mariënburg in Nijmegen.

Agenda

DCN seminar by Dr. Philipp Schnepel (Imec)

DCCN Colloquium - Raffael Kalisch

Tracing the Echoes of Childhood Adversity

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
Opening Brain Museum

Brain Museum

Visit the Brain Museum in the city centre of Nijmegen.

Visit the Brain Museum in the city centre of Nijmegen.