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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.

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    Roshan Cools

    Roshan Cools appointed scientific director of the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging

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    On 1 March, Roshan Cools was appointed scientific director of the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN), one of the six partners of the Donders Institute. She succeeds Alan Sanfey, who has led the centre in recent years.

    Foto van onderzoeker Esther Aarts zitten op een bankje buiten tussen herfstbladeren

    Vici Grant for Esther Aarts to study how the gut shapes the brain in overeating

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    Our gut sends signals to the brain about hunger and fullness, but we still do not understand well how the gut–brain connection affects eating when people eat without being hungry.

    Donders Institute Open Dag 2026 - De Brein Show

    Donders Institute Open Day

    Saturday 21 March 2026, 12 pm - 5 pm Presentation

    Discover how fascinating your brain is during The Brain Show! A day full of interactive experiences, from exciting escape rooms and illusions to live demonstrations, lectures and experiments – there is something for everyone, young and old alike.

    News

    Roshan Cools appointed scientific director of the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging

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    José Marques: connecting technology and people in Natural Computing and Neurotechnology

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    Vici Grant for Esther Aarts to study how the gut shapes the brain in overeating

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    Vici grants for research into obesity, gender-related violence, and digitisation

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    Agenda

    First Thursday Writing Club

    Thursday 5 March 2026, 9:30 am - 11:30 am Meet-up

    Clinical psychological aspects of genetic neurodevelopmental disorders: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy approach to emotion regulation in Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    Thursday 5 March 2026, 10:30 am PhD defence

    Spierafbraak door narcose en extreme inspanning

    Friday 6 March 2026, 12:30 pm PhD defence

    Inaugural lecture professor Alexander Heimel

    Friday 13 March 2026, 4 pm Inaugural lecture
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    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.