Agenda
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Treatment of prescription opioid use disorder
This PhD thesis investigated addiction to strong prescription painkillers (opioids) in patients with chronic pain.
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Stress hormone effects on memory: Focusing on memory specificity and strength
This PhD thesis examines the effects of norepinephrine (NE) and glucocorticoid hormones, corticosterone in rodents and cortisol in humans (CORT), on memory strength and specificity.
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DCN seminar by Seth Egger
Intelligence requires computing a policy for action by integrating information represented internally with that encoded in sensory populations. What did we examine to determine the circuit mechanism of this computation.
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Computational principles of network oscillations and stability in cortical microcircuits
The PhD defence of F. Tahvili is on 17 June 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Talk by Natalia Kurcikova: The Role of Olfaction in Children’s Education
Join us for a talk and discussion session on the role of smell in education and its importance for children’s development!
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Donders Session - Edward de Haan
Donders Session with Edward de Haan.
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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.
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Inaugural lecture professor Eric Ruhé
Professor of Difficult-to-Treat Depression at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Radboud University, will give an inaugural lecture (in Dutch) on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 04.00 p.m.
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The brain under pressure: Studying cerebral small vessel disease in adults with hypertension
The PhD defence of E. Janssen is on 22 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Workshop: Computational Modeling Focus Group
Computational Modeling Focus Group
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Brain Charts of White Matter for Precision Psychiatry
This PhD thesis examines biological differences in individuals sharing a psychiatric diagnosis and establishes reference charts for brain white matter—the pathways enabling communication between brain regions.
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On Autopilot or in Control? How Rewards, Memory, and Dopamine Shape Everyday Decisions
This PhD thesis examined how automatic and goal-directed processes shape our decisions and demonstrates how cues associated with reward or punishment can influence our actions.
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Sensing Change: Sensory Processing in Drosophila Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This thesis investigates the genetic and biological mechanisms underlying sensory processing differences, with a focus on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a translational model.
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Group-Blended and Individual-Unguided Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for people with cancer: Beyond Symptom Reduction
This PhD thesis investigates mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in cancer treatment, including digital formats (eMBIs), and shows how this is effective not only in reducing challenges but also in boosting wellbeing, growth, and self-compassion.
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Workshop: Cortical Dynamics & Predictive Learning: Synergy or Subtraction?
The speakers in this workshop will discuss their empirical and theoretical work of relevance to the nature of cortical dynamics across time and between different layers and areas, in relation to ideas about the way that cortical learning might work.
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Modelling monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders: A multi-level analysis across species
Brain development is an intricate process that involves a sequence of steps tightly regulated in time and space, orchestrated by specific expression patterns in various cell types.
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ERC President Maria Leptin visits Donders Institute and Radboud University
On 7 July 2026, the Donders Institute will welcome Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC). The afternoon promises a diverse and inspiring programme featuring contributions from Maria Leptin and several ERC laureates.
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Donders Lecture by Iain Couzin
Iain Couzin is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and a Professor and Director (Speaker) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Excellence Cluster
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COMPASS Symposium 2026
We are pleased to share that the Meaningful Human Control of AI (DI) and the Computational Pathology Lab (RadboudUMC) research groups are collaborating to organise the COMPASS Symposium, aiming to guide us towards answering this question.
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Facing Your Fears: Neuromodulation of Human Emotional Behavior
The PhD defence of S.W. Meijer is on 11 September 2026 at 12:30 pm.