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Radboud Science Award for Erno Hermans: Stress detectives
Erno Hermans and researchers within his group Cognitive affective neuroscience are investigating how the brain can adapt to stress factors. He will receive a Radboud Science Award for his significant contribution to science.
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From A to Z: 10 years of research on the brain and language
To understand why we have such a developed communication system, we need to find everything in the brain related to language. The more differences we map, the more we can say about the linguistic brain.
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Donders Institute: broader than ever
Since 2023, the Donders Institute has expanded with two new ‘full partners’, the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Psycholinguistics and the Centre for Language Studies (CLS), embracing a more broader research spectrum than ever before.
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Bernadette Jansma appointed as new Chair of the Supervisory Board Donders Institute
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Bernadette Jansma as the new Chair of Donders Institute’s Supervisory Board.
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Early exposure to diverse faces helps babies overcome prejudices later in life
Babies who have more diverse social contacts in the first years of their life can get over their prejudices more easily by the age of 17. That's according to research by neuroscientist Saskia Koch of Radboud University.
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Take a look at our Brain Computer Interfacing lab
Imagine yourself being paralyzed: you cannot move anymore you cannot talk anymore. Researchers Michael Tangermann and Jordy Thielen are developing new technologies that allow you to communicate again, simply by using your brain.
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Take a look at our Brain Stimulation Lab
Did you know we can stimulate your brain in one of our labs? Would you like to see what this looks like? Lennart Verhagen, Hanneke den Ouden, and Soha Farboud provide you a unique look at the Donders Institute's Brain Stimulation Lab.
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NWO ENW-M grant for unique 3-photon microscope
Researchers at the Donders Institute have received a NWO ENW-M-invest grant for research on attention and perception. The grant will be used for a 3-photon microscope suitable for macaques, the only one of its kind in Europe.
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Donders Cube Award for Pieter Medendorp and Richard van Wezel
Pieter Medendorp, and Richard van Wezel received the Donders Cube for establishing the new Human Neuroscience bachelor’s programme. The Donders Cube is awarded annually for exceptional contributions to the Donders Institute.
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Better aphasia rehabilitation through attention to language variation
Language recovery in people with aphasia varies from person to person. Marina Ruiter, together with an interdisciplinary team, is researching language variation in aphasia. The aim is to better measure individual differences and understand them.
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Uta Noppeney and Erik Storkebaum new members of the Academia Europaea
The Academia Europaea is the pan-European academy of sciences, humanities, law, and literature. Several Donderians are member of this network and Uta Noppeney and Erik Storkebaum are the latest additions to this prestigious network
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Highly Sensitive Persons wanted for research during the Week of HSP
This week marks the Week of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), dedicated to raising awareness about high sensitivity, an excellent opportunity to learn more about HSP and to participate in important scientific research in this field.
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Ageing in balance: rehabilitating older adults back for cycling
Balance is a challenge, especially for ageing adults. But to get back on your bike in 3 months is no magic, as shown by Dr Eric Maris, in his study that provided rehabilitative cycling training among senior adults who struggled with balance.
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Freeze response in dangerous situations is actually very useful
A doctoral research project conducted at Radboud University by Felix Klaassen and defended on the 5th of June shows that the freeze response can be really helpful in dealing with a situation in a well-considered way.
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Card game for Recognition and Rewards: 'Making charged topics discussable'
Having valuable conversations with academic colleagues in an accessible way, about themes that usually remain beneath the surface. This is possible with mmmAcademia, a new card game that promotes dialogue and reflection on Recognition and Rewards.
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Congenital abnormalities ten times more frequent in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders are found to have congenital abnormalities at least ten times more frequently than their peers, as revealed by a recent analysis led by clinical geneticist Bert de Vries.
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NWO Open Technology funding for LiveScope
The LiveScope project, led by Bernhard Englitz, was awarded a NWO Open Technology grant of €850k. LiveScope is a first-of-its-kind audiovisual tracking system for rodents with breakthrough spatial accuracy.
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Bart van de Warrenburg appointed as professor of Rare and Genetic Movement Disorders
Neurologist Bart van de Warrenburg has been appointed as professor of Rare and Genetic Movement Disorders at Radboudumc / Radboud University. He is mapping genetic causes and disease mechanisms of rare movement disorders.
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Royal Honours for Bas Bloem and Marten Munneke
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, Marten Munneke and Bas Bloem were awarded Royal Honours by Minister of Medical Care Pia Dijkstra.
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Innovation in brain injury rehabilitation: Karman Line games
For brain-injured patients, the emergence of brain games seems to offer hope for recovery and improvement of brain functions. Dirk Bertens' Karman Line games distinguish themselves by focusing on teaching compensation strategies.