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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.
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How our brain learns from experience and prior probabilities
A predator generally knows when and where its prey is likely to appear. At the same time, the prey learns where danger might come from and when to run. Without realizing it, both are constantly learning patterns.
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A healthy diet may help protect the brain against inflammation
A healthy diet may play a protective role in the relationship between inflammation in the body and inflammation in the brain.
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Occasional smoking: harmless or not
New research, published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, shows that young people who smoke at least one cigarette a week show different brain activity when they see images related to smoking.
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Eyes on care after electroconvulsive therapy
For many patients with severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be lifesaving. But what happens after the treatment ends?
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Janna Vrijsen appointed Professor of Mental Fitness
Behavioural scientist Janna Vrijsen has been appointed Professor of Mental Fitness. Her aim is to help people with depression become mentally fit during treatment and maintain this afterwards.
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A tune for your thoughts: interview with Marije Derks-Dijkman
On April 2, Marije Derks-Dijkman will defend her PhD thesis, bringing together years of research on an idea that has been close to her heart for a great part of her life: the power of music to support memory.
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How the brain creates meaning: Martin Vinck investigates the key to thoughts, attention and consciousness
Hoe creëert het brein betekenis uit de enorme hoeveelheid informatie die het voortdurend binnenkrijgt? Volgens neurowetenschapper Martin Vinck ligt het antwoord in large-scale integratie.
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Roshan Cools appointed scientific director of the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
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.
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José Marques: connecting technology and people in Natural Computing and Neurotechnology
José Marques has spent his career at the intersection of physics, engineering and neuroscience. Since this year he will also bringi scientists together as theme leader of Theme 4: Natural Computing and Neurotechnology at the Donders Institute.
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Vici Grant for Esther Aarts to study how the gut shapes the brain in overeating
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.
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Vici grants for research into obesity, gender-related violence, and digitisation
Three scientists from Radboud University have each received a Vici research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This will allow Esther Aarts, Marieke van den Brink and Tamar Sharon further research in their fields.
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Ultrasound gives the brain a nudge in the right direction
Neuroscientist Soha Farboud of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has succeeded in adjusting activity in specific brain areas using a new technique.
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BrainHelpDesk: Your questions answered by neuroscience experts
In a recent publication in Brain Structure and Function, The BrainHelpDesk is featured as an innovative way to engage with the public. This online platform enables anyone to ask questions about the brain and receive answers directly from experts.
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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.
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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.
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2026 Executive Board update: Donders Institute continues to support collaboration
While the institute was formally established on 18 May 2024, this agreement now formally underpins our collaboration across the network.
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Why we sleep: insights from current research
In the sleep lab of Martin Dresler, scientists work every day to piece together the scientific puzzle of sleep. We spend roughly a third of our lives asleep, switching off for eight hours makes any organism highly vulnerable.
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ERC Consolidator Grant of €2 million to map how language emerges in the human brain
Stephanie Forkel has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant worth €2 million to transform our understanding of how language arises from the complex interplay of neural systems in the human brain.
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Bas Bloem: Parkinson’s is the canary in the coal mine warning us that our environment is sick
In a recent publication in The Lancet Neurology, Bloem and a group of internationally recognised scientists place Parkinson's in historical perspective, beginning with James Parkinson, who first described the disease in 1817.