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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.
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Donders Institute celebrates 750th PhD Thesis
Today, Donders Graduate School marked a significant milestone: Marina Hommersom successfully defended her doctoral thesis, making her thesis the 750th entry in the Donders Thesis Series since the first in 2007.
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Mobility Opportunities between the Donders Institute and Western University
The Donders Institute and the Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) at Western University (Ontario, Canada) are delighted to continue their mobility collaboration.
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Donders’ Research Stimulation Funds: call for new collaborations and focus groups
At the Donders Institute, new ideas often begin at the crossroads of disciplines. Through its Research Stimulation Funds, the institute encourages researchers to explore collaborations.
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Learning a new language often goes wrong with pronunciation and head movements
Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to make mistakes in the new language: incorrect intonation can change the meaning of a word or sentence.
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Janita Bralten receives NWO Vidi grant for research into link between psyche, body and insulin
Assistant professor Janita Bralten (Radboudumc, Donders Institute) has received a Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Veni award for Nicky Scheefhals: How “Mix and Match” synapses keep our brains flexible
Supported by a Veni grant, Nicky Scheefhals aims to study a special type of synapse in which components of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses come together: mixed synapses.
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“A wonderful time, but with a lot of uncertainty” – Paula Fikkert on postdocs
During Postdoc Appreciation Week, we reflect on the value of postdocs. For Paula Fikkert, dean of the Faculty of Arts and researcher, it is a familiar theme: “I am an expert by experience, spending ten years as a postdoc."
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Navigating the postdoc journey: Abdelrahman Rayan on research, challenges, and self-care
As part of Postdoc Awareness Week, Abdelrahman Rayan, postdoctoral researcher at the Donders Centre for Neuroscience in Lisa Genzel’s group and a former member of the Postdoc Council, shares his experience as a postdoc.
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Kick-off Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW)
The very first Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) in the Netherlands will take place next week. From 15 to 19 September, Donders Institute is also organising a packed programme in collaboration with partners on campus.
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Early maternal sensitivity linked to better children’s physical health
Does the way parents respond to their baby’s signals affect not just emotional wellbeing, but also physical health later in life? A new study suggests the answer is yes.
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ADHD Escape Room secures funding and opens new timeslots for visitors this fall
The ADHD Escape Room has received a Science Communication grant from NWO of €50,000. With this funding, the project team can expand the successful prototype version into a transportable escape game that brings science and lived experience together.
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ERC Starting Grants for research into language, money circulation and medieval songs
Three researchers at Radboud University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). They will receive a grant of rougly 1.5 million euros.
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Veni grant for research into curiosity, an important motivator for learning
Lieke van Lieshout has received a prestigious NWO Veni grant for her research into curiosity. She will use this grant to gain a better understanding of how we remain curious and how this can improve learning.
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PhD candidates and Postdocs: The heart of the Donders Institute
With over 500 PhD candidates and more than 200 postdoctoral researchers, the Donders Institute is home to one of the largest early-career research communities on campus. These young researchers form the beating heart of the institute.
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Veni grant to study how we learn from threats and reward, and how that is changed in anxiety
Bob Bramson has been awarded a prestigious Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to study how the brain learns from rewards and punishments, and how this process may be biased in people with anxiety.
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Veni grants for eleven Radboud researchers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eleven young researchers of the Radboud University. With this grant of up to 320.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
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NWO grants to explore brain circuits and baby’s learning
Two projects have been awarded Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Open Competition M grants of €400,000 by NWO. Their work will shed new light on how our brains support speech and learning.
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New research tackles stress and aggression with virtual reality
The CONTEXT project has been awarded nearly €7 million from the National Science Agenda (NWA) for an ambitious project to reduce stress and aggression among police officers and at-risk youth.