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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.

Highlights

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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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DGS - Academic Integrity Day

What happens when good intentions meet grey areas? Our annual Integrity Day explores real-life dilemmas in academic conduct, helping you navigate the complex landscape of responsible research.

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
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Brain Museum

Visit the Brain Museum in the city centre of Nijmegen.

Visit the Brain Museum in the city centre of Nijmegen.