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Staff members with discipline Neurosciences

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Professor of Anesthesiology
speech motor control, Parkinson's disease, motor speech disorders, voice, speech acoustics, psychoacoustics
D. (Defne) Abur, Dr
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Assistant Professor of Speech and Speech Technology
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PhD candidate part of the EQIPD (European Quality in Preclinical Data) consortium, a combined effort of universities and pharmaceutical companies, with the purpose of increasing the quality of preclinical data. The objectives are speeding up the discovery of new medications, in particular for neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer's and a safer transition from preclinical to clinical research.
T.P. (Tim) Ahuis, MSc
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PhD Candidate
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Cognitive neuroscience

Please see elkanakyurek.com for more information.
E.G. (Elkan) Akyürek, Prof Dr
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Professor
neuropsychology, brain stimulation, hallucinations, emotion, brain, psychosis, depression, schizophrenia, cognitive aging
prof. dr. A. (Andre) Aleman
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a.aleman umcg.nl
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Professor
A. (Ahmet) Altinok
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dr. R. (Rob) Bakels
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r.bakels umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
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S.A. (Sebastián) Balart Sanchez
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s.a.balart.sanchez umcg.nl
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w.baron umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6116
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Research associate
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depression, e-health, experience sampling, metascience
J.A.C.J. (Jojanneke) Bastiaansen
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j.bastiaansen umcg.nl
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Senior researcher
first 1000 days
nutritional programming
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e.m.van.der.beek umcg.nl
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Applied methods: Hidden semi-Markov Model multivariate pattern analysis (HsMM-MVPA), evidence accumulation modelling (EAM), event-related potentials (ERPs), time-frequency analysis, intertrial coherence, linear-mixed effect models (LMEs), generalised additive mixed models (GAMMs), qualitative analysis.

Used measurement techniques: electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), eye-tracking, behavioral measures (reaction times, accuracy), questionnaires.

Analysis tools: Matlab, R, Python.
H. (Hermine) Berberyan
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h.berberyan rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
dr. M. (Mayra) Bittencourt, MSc
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m.bittencourt umcg.nl
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Neuroimmunology and glia celbiology; Stemcell biology and epigenetics
prof. dr. H.W.G.M. (Erik) Boddeke
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h.w.g.m.boddeke umcg.nl
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Professor
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prof. dr. J.A. (Johan) den Boer
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j.a.den.boer umcg.nl
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Professor of Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
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dr. A.S. (Ate) Boerema, PhD
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a.s.boerema rug.nl
+31 50 36 37848
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Postdoctoral fellow
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s.m.bohte rug.nl
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Treatment of Parkinson's disease, particularly apomorphine
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r.w.k.borgemeester umcg.nl
+31 50 361 1519
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PhD student
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Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Hemispheric specialization, child neuropsychology, neuropsychological assessment, and dementia.
prof. dr. J.M. (Anke) Bouma
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j.m.bouma rug.nl
+31 50 36 37601
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Professor
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o.f.brouwer umcg.nl
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Professor Neurology
Klinische Neuropsychologie. In het bijzonder:
- cognitieve, emotionele en gedragsmatige gevolgen van neurologische aandoeningen.
- sociale cognitie en de relatie met andere cognitieve functies & dagelijks functioneren.
- neuropsychologie binnen de neurochirurgie (gliomen, subarachnoïdale bloedingen).
dr. A.M. Buunk, MSc
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a.m.buunk rug.nl
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Human movement sciences
Biomechanics
Neuromechanics
Motor control
Gait analysis
Gait adaptation
Dynamic balance control
dr. T.J.W. (Tom) Buurke
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t.j.w.buurke umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
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Behavioral physiological, neurobiological and neuroendocrinological pre-clinical research into short- and long-term consequences of social conflicts.
dr. B. (Bauke) Buwalda
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b.buwalda rug.nl
+31 50 36 32352
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Associate professor
My main research focus is on microchimerism. Microchimerism is a pregnancy phenomenon where fetal cells travel towards maternal tissues and vice versa. These microchimeric cells are able to colonize host tissues and can persist lifelong. I am especially interested in the distribution, frequency and function of fetal, maternal and sibling microchimeric cells, during and after prengancy.
J.R. (Janne Rozemarijn - Romy) Buwalda-Smit, MSc
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romy.smit rug.nl
+31 50 36 32357
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PhD student
Epilepsy, Epidemiology, Clinical trials, Genetics, Neurology
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p.m.c.tijink umcg.nl
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Senior scientific researcher
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Neuromorphic engineering, learning in spiking CMOS neural networks and memristive systems, CMOS models of cortical circuits for brain-inspired computation, bio-inspired sensing (vision, olfaction, touch, active electrolocation, audition) and motor control.
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e.chicca rug.nl
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A. (Katerina) Christodoulou, MSc
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katerina.christodoulou rug.nl
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Lecturer
A. (Asterios) Chrysou
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a.chrysou umcg.nl
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The long-term aim of my group's research is to restore vision in visually impaired and blind people. We contribute to this goal through improving ophthalmic diagnosis, visual rehabilitation and better understand the origins of ophthalmic disease. In our research, we use eye movement recordings to improve diagnostics, or MRI to study the presence of anatomical and functional changes in the ophthalmic disease glaucoma. We expect this to shed led light on the origin of the disease, its relationships with other neurodegenerative diseases and to contribute to better diagnosis. In our research, we use eye tracking, behavioural and neuro-imaging methods to understand the workings of the visual system in both healthy and visually impaired participants. Our field of research we call visual neuroscience. 
prof. dr. F.W. (Frans) Cornelissen
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f.w.cornelissen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2505
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Professor
- Clinical linguistics and neurolinguistics: developmental language disorders, aphasia, and dementia (characterizing impairments and predictors of response to treatment).
- Psycholinguistics: lexical-semantic and morphosyntactic processing.
- Neuroscientific methods: tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation), structural MRI, ERPs.
V.M. (Vânia) Correia de Aguiar, PhD
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vania.de.aguiar rug.nl
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Brain Connectivity; Neuropsychiatry; Brain stimulation; Brain dynamics
dr. B. (Branislava) Curcic-Blake
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b.curcic umcg.nl
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Associate Professor
neurology, ageing, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome, neurochemistry, neuroinflammation, biomarkers
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p.p.de.deyn umcg.nl
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Neurologist, professor
Research in intellectual disability care, among others: caregiving, dysphagia, interventions, sleep apnea. Specialization: Dementia in people with intellectual disabilities, in particular Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome
dr. A.D. (Alain) Dekker
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a.d.dekker umcg.nl
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Lecturer-researcher
-Intergrative Neurobiology of Energy Balance (professoral chair)
-Behavioral energetics
-Obesity and co-morbidities
-Functional foods
prof. dr. G. (Gertjan) van Dijk
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gertjan.van.dijk rug.nl
+31 50 36 32116
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Professor
Behavioral neurobiology 
M. (Michael) van Dijk
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michael.van.dijk rug.nl
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PhD-candidate
Field / Discipline
Audiology, Tinnitus, Biophysics of Hearing
prof. dr. P. (Pim) van Dijk
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p.van.dijk umcg.nl
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Professor
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olaf.dimigen rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Neurodegeneration, Mitochondrial function, Inflammation, Potassium channels
A.M. (Amalia M.) Dolga, Prof Dr
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a.m.dolga rug.nl
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Associate professor - Regenerative Neuropharmacology
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w.douwenga rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1409
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Research Technician
dr. C.M. (Cato) Drion
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c.m.drion rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Tenure Track)
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- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
- Brain Death
dr. G. (Gea) Drost
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g.drost umcg.nl
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Neuroscience, molecular biology, neuroinflammation, gene expression, epigenetics, cellbiology, development, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease
prof. dr. B.J.L. (Bart) Eggen
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b.j.l.eggen umcg.nl
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Professor
movement disorders, deep brain stimulation, genetics
dr. M.E. van Egmond
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m.e.van.egmond umcg.nl
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neurologist
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R.M. (Ronja) Eike
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r.m.eike umcg.nl
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Professor in Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroimmunology

Background:
Our group is working at the cross roads of inflammation and neuronal function with molecular, cellular and behavioural approaches in various neuronal disease models. 

Molecular mechanisms involved in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases are a result of evolutionary processes like all other biological phenomena. Therefore understanding how these mechanisms may have evolved will eventually lead to a deeper understanding of these processes. We investigate in depths the function of the cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor in neurodegenerative diseases. This pleotropic master cytokine belongs to a large family of molecules, which are able to induce apoptotic cell death but also proliferation and other cellular responses like tissue remodeling. Apoptosis plays an important role in the elimination of infected or transformed cells but also during embryonic development. TNF was found to play a major role in many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, stroke or Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but also in Depression and many other brain diseases. In neurodegenerative diseases apoptosis seems to play a major role and therefore the pro-apoptotic function was for a long time at the center of interest to many researchers in this field. We and others have demonstrated that the TNF and TNF receptor system is mainly a protective and sensory system guiding the tissue response to various forms of cellular stress. Apoptosis is just one of the potential responses, which can be induced by TNF. We are following some of these molecular signaling mechanisms in the brain and specific brain cells in response to TNF and detected various signaling molecules downstream of either TNF receptor 1 or TNF receptor 2 and their neuromodulatory signaling e.g. glutamate receptor function, small conductance potassium channels, cAMP Epac-, PKB/Akt- signaling, Nuclear Factor kappa B or lipocalin-2 and iron metabolism.
U.L.M. (Ulrich L. M.) Eisel, Prof Dr
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u.l.m.eisel rug.nl
+31 50 36 32366
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Professor
Neural correlates of executive (dys)functions, brain-computer-interfaces (BCI), cognitive modulation & training & new interventions, clinical neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, EEG, MRI
S. (Stefanie) Enriquez Geppert, Dr
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s.enriquez.geppert rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Psychiatry, Psychotic disorders.
S. (Sara) Farhang
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s.farhang umcg.nl
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Psychosis
S.S. (Shiral) Gangadin
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s.s.gangadin umcg.nl
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Pediatric Neurology, Movement Disorders (Ataxia and Dystonia), Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Developmental Coordination Disorder), Neurogenetics
M. (Martinica) Garofalo
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m.garofalo umcg.nl
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MD-PhD candidate at Movement Disorders Groningen, Department of Pediatric Neurology
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Auditory research: Auditory Scene Analysis in Cochlear-Implant users
dr. E.P.C. (Etienne) Gaudrain
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e.p.c.gaudrain rug.nl
+31 50 361 3290
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Researcher
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j.r.georgiadis umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
Chronobiology: the phyiology of time, societal aspects

The conection between science and business and policy related questions

Interactions between scientific and other knowledge systems
prof. dr. M.P. (Menno P.) Gerkema
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m.p.gerkema rug.nl
+31 50 36 32027
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Professor emeritus
I am joining the neurobiology expertise groups at GELIFES in September 2023. My research will explore diversity in vulnerability to neuropsychiatric conditions and responses to therapeutics. Specifically, this research programme aims to identify how and why individual factors (particularly sex) and different environmental conditions (social interactions, access to shelter, food) contribute to neuropsychiatric disease and treatment effectiveness by focusing on specific phenotypes relating to sleep-wake patterns, social interactions, and cognition across species. I hold a PhD in Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience from Concordia University (Montréal, Québec), postdoctoral training (Amherst Massachusetts, USA and Toronto, Canada), and most recently, a Research Associate position at the Rotman Research Institute (Toronto, Canada), and University of Western Ontario (London, Canada). I have studied the importance of female physiology in sleep and cognition in rats, mice, marmosets, and humans. I have experience in behavioural methods (including assessment of cognitive function), neuroimaging (MRI & microscopy), sleep physiology, surgical techniques, hormone quantification, and pharmacological manipulations.
N.J. (Nicole) Gervais, PhD
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n.j.gervais rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (Rosalind Franklin Fellow) in behavioural and cognitive neuroscience
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J.A. (Jenke) Gorter
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j.a.gorter umcg.nl
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Post-doc
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A. (Alessandro) Grillini
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a.grillini rug.nl
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Managing Director, Reperio B.V.
Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, SLI, ADHD, Eye Tracking, EEG, fMRI, SPSS, E-Prime, Matlab, MLA, PCA, CFA, Borland Delphi, C++, VBA, MPlus
dr. B.J.A. (Barry) de Groot
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b.j.a.de.groot rug.nl
+31 50 36 36846
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Assistant Professor
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Schizophrenia, rodent models of schizophrenia, behaviour in rodents (affective, social, cognitive), positron emission tomography (PET), brain inflammation, synaptic density
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c.g.j.guerrin umcg.nl
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PhD student
X. (Xiaodan) Guo
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x.guo rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
Cognitive neuroscience
Ageing, retirement, and mobility
B.E. (Tineke) de Haan, MSc
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b.e.de.haan rug.nl
+31 50 36 36431
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PhD student
Mood and Anxiety disorders / Bipolar disorders / Neurobiologie / Neuroinflammation
dr. B.C.M. (Benno) Haarman
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b.c.m.haarman rug.nl
+31 50 361 2367
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Psychiatrist / Researcher / Head of Program for Mood and Anxiety disorders
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m.r.hamberg rug.nl
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PhD candidate
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m.g.c.van.der.hart rug.nl
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dr. S.J. (Sjoerd) van Hasselt
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s.j.van.hasselt rug.nl
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Postdoctoral reseacher
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Learning and Memory, Hippocampal function, Synaptic plasticity, Sleep deprivation, Chemogenetics, Optogenetics, Memory Engrams Transgenic mouse models, Viral approaches, Long-term potentiation.
prof. dr. R. (Robbert) Havekes
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r.havekes rug.nl
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Associate Professor (Neuroscience of Memory and Sleep)
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Assessment and rehabilitation of visual disorders after acquired brain damage
prof. dr. J.H.C. (Joost) Heutink
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j.h.c.heutink rug.nl
+31 50 36 36311
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Professor by special appointment on Visual disorders after acquired brain injury
Human Movement Science, specialization Biomechanics
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a.l.hof umcg.nl
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Associate professor
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b.m.hofstra umcg.nl
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Research support and strategy, grant writing support, liaison officer, ISO certification
dr. ing. M.H.W. (Michiel) Hooiveld
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m.h.w.hooiveld umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6767
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Staff advisor/Research coordinator, CRCG/KOLFF - Research Office / Liaison officer/Policy officer - DASH, UMC Groningen
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prof. dr. G.J. (Gert) ter Horst
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g.j.ter.horst umcg.nl
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Former director Neuroimaging Centrum (NIC) and program leader medicine bachelor UMCG
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Ageing, Exercise neuroscience, biomechanics, physiology
prof. dr. T. (Tibor) Hortobagyi
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t.hortobagyi umcg.nl
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Professor of Healthy Ageing
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Chronobiology, Human Chronobiology, Biological rhythms, Photoperiodism, Annual rhythms, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience, Microscopy, Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Metabolism.
prof. dr. R.A. (Roelof) Hut
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r.a.hut rug.nl
+31 50 36 32060
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Professor Chronobiology
Neurotraumatology, traumatic brain injury, acute neurology, general neurology, education
dr. B. (Bram) Jacobs
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b.jacobs umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2400
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Neurologist
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j.d.jagersma rug.nl
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J.A. (Josien) Janssen
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j.a.janssen rug.nl
+31 6 1551 0011
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l.l.s.janssen umcg.nl
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postdoc
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Stress studies in animals and humans
prof. dr. M. (Marian) Joëls
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m.joels umcg.nl
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Professor Neurobiology of Environmental Factors
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- Functional neuroimaging (PET, fMRI),
- Organization of the nervous system and manifestation of dysfunction in clinical neurology.
- Neurological intensive care consultation
dr. B.M. (Bauke) de Jong
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b.m.de.jong umcg.nl
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Neurologist
Topics:
- Timing and Time Perception
- Working Memory 

Methods
- Statistical Modelling
- Psychophysics
- Computational Modelling of Neural Processes
J. (Joost) de Jong, MSc
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joost.de.jong rug.nl
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prof. dr. H.H. (Harm H) Kampinga
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h.h.kampinga umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6143
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Professor
Field / Discipline
Neurobiology of Behavior
Translational Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
prof. dr. M.J.H. (Martien) Kas
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m.j.h.kas rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1419
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Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
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dr. F.A. (Fred) Keijzer
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f.a.keijzer rug.nl
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Associate professor
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Pupillometry, Emotion recognition, Hearing impairment, Signal processing
J.A. (Julie) Kirwan
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j.a.kirwan umcg.nl
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L. (Lisette) Klein
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l.klein rug.nl
+31 6 2130 9202
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Academic advisor MSc Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) & Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
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r.v.kogan umcg.nl
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PhD student/researcher
Neurologists Movement Disorders http://movementdisordersgroningen.com/en
prof. dr. M.A.J. (Marina) de Koning-Tijssen
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m.a.j.de.koning-tijssen umcg.nl
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Neurowetenschappen, moleculaire biologie, neuroinflammatie, gen expressie, epigenetica, histon (de)methylatie, celbiologie, ontwikkeling, multiple sclerose,
dr. S.M. (Susanne) Kooistra
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s.m.kooistra umcg.nl
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Functional movement disorders
G. (Gerrit) Kramer
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g.kramer umcg.nl
+31 50 361 1519
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MD-PhD candidate
Neurologische bewegingsstoornissen
Neurodegeneratieve aandoeningen
Ziekte van Huntington
Spinocerebellaire aandoeningen
Erfelijke Spastische Paraparese
prof. dr. H.P.H. (Berry) Kremer
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h.p.h.kremer umcg.nl
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Head Department of Neurology, UMCG
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prof. dr. J.B.M. (Jan) Kuks
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j.b.m.kuks umcg.nl
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Professor
Neurodegerative diseases, espcecially parkinsonism.NeuropharmacologyNeuromodulationOrganisation of complex treatments related to Parkinson's disease
prof. dr. T. (Teus) van Laar
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t.van.laar umcg.nl
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Professor of Neurology (Advanced treatment of Parkinson's disease)
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f.lambert umcg.nl
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MD/PhD
Field / Discipline
S.J.C. (Sanne) Lamers
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s.j.c.lamers rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
S.D. (Suzanne) Lanooij, MSc
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s.d.lanooij rug.nl
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PhD Student
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k.l.leenders umcg.nl
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Professor Neurology
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Clinical neuropsychopharmacologist
dr. A.J.M. (Anton J M) Loonen, PhD
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a.j.m.loonen rug.nl
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Professor em. of pharmacotherapy in psychiatric patients
Cognitive Neuroscience
Dynamics of the Healthy Brain
prof. dr. M.M. (Monicque) Lorist
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m.m.lorist rug.nl
+31 50 36 36472
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Full Professor
Dyslexia; Clinical Neuropsychology; Neuroscience; Speech-Language Patrhology
prof. dr. B.A.M. (Ben) Maassen
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b.a.m.maassen rug.nl
+31 50 36 35858
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Emeritus Professor & Clinical Neuropsychologist
Field / Discipline
My educational background and interests form a conglomerate of Organisational Psychology and Neuroscience. My Bachelor's degree was heavily focused on business psychology and workplace dynamics, whereas my Master's revolved around the study of neuroscience - specifically, neuroanatomy and the neural binding problem.

Now venturing into my post-educational career, I am becoming increasingly more interested in group dynamics, as well as inter-personal communication and conflict - which is also reflected in my taught courses.
M.N. (Martin) Manchev, MSc
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m.n.manchev rug.nl
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R.S. (Lenny) Marapin
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r.s.marapin umcg.nl
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MD-PhD candidate
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a.marmolejo.garza umcg.nl
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Promovendus (PhD Student)
Advanced fMRI analysis, Combined Eye tracking and fMRI; Eye tracking; Data analysis; Statistics
dr. J.B.C. (Jan-Bernard) Marsman
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j.b.c.marsman umcg.nl
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Staff Scientist
Field / Discipline
Selective attention, cognition, emotion, individual differences, EEG, pupil dilation
dr. A.D.J. (Sander) Martens
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s.martens umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
Research: Clinical neuroengineering, particularly biomedical signal analysis, multimodal neuroimaging, high-density EEG recording, visualization of high-dimensional data and home-based diagnosis and monitoring.

As CSIO:  GO FAIR initiative, personal health environments, (research, medical and care) data coupling and sharing and its ethical and legal implications.
prof. dr. ir. N.M. (Natasha) Maurits
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n.m.maurits umcg.nl
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Professor of Clinical Neuroengineering, Chief Scientific Information Officer (CSIO)
Field / Discipline
Molecular neurobiology. Microglia immune memory. Epigenetics, neuroinflammation, and demyelination in the context of multiple sclerosis.
T. (Tiago) Medeiros Furquim Mendonça
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t.medeiros.furquim rug.nl
+31 50 361 6432
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PhD candidate
Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, Stress, Brain Function
prof. dr. P. (Peter) Meerlo
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p.meerlo rug.nl
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Associate Professor - The Biology of Sleep
Field / Discipline
Biotechnical proceedings and moleculair/genetic biology, as well as field work assitance.
ing. E.L. (Roy) Meijer
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e.l.meijer rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1424
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Research Analist / Biotechnician
Time Perception
Pupillometry
Concealed Information Testing
dr. W.R. (Robbert) van der Mijn
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w.r.van.der.mijn rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher
T. (Teresa) Mitchell Garcia, MSc
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teresa.mitchell.garcia rug.nl
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Education Officer
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h.moes umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Functional Neuroimaging, Dementia biomarkers, Anosognosia
J.D. (Jaime) Mondragon Uribe
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j.d.mondragon.uribe umcg.nl
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Researcher
Auditory-vocal learning and memory
S. (Sanne) Moorman, PhD
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s.moorman rug.nl
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Assistant professor (research tenure track)
dr. L.J. Mouton
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l.j.mouton umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor
traumatic brain injury - imaging (f)MRI - outcome prediction - behaviour and cognition
prof. dr. J. (Joukje) van der Naalt
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j.van.der.naalt umcg.nl
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neurologist
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dr. M.R. (Mark) Nieuwenstein
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m.r.nieuwenstein rug.nl
+31 50 36 36754
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assistant professor
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i.m.nijholt umcg.nl
+31 50 36 39304
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assistant professor
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E. (Effy) Ntemou
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e.ntemou rug.nl
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PhD student
Neurolinguistics
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a.ohlerth rug.nl
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Behavior (affective, social, cognitive), Pharmacology, Physiology, Gene expression, microbiome, rat models for depression, rat models for sexual behavior
prof. dr. J.D.A. (Jocelien) Olivier
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j.d.a.olivier rug.nl
+31 50 36 37221
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Associate Professor
I am the faculty funding officer for the faculty Behavioural and Social Sciences and have experience in applying for personal grants and consortium applications in several scientific fields and from various funding bodies (e.g., NWO, ZonMw grants, European applications). I have a research background in neurobiology and psychology, having done a PhD on the effects of stress on the brain at the UvA and postdoctoral research on the mechanisms of memory formation in Cambridge (UK) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, amongst others.
dr. C.A. (Charlotte) Oomen
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charlotte.oomen rug.nl
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W. (Wendy) Oost
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w.oost umcg.nl
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egbert.otten umcg.nl
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Professor of NeuroMechanics and Prosthetics
Action choices in gait (route selection); the role of retinal and extraretinal information in the control of (perturbed) balance; the contribution of gaze to spatial orientation in stepping and standing. 
dr. A.R. (Rob) den Otter
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a.r.den.otter umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
Zebrafish genetics, mouse embryology, neurogenesis, neural stem cell, asymmetric cell division, organelle assembly, molecular biology, centrosome and cilium biology
dr. J.T.M.L. (Judith) Paridaen
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j.t.m.l.paridaen umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
C. (Celina) Pütz
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c.putz rug.nl
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PhD Student
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s.m.quinten umcg.nl
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Lecturer
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My research focuses on the effects of hearing loss and aging on voice and speech perception. During my PhD at IRCAM and the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris, I investigated the role of speaker and language familiarity on emotional voice perception, using voice transformation software. I am interested in combining behavioral and electrophysiological (EEG) measures to study different processing stages involved speech perception, from low-level perception of voice cues to higher level speech understanding.
L. (Laura) Rachman
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l.rachman umcg.nl
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Researcher
M.V.S. (Merel) van Rees Vellinga, MA
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m.v.s.van.rees.vellinga rug.nl
+31 50 36 32269
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Field / Discipline
Electroencephalography, Neurological Diseases, eHealth
V. (Vasco) Ribeiro Ferreira
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v.ribeiro.ferreira rug.nl
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PhD student
Asyncronus Circuit Design, Neuromporphic Chip Architectures, IC Design, Spiking Neuronal Networks, Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science & Neuroscience

Interested in bringing "lab-science" to the real world. See http://www.temporalcognition.org for a more extensive overview.

Main Topics: Temporal Cognition & Adaptive Learning, Clinical Applications of Cognitive Measures

Field: Cognitive Science; Cognitive Neuroscience; Educational Sciences. 

Methods: comptuational modeling; mathematical modeling; experimentation; EEG; fMRI; MEG; eyetracking; pupil dilation
prof. dr. D.H. (Hedderik) van Rijn
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d.h.van.rijn rug.nl
+31 50 36 36290
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Professor
Clinical linguistics:  brain tumors, infections, dementia, stroke, assessment/outcomes, rehabilitation, test standardization
Brain mapping:  DES, MRI, TMS, tractography
Psycholinguistics:  lexico-semantics, morphosyntax, nouns/verbs, spontaneous speech, word properties
A. (Adrià) Rofes, PhD
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a.rofes rug.nl
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Behavioural Neuroscience
M. (Mirthe) Ronde, MSc
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m.ronde rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
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Bilingualism/bilingual experiences, cognitive aging, Alzheimer's Disease, (resting-state) EEG, functional brain activity
J. (Janine) Rook, MSc
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j.rook rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
M.C. (Mila) Roozen, MSc
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m.c.roozen rug.nl
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Interpersonal perspective on psychopathology; Social cognition; Experimental psychopharmacology; Intensive repeated measures in naturalistic settings
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m.aan.het.rot rug.nl
+31 50 36 36630
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Associate Professor
Medical Image Analysis
S. (Shahin) Safazadeh
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s.safazadeh umcg.nl
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I have spent five years in the field of neuroscience following my research interest in seeking to understand neurodegeneration and maladaptations while studying the effect of social context in this process.  My current research focuses on unravelling the interplay between sociability and social exposure on sleep and its resultant effect on cognition.
A. (Adithya) Sarma
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adithya.sarma rug.nl
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PhD student
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Research fields: neural regulation of the energy balance, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity and Anorexia Nervosa
prof. dr. A.J.W. (Anton) Scheurink
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a.j.w.scheurink rug.nl
+31 50 36 32370
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Professor in Neuroendocrinology
The translational research focuses on the molecular pharmacological aspects of the development and course of chronic inflammatory diseases. Our motivation for this research focus is very personal, we truly believe that research in the field of translational pharmacology is clustered around molecular partners in defined subcellular compartments (signalosomes) that enables cells to exert highly specialized tasks. Devastating diseases, e.g. cancer, type-II diabetes mellitus, Alzheimers’s dementia, heart failure, asthma, COPD, and infection diseases are associated with defective or derailed signaling processes, and research into the control of these processes clearly is of great public and social importance as well. Currently our research focus lies on chronic inflammatory disorders, and I focus nowadays on experimental models of COPD and related lung disorders, Alzheimer, Parkinson and microbial infections. We successfully undertaken the effort to link the themes to defined subcellular compartments (signalosomes). We linked  novel signaling pathways from membrane receptors towards the recently identified PLC-e isoform, the cAMP sensor Epac. I defined novel and exciting functions of the cytoskeleton driver cofilin, a signal node clearly linked to microbe invasion. I linked this novel clusters to inflammation, remodeling next to the repair of the epithelial barrier and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a mechanism driving fibrosis.
M. (Martina) Schmidt, Prof Dr
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m.schmidt rug.nl
+31 50 36 33322
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Professor of Molecular Pharmacology
Animal models for cardiovascular disease
Animal models for body-brain interaction (depression after myocardial infarction; postoperative cognitive decline)
Neuroinflammation
Behavioral studies
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r.g.schoemaker rug.nl
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drs. N.M.A. (Nick) Schubert
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n.m.a.schubert umcg.nl
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MD/PhD student
Neuroimaging; (dynamic) functional connectivity; experience sampling method; actigraphy; mood disorders; neuroticism
dr. M.N. (Michelle) Servaas
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m.n.servaas umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher & Health Psychologist
T.M. (Tania) Setiadi
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t.m.setiadi umcg.nl
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o.c.m.sibon umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6167
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Professor
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v.siozos rug.nl
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Movement Disorders
Spina Bifida
Developmental Neurology
dr. D.A. (Deborah) Sival
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d.a.sival umcg.nl
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Pediatric neurologist
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m.smit03 umcg.nl
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Stoornissen in ‘prefrontaal’ gereguleerde functies (aandacht, executieve functies en sociale cognitie) bij neurologische aandoeningen. Diagnostiek en neuropsychologische revalidatie bij patienten met neurologische  aandoeningen.
prof. dr. J.M. (Joke) Spikman
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j.m.spikman umcg.nl
+31 50 361 4656
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Professor
Physics of invertebrate vision and animal coloration.
prof. dr. D.G. (Doekele G) Stavenga
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d.g.stavenga rug.nl
+31 50 36 39111
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Professor
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pharmacokinetics and dynamics, optimisation of drug delivery
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m.m.r.f.struys umcg.nl
+31 50 361 5519
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Professor
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Functional and structural Neuroimaging, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Psychosis, Suïcidal behavior, Longitudinal Imaging, Rumination, Apathy, cognitive control
prof. dr. M.J. (Marie-José) van Tol
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m.j.van.tol umcg.nl
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Associate (adjunct) Professor Mood & Cognition
Data Science, Epidemiology
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c.o.torre rug.nl
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PhD student
Peripheral auditory system
Hearing loss and tinnitus
Neuroscience
S.J. (Sonja) van Tuinen-Pyott
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s.pyott umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2665
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Associate Professor
Hyperkinetic movement disorders
S. (Sterre) van der Veen
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s.van.der.veen04 umcg.nl
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MD/PhD-candidate
Functional genetics of rare movement disorders: ataxia, dystonia & familial Parkinson's disease
dr. D.S. (Dineke) Verbeek
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d.s.verbeek umcg.nl
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Associate professor (Tenure track) /adjunct hoogleraar & Rosalind Franklin Fellow
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Artificial Intelligence, memory, decision making, EEG, cognitive modeling; mindfulness, attention, social neuroscience, brain decoding
dr. M.K. (Marieke) van Vugt
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m.k.van.vugt rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in Cognitive Modeling
My research focusses on speech perception, in particular on the automatic and controlled processes that enable speech comprehension in optimal (e.g., native listening) and atypical conditions (e.g., hearing impairment, CI, non-native communications). I study the interrelation between sensory and cognitive processes and the role that language experience and perceptual plasticity play in shaping this relation.
dr. A.E. (Anita E) Wagner
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a.e.wagner rug.nl
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Trainer and Coach
G.M. (Gabriel) Weindel, PhD
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g.m.weindel rug.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
S.A. (Sophia) Wilhelm
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s.a.sophia.wilhelm rug.nl
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Cognitive (neuro)science, Cognitive Psychology

Current research toptics: adaptive learning, speech, and cognitive modelling. For a more complete overview, see www.thomaswilschut.com.
T.J. (Thomas) Wilschut, MSc
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t.j.wilschut rug.nl
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PhD student
prof. dr. E.A. (Eddy) van der Zee
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e.a.van.der.zee rug.nl
+31 50 36 32062
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Full Professor
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l.zhou01 umcg.nl
+31 6 4991 0154
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fatigue, interhemisperic interactions, muscle stimulation
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c.a.t.zijdewind umcg.nl
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Associate professor
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f.g.ostergaard rug.nl
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