dr. S.C.W. (Suzanne) van der Veldt
Assistant Professor
E-mail:
s.c.w.van.der.veldt rug.nl
Vakgebied
Expertise
As of May 1st 2025, I am a tenure tracker at GELIFES as part of the behavioural neuroscience cluster. My lab investigates how the brain distinguishes between safe and threatening contexts - and why this process can break down in anxiety disorders, PTSD and other fear-related disorders. I aim to bridge the gap between traditional lab-based testing and real-world complexity by combining standard behavioral assays with studies of free-roaming mice in large, semi-naturalistic environments.
I focus on the septohippocampal system, a network involved in learning, memory and emotional regulation. Using cutting-edge techniques like multi-region neural recordings, cell-type specific manipulations, and miniaturized calcium imaging in freely behaving mice, the lab will study how neural circuits assign emotional value to places and experiences. By comparing circuit function and behavior in males and females, I hope this work will further our understanding of how sex shapes emotional processing and vulnerability to anxiety disorders.
I completed my postdoctoral training at the Université de Montréal, supported by CIHR and FRQS fellowships, where I studied serotonergic modulation of septohippocampal circuits involved in anxiety behavior in mice. I hold a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University as a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, where I explored spatial coding in the lateral septum and hippocampus.
I focus on the septohippocampal system, a network involved in learning, memory and emotional regulation. Using cutting-edge techniques like multi-region neural recordings, cell-type specific manipulations, and miniaturized calcium imaging in freely behaving mice, the lab will study how neural circuits assign emotional value to places and experiences. By comparing circuit function and behavior in males and females, I hope this work will further our understanding of how sex shapes emotional processing and vulnerability to anxiety disorders.
I completed my postdoctoral training at the Université de Montréal, supported by CIHR and FRQS fellowships, where I studied serotonergic modulation of septohippocampal circuits involved in anxiety behavior in mice. I hold a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University as a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, where I explored spatial coding in the lateral septum and hippocampus.
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