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Sabine Hunnius nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2023
Sabine Hunnius is one of the six nominees for the Huibregtsen Prize 2023 with her research project ‘Babies in the spotlight: knowledge for a promising start'. The prize was established in 2005 by The Evening of Science & Society.
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Unlocking speech for paralyzed individuals using Brain-Computer Interface Technology and AI
Restoring communication for individuals who are unable to speak due to paralysis, has come a little closer, thanks to research conducted by Julia Berezutskaya and her team. In her recent study, published in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
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Doctoral Networks Award for Janneke Jehee’s research on Decision Confidence
The European Commission has awarded Janneke Jehee and her team with a Doctoral Networks award for her work on decision confidence. The study will start in the beginning of 2024 and a total of 10 PhD positions will be divided among the partners.
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Children discover pleasure in reading through educational game Letterprins: milestone of 10,000 users reached
The educational game Letterprins was developed by Radboud University and scientists from various fields. Letterprins encourages children to read. They do not do this alone, as parents and carers are involved in the game to experience reading pleasure
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NeurotechEU secures another four years of funding granted by the European Commission
The European Commission has published the selection results of the 2023 Erasmus+ call for proposals for European Universities, which supports alliances of higher education institutions that will shape the future of the European Education Area.
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DYNAMIC initiative launches: building the world’s strongest MRI scanner
After receiving the roadmap grant from NWO in February, the DYNAMIC initiative, was officially launched on 5 July at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen. The initiative is aimed at building the strongest MRI scanner in the world.
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Mastering depression with artificial intelligence
Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders are usually based on interviews, at least: so far. Using AI and large-scale data processing can help detect problems before serious symptoms appear. Unlike the use of AI in research on physical problems.
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New study shows surprising switch in the role of testosterone between puberty and adulthood
Testosterone is often associated with aggression or dominant behavior. However, research by neuroscientist Anna Tyborowska and her co-researchers shows that during puberty, testosterone is beneficial for neural emotion control.
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How our brain anticipates missing sounds
The brain is continuously generating predictions about the world. This happens on many levels from small to large, short-term to long-term. Cognitive research in humans has demonstrated this before, and we thus know that the brain is
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Understanding Memory Protection: How Brain Plasticity Affects Learning and Memory
Our brain faces challenges every day, and we want to understand how we can prevent important memories from being erased. It has been proposed that a dual-learning system with ‘slow’ learning in the cortex and ‘fast’ learning in the hippocampus.
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NWO Grant for Advancement of Cochlear Implant Algorithms
The NWO has awarded funding to OtoControl-2.0, led by John van Opstal, under the Open Technology Programme. OtoControl-2.0 is one of seven projects selected to receive a total funding of 5.4 million Euros from NWO, and an additional 1.4 million Euros
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Learning a new language makes you forget other foreign languages
Learning words in a new foreign language makes it more difficult to remember those same words in another foreign language. That is the conclusion of a research study by Kristin Lemhöfer, Psycholinguist at Radboud University and The Donders Institute.
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AI predicts recovery one year after stroke
Based on data from nearly 2000 stroke survivors, this study proposes a new artificial intelligence algorithm and web application that predicts the expected neuropsychological impact on patients one year after symptom onset.
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Edward de Haan appointed as Scientific Director of the Donders Institute
Edward de Haan has been appointed as Scientific Director of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour as of 1 June 2023.
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Barbara Franke Representative DI within Radboudumc and CNS Director
As of January 1, Barbara Franke has become the representative of the Donders Institute within the Radboudumc. Next to that she was appointed as head of the department Cognitive Neuroscience at Radboudumc as of April 1.
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Alan Sanfey new Director Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
As of 1 January, Alan Sanfey has been appointed as the new director of the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN).
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ERC Grant for Making Sense of the Senses
Uta Noppeney has won an ERC Advanced Grant for her project entitled ‘Making Sense of the Senses: causal inference in a complex dynamic multisensory world’.
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World Parkinson's Day 2023
Today is World Parkinson’s Day, and on this day the Donders Institute raises awareness about this disease, the impact it has on individuals and families, and the need for medicines and treatment.
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Cognition in Psychosis Grant for Andre Marquand
In December 2022 Andre Marquand was rewarded a Cognition in Psychosis grant of one million euros by the Wellcome Trust.
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Christine Mohrmann Stipend for Michelle Jansen and Sabine Schootemeijer
Michelle Jansen and Sabine Schootemeijer from the Donders Institute are two of the eleven women PhD candidates that received a Christine Mohrmann Stipend on Tuesday 28 March.