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Donders Institute
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www.dondersinstitute.nl | Explores the human brain, cognition, and behaviour across various disciplines, including medicine, physics, biology, psychology, AI, and language studies.
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🥇 🎉 Yesterday, at the Computable Awards, an event with over 20,000 votes cast. Advanced Neural Control to Restore Brain Function was voted best healthcare project! Curious about the project? Read the article previously featured in ICT&health:

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November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🎉 Bas Bloem has received the Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research from the The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. 'We keep pushing the boundaries of science, care and creativity until Parkinson’s stops.' 👇

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Radboudumc-neurologist Bas Bloem receives international prize for Parkinson’s research - Michael J. Fox Foundation Pritzker Prize honors work integrating science, care and community for people with Pa...
17 November 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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🌱 The Donders Research Stimulation Funds give early-career scientists the freedom to build something new from the bottom up like the #Neuro-#AI #Focus #Group.

A new round of the Donders Research Stimulation Funds is open until December 1st. 👇

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Donders’ Research Stimulation Funds: call for new collaborations and focus groups | Radboud University
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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November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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🧠 🎥 Elk brein uniek? In de nieuwste Radboud Reflects-lezing gaan onderzoeker Amy De Roubaix PhD en filosoof Leon de Bruin in gesprek over #neurodiversiteit — van #autisme en #ADHD tot #dyslexie: 👇

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Neurodiversiteit: elk brein uniek? | Amy De Roubaix en Léon de Bruin
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November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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💪🧠🥦 Can lifestyle slow Parkinson’s disease?

Increasing physical activity, reducing stress, and improving nutrition can not only alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms, they may even slow the progression of the disease. Curious about the latest recommendations? 👇

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November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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This Sat: Meet Donders scientists at NEMO during Museum Night! 👊🏃🥶 Explore stress reactions with @epanlab.bsky.social & decision-making with Hanneke den Ouden:

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October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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OPEN PHD POSITION - Come join our group! The IMPRS at @mpi-nl.bsky.social is offering an PhD position on modelling structured meaning in the brain, supervised by me and Helen De Hoop at the Centre for Language Studies in the @dondersinst.bsky.social -
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IMPRS PhD Fellowships 2026 | Max Planck Institute
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October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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🧠 Assistant professor Janita Bralten receives #Vidi grant to study the link between #psyche, #body, and #insulin.

🎯 She applies diabetes research methods to psychiatry to find biological groups that could receive to more personalised treatments.

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Janita Bralten receives NWO Vidi grant for research into link between psyche, body and insulin | Radboud University
Assistant professor Janita Bralten (Radboudumc, Donders Institute) has received a Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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October 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Shrinkage of a specific part of the brainstem can forecast decline in balance and coordination of people with the rare brain disorder spinocerebellar #ataxia #SCA1.

These findings suggest that MRI measurements could become a valuable tool for future treatment.

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New MRI discovery helps track disease progression earlier in rare brain disorder
21 October 2025
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October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Answer by Marina Boon of the @radboudumc.bsky.social ; editing and translation by Sjoerd Murris (PhD):
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Do you also have a #brain #question? Ask it at the @dondersinst.bsky.social @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social and we will come up with an #answer!
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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👏 Peter Hagoort, emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute and co-founder of Donders Institute, has been made a Fellow of the British Academy. “A great honour to be elected by colleagues from another country.” More information:

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October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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🎈 Ready for a (B)rainy weekend? 🧠☔

Vandaag nemen wetenschappers van het Donders Institute het Donders Brein Museum over tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap! Tussen 12:00 en 17:00 uur ga je op wetenschappelijke safari!

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October 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🎉 Veni Grant for Nicky Scheefhals to study “mix-and-match” synapses in the brain. Using stem cells and the microSCOOP 🔬, she can isolate and study these synapses in detail.

This could open new paths for autism and developmental disorder research. Read more 👇

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Veni award for Nicky Scheefhals: How “Mix and Match” synapses keep our brains flexible | Radboud University
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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September 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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🌍 Today is the last day of Postdoc Appreciation Week #PAW_NL.

Paula Fikkert, Dean of the Faculty of Arts reflects on her time as a postdoc and the role postdocs currently have: “Postdocs are indispensable." Read the full story: 👇

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“A wonderful time, but with a lot of uncertainty” – Paula Fikkert on postdocs | Radboud University
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 te...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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🎓 What does it mean to be a #postdoc?

For Abdelrahman Rayan, it’s a journey of discovery, challenge & self-care. From medicine & physics to systems neuroscience, he now studies one of science’s biggest mysteries: sleep.

Read his story for #PAW_NL 👇

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Navigating the postdoc journey: Abdelrahman Rayan on research, challenges, and self-care | Radboud University
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 exper...
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September 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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🎉 Next week: NL’s first Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW)! Workshops, talks & networking at Donders, Nijmegen. “Postdocs often fall between the cracks—let's recognise & support them.” —Lisa Groendendaal-van Weert, Postdoc coordinator.

Read more about this week:

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Kick-off Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) | Radboud University
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 part...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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👨‍🍼 Early maternal sensitivity matters. Children whose mothers were more attuned to their signals had fewer respiratory & digestive problems up to age 14.

🏆 Findings from Nijmegen’s 19-year BIBO study, winner of the Radboud Team Science Award.

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Early maternal sensitivity linked to better children’s physical health | Radboud University
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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September 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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🎉 Tomorrow the #Infinity #Festival kicks off in Nijmegen!

🧠 This includes a special exhibition Tracing Changes, showing artworks made by people living with #Parkinson’s where art and science meet such as the artwork shown here.

👉 Curious?

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September 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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🎉 The ADHD Escape Room gets €50,000 NWO funding + new timeslots this fall!

Created by RU & HAN students/researchers, this escape room shows the world of #ADHD challenges and creativity.
👉 Book October slots now: www.ru.nl/en/donders-i...
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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👀 👂 How does the brain merge what we hear & see? @lindadrijvers.bsky.social got an ERC Starting Grant (≈ €1.5M) for HANDWAVE, studying how we integrate audiovisual signals.

Vital for understanding language disorders & improving diagnostics.👇

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ERC Starting Grants for research into language, money circulation and medieval songs | Radboud University
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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September 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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👏👏👏 Postdoc Appreciation Week (#PAW_NL): 15 - 19 September.

From sessions on well-being and career paths, workshops on research impact and science communication, to networking drinks. We look forward to celebrating postdocs together!

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September 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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👀 How do we stay curious – and how can curiosity improve learning?

Congrats to Lieke van Lieshout on her prestigious #Veni grant from NWO! She’ll study how curiosity lasts, how it boosts memory, and whether freedom of choice plays a role.

Curious to know more? 👇

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Veni grant for research into curiosity, an important motivator for learning | Radboud University
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 l...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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❓ Ever stopped presenting after one bad experience, or avoided dogs after one bite? Radboud Recharge spoke with Bob Bramson about how #anxiety shapes learning from rewards & punishments.

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New research: how to get out of a vicious cycle when dealing with persistent anxiety?
Neuroscientist Bob Bramson is with a Veni grant launching a study on how the brain learns from rewards and punishments, and how anxiety affects this process.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Wat is ADHD precies? En hoe is het om ADHD te hebben? Radboud Recharge bezocht de #ADHD #escape #room die door studenten en onderzoekers werd gemaakt: 👇

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Een ADHD Escaperoom: Aan ADHD kun je niet ontsnappen
Wat is ADHD precies? En hoe is het om ADHD te hebben? Studenten en onderzoekers van de Radboud Universiteit, het Radboudumc en de HAN maakten een interactieve escaperoom over leven met ADHD.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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♾ Can solidarity ever run out? Can we live forever? Can psychopathy be cured?

On 11 & 12 Sept, join scientists at the #Infinity #Science #Festival in #Nijmegen for talks, podcasts, sky-high walks and surprising experiments. 🌌⛪

🎟 Programme & tickets: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
Infinity | Science Festival on Top of and Around Stevens' Skywalk | Radboud University
Experience Infinity, Radboud University’s science festival, in and around the Stevenskerk.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM