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CNCR

Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research
Frontier brain research
Top education

CNCR

Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research
Frontier brain research
Top education
human genetics
synapse biology
brain circuitry

CNCR

Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research
Frontier brain research
Top education
human genetics
synapse biology
brain circuitry
From genes to behavior
From bench to bedside and back

Upcoming seminars

Extra CNCR seminar

Visiting speaker

Maxime Malivert (Bordeaux Imaging Center, FR)

Host

Jan van Weering

Room

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, W&N Building, WN-C147

March 19

14:00 -15:00
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News

PoC grant awarded to Karen Laupman and Nathaniel Bell

PhD candidates Karen Laupman and Nathaniel Bell, with supervisors Associate Professor Vivi Heine and Professor Danielle Posthuma, have been awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant for €55.000 from Amsterdam Neuroscience for their innovative research on repurposing drugs specifically for schizophrenia (SCZ).

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Reward sensitivity plays a role in youth crime

Boys who associate with delinquent friends are more likely to display antisocial behavior. A new study by neuroscientists and behavior experts from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, led by CNCR colleague Jorim Tielbeek (dept. of Complex Trait Genetics) shows that this association is stronger in boys with an increased sensitivity to reward.

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Research

The CNCR focuses on the mechanistic understanding of gene function in the context of cognitive function.

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Education

We provide Neuroscience research training programs at Bachelor, Master, PhD and Postdoc levels

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