Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)
We aim to explain how circuits of neurons enable us to see the world and act upon it.
- The Kalsbeek group is organising a symposium! 🧠 Unraveling the Hypothalamus in the Era of Single Cell Transcriptomics 🧠 📅 Thursday 30 April 📍 Het Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam 🔗 Register here: benchmarkinghypothalamus.com
- Last week we hosted the annual Brain Award ceremony. Three postdocs were awarded a first prize and two special distinctions in clinical relevance and open science. Congratulations Rasa Gulbinaite, Julian Packheiser, and Paolo Papale! 🏆 🎉 Read more on our website: nin.nl/news/winners...
- Publication alert: Vicarious body maps bridge vision and touch in the human brain. 🧠 Read the full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congratulation @tknapen.bsky.social and all researchers involved!
- New today in @Nature: your visual cortex contains touch-based body maps. bit.ly/VisualBodyMaps Your brain transforms what you see into first-person, body-referenced codes: A previously unknown bridge between vision and touch.
- Big news for Dutch neuroscience! 🧠 The EBRAINS-Neurotech consortium received an €18.3M NWO grant to develop smarter & smaller brain-computer interfaces. Among the participants is @pieterroelfsema.bsky.social known for his work on visual prostheses. Read more: www.uva.nl/en/content/n...
- How can the timing of eating and exercising influence your internal clocks, metabolism and even the adaptability of your brain? During her PhD, Ayano Shiba explored how the these internal respond to changes in our behaviour. Read the full article on our website: nin.nl/news/timing-...
- We're hiring a PhD student! 🧠 🎓 Do you want to contribute to unravelling the cellular and molecular signatures of one of the most enigmatic illnesses, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? Read the full vacancy on our website and apply now 👇 nin.nl/vacancies/ph...
- We're hiring an open science data manager to further implement and develop our data policy 🧠 Our research groups generate a lot of data. We are determined to store our data according to the FAIR principles and make our data easily available for other scientists. Apply now 👇 nin.nl?post_type=va...
- Internship alert in Inge Huitinga's group 🧠 🧪 We are looking for an intern to investigate Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) in postmortem human brain tissue. Learn more and apply here 👇 nin.nl/internships/...
- Internship alert! 🧠 🔬 Maarten Kole's group is offering an exciting master student internship focused on the neuron–microglia interactions in multiple sclerosis (MS). Learn more and apply on our website 👇 nin.nl/internships/...
- We're hiring an intern! 🧪🥼 You will investigate suprachiasmatic nucleus alterations in Parkinson's disease using human postmortem brain samples Read more and apply here 👇 nin.nl/internships/...
- We're hiring a PhD candidate 🎓 💡 Together with the Amsterdam UMC, department of Psychiatry we have a vacancy for a joint PhD research project to better understand reduced neuroplasticity and synapse density as a mechanism for depression. Read the full vacancy here 👇 nin.nl/vacancies/ph...
- Researchers from the Willuhn group revealed how deep neural networks behave during obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. "For the first time, we have found a clear biological marker for OCD in the brain," says Tara Arbab, first author. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- Why do some people with Alzheimer’s do not show symptoms of Alzheimer's? During her PhD, @giorgitos.bsky.social explored this question. Part of the answer led her to an unexpected group of brain cells: underdeveloped neurons. Read the full article on our website: nin.nl/news/the-eld...
- The Siclari group uncovered how the brain transitions from sleep to wakefulness. “This study offers a window into one of the most fundamental transitions in human consciousness,” says Aurélie Stephan, first author. Read the full publication here 👇: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- The Verhaagen group has taken the first step towards a gene therapy for multiple sclerosis. “This way we avoid complex neurosurgical procedures to deliver the therapeutic gene to its target” says Paul Nijhuis, lead author. Read the full publication here 👇 www.cell.com/molecular-th...
- A new Science study shows the adult brain may still produce neurons. Researchers found genetic traces of active progenitor cells. “This paper will make a huge contribution to the field,” said Evgenia Salta of the NIN. Read the full article here 👇 www.science.org/content/arti...
- How can we build an AI model that resembles a biological brain? During her PhD, Sanne van den Berg explored this question and the answer involved a rather unusual approach: rewarding the model with pleasurable numbers. Read the full article on our website: nin.nl/news/how-to-...
- We're hiring a PhD student! 💡🧠 Are you fascinated by the challenge of restoring brain repair in multiple sclerosis (MS)? Then a PhD in Inge Huitinga's group may be the one for you! Apply via de link on our website: nin.nl/vacancies/ph...
- 💡 New publication on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 🧠 Researchers identify "broad rim MS lesions": a new subtype of lesion linked to faster disease progression and detectable via PET-MRI. A promising biomarker and therapeutic target. Read the full article 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- 🧠🐁 Internship Opportunity - Synapse and Network Development group Are you interested in uncovering behaviour from neonatal mouse facial expressions? Join our project analysing face videos and body sensor data to identify stereotyped behaviors. Read more 👇 nin.nl/internships/...
- Nieuwe stage vacature! 🧠💤 Ben jij geïnteresseerd in slaap en mentale gezondheid rond zwangerschap en bevalling? De Sleep & Cognition-groep zoekt een gemotiveerde bachelor- of masterstudent voor een stageproject rond perinatale slapeloosheid. Lees hier meer 👇 herseninstituut.nl/stages/bache...
- Nieuwe stage vacature! 🧠 🛌 Ben jij geïnteresseerd in de werkingsmechanismes van slapeloosheid? De Sleep & Cognition-groep is op zoek naar een enthousiaste en gedreven stagiair(e). Lees hier meer 👇 herseninstituut.nl/stages/maste...
- PhD position 2/2: Cellular mechanisms of psychiatry 🧠 Join us as a PhD candidate exploring cellular mechanisms in neuropsychiatry using cutting-edge imaging, chemical tools & glia research. Apply by 15 June 2025: 👇 nin.nl/vacancies/ph... #PhDposition #BrainResearch #Neuroscience
- PhD position 1/2: Neuron-glia mechanisms in psychiatry 🧠 We're hiring a PhD candidate to study neuron-glia interactions in neuropsychiatry using cutting-edge electrophysiology & viral tools. Apply by 15 June 2025: 👇 nin.nl/vacancies/ph... #PhDposition #BrainResearch #Neuroscience
- Why do some people struggle to fall asleep? 💤🧠 In the "BBC World Service - CrowdScience" episode “Why can't I fall asleep?”, sleep expert Prof. Dr. Eus van Someren discusses sleep and insomnia. Listen to the podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #SleepResearch #Insomnia #SleepStudy
- 💡 New publication on insomnia, anxiety, and depression. 🧠 Large-scale brain imaging study reveals shared and distinct neural features, pointing to a common brain circuit underlying these disorders. @siemon.bsky.social @eptissink.bsky.social Read the article here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- Check the GUTS Special Issue published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Journal featuring the @socialbrainlab.bsky.social 🧠 Read the full set of articles here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
- “We didn't sleep at all, not even a minute, but it was worth it,” said PVV leader Wilders. In this NOS article, sleep researcher Roxanne Bongers explains how a 24-hour negotiation may impact crucial decision-making processes. 🧠💤 nos.nl/artikel/2563...
- A few weeks ago we welcomed students from Brainwave (@utrechtuniversity) to our institute. They were given a tour of the Netherlands Brain Bank and sleeplab, as well as presentations about research on fMRI, metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease. Let's just say, they asked a lot of very good questions!
- How can art and neuroscience help us reflect on our own perception and experience of the world? To explore that question, NeuroNarratives has paired eight neuroscientists and artists together so they can create thought-provoking artworks that will be presented in the centre of Amsterdam in 2026.
- Yesterday, researchers from the MICrONS Consortium published an overview of around 75,000 neurons spanning multiple areas of mouse visual cortex. Christiaan Levelt, director of the institute, commented on the publication in @trouw.nl Read the article here 👇 www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/o...
- 💡New publication on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 🧠 These findings will hopefully facilitate the development of therapeutic strategies to promote tissue repair and clinical recovery in MS. Read the article here 👇 academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
- 🧠 Internship alert 🔬 In this project you will explore the neurobiological basis of mood disorders in the human nucleus basalis of Meynert. Learn more and apply here 👇 nin.nl/internships/...
- De afdeling Mechatronica is op zoek naar een Elektronicus (Engineer) 🧠 Bekijk de vacature op onze website 👇 herseninstituut.nl/vacatures/el...
- De afdeling Mechatronica is op zoek naar een Fijnmechanisch Ontwerper / Engineer 🧠 Bekijk de vacature op onze website 👇 herseninstituut.nl/vacatures/fi...
- One step closer to visual prostheses!🧠 @lozaneuro.bsky.social has developed an open-source software that streamlines the refinement of surgical procedures and facilitates simulation studies, offering a realistic exploration of electrode configuration possibilities. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
- Ben jij medisch onderlegd en wil je bijdragen aan baanbrekend hersenonderzoek? De Nederlandse Hersenbank is op zoek naar een Medisch Samenvatter! Bekijk de vacature op onze website herseninstituut.nl/vacatures/me...
- New research shows that perineuronal nets may play a key role in resilience to Alzheimer’s. Some people show signs of Alzheimer’s in their brain but stay cognitively sharp, possibly due to differences in their perineuronal nets. Read the full article here: nin.nl/news/how-the...
- The social brain lab is looking for an intern! 🧠 Their study focuses on understanding how humans respond physiologically to vicarious pain, using electrical stimulation to induce pain while adjusting intensity to each participant’s tolerance. Learn more and apply here: nin.nl/internships/...
- Wij zoeken een Laboratoriumcoördinator! 🧠🔬 Heb jij een passie voor wetenschap en organisatie? Wil je een essentiële rol spelen in baanbrekend neurowetenschappelijk onderzoek? Dan is deze functie perfect voor jou 👇 herseninstituut.nl/vacatures/la...
- Professor Francesca Siclari was a guest on the most recent episode of the Sleep Science Podcast to talk about her work on non-REM parasomnias and their link to dreams. Listen to the full episode by clicking this link: sleepsciencepodcast.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...
- The NINclusion team launched the NIN Gym to support mental and physical health within the institute. Over the next 10 weeks, employees can join alternating Yoga and Bootcamp sessions led by personal trainer Ties (@tiesverbeekpt.bsky.social) on Thursdays. The first session took place last week! 💪
- 🌱 Exciting news from our green office! Two labs have joined the certified sustainability programme, LEAF. Congratulations to Evgenia Salta’s lab and the @socialbrainlab.bsky.social for earning the bronze award and making impactful strides toward environmentally friendly research practices. 🎉
- 🎉 Huge congratulations to Doris Dijksterhuis for winning the 2024 Brain Award for Scientific Excellence, and to Koen Seignette for receiving the 2024 Brain Award for Collaborative Excellence! 🏆 Learn more about their work here 👇https://nin.nl/news/winners-brain-award-2024-announced/
- Internship Alert 🧠 We're looking for two motivated students to join Inge Huitinga's group, a friendly and supportive research group with an expertise in MS pathology. Check both internships here 👇 herseninstituut.nl/stages/
