What makes our educational program unique?
The core of our educational program consists of the fundamentals within clinical neuropsychology, including diagnostics, interventions and neuroimaging. Additionally, we focus on timely and cutting-edge topics, “Aging and age related disorders” (a research master course) and the fast development of novel measurement techniques in neuropsychology, such as remote assessment of cognitive function to capture early cognitive decline in adults with neuropathology. Moreover we aim to focus on pressing societal issues such as the underrepresentation of various minority groups in neuropsychological research.
With this knowledge and skills, students are not only trained for a career as a scientist-practitioner, who are prepared for the future developments in the field, but also as teachers or policy makers.
What makes our research unique?
Our focus is fundamental and clinical research across the lifespan. This includes early childhood until the highly aged, both in healthy populations, as well as populations in which brain functions are affected by negative factors such as psychological burden. We study behavior and brain functioning using innovative techniques, with a focus on motor functions, cognition, emotional functioning, interpersonal behavior and daily functioning. Our research has a strong clinical impact as our scientific questions are based on important issues in the clinical field, and our research is aimed to improve the care of different patient groups, by the development of diagnostic instruments and (internet-based)interventions. Many of our research colleagues are also working in the clinical field.
For more information regarding the different research groups, place see the following links:
- Endocrinological Neuropsychology (Drent)
- Forensic Neuropsychology (Noordermeer)
- Neuropsychology of Aging (Scherder, Sikkes, Butterbrot)
- Pediatric Neuropsychology (Luman, Noordermeer, Oosterlaan)
- Psychosis (Jansen, Krabbendam, Van der Ven)
- Addiction (Kaag)