My research vision is to understand the neural circuitry of mental functions by
using state-of-the-art technology and with a strong focus on the Deep Brain – a
highly uncharted territory in the brain. My work combines mathematical modeling with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), ultra-high resolution 7T MRI, electroencephalography (EEG), and postmortem studies.
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Research grants & honours
2023
- NWO Scientific Meeting grant e6000 together with F. van Harreveld, G. van Wingen, J. vEngelmann, H. Kruegers and J. Schaefer for the annual Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Day to be held in Amsterdam.
- NWO Scientific Meeting grant e5000 together with D. Matzke and N. Stevenson for the annual model-based cognitive neuroscience summer school to be held in Amsterdam.
2022
- The project “Unified histological and MRI reconstructions of the Alzheimer brain (3D-AD)” was awarded an 48 months e767.597 ZonMw grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) together Anneke Alkemade, Laura Jonkman, Louise van der Weerd, and Pierre-Louis Bazin.
- The project “Atlas of the Human Deep Brain Nuclei, Connections, and Vasculature” was awarded an 18 months e150,000 Proof of concept (PoC) grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
- NWO Scientific Meeting grant e8000 together with P. Lucassen, T. de Vries, I. Willuhn and G. van Wingen for a joint the meeting in Amsterdam entitled ‘A computational cognitive neuroscience perspective on the Deep Brain in health and disease’.
- NWO Scientific Meeting grant e5000 together with D. Matzke and R. Innes for the annual model-based cognitive neuroscience summer school to be held in Amsterdam.
2021
- ABC Seed Funding for Network Consolidation Grant e25,000 together with A. Alkemade and J. Engelmann.
- ABC Visiting Professor (VIP) Grant e7500 for VIP Prof. Peter Dayan to stay in Amsterdam in 2022 and 2023.
2019
- The project “Deep Brain: Decision mechanisms in deep brain networks" was awarded a five-year e2,000,000 Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council.
- ABC Visiting Professor (VIP) Grant e7500 for VIP Prof. Andrew Heathcote to stay in Amsterdam in 2019 and 2020.
2018
- The project “ATLAS: Atlas for deep brain stimulation” was awarded an 18 months e150,000 Proof of concept (PoC) grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
- The project “The brain at depth: A model-based cognitive neuroscience approach to the human subcortex” was awarded a five-year e1,500,000 “Vici” grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
2017
- NWO Open Access Conference Session grant e2500 for the International Conference of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON) XIII to be held in Amsterdam in 2017.
- William K. and Katherine W. Estes Fund $15,000 for the 4th summer school “Model-based cognitive neuroscience” summer school to be held in Amsterdam in 2017.
2016
- ABC Visiting Professor (VIP) Grant e7500 for VIP Prof. Mark Steyvers to stay in Amsterdam in 2017 and 2018.
- ABC Talent Grant e100,000 for a one-year project “Mapping cortico-subcortical networks with UHF-MRI”.
- Partner investigator on the Australian Research Council AUD$492,000 three-year project “Modelling trajectories of cognitive control in adolescents and young adults" at the University of Newcastle (chief investigators: Frini Karayanidis, Mark Steyvers, Sharna Jamadar, Guy Hawkins, Roshel Lenroot, Patricia Michie). Project duration: 2017-2020.
2015
- The project “Atlasing the human subcortex” was awarded a four-year e850,000 grant from STW-NWO.
- The summer school “Model-based cognitive neuroscience” was awarded e14,600 grant from the Volkswagenstiftung together with Leendert v. Maanen (UvA), Jane Neumann (MPI Leipzig), Guy Hawkins (UvA), and Roger Ratcliff (Ohio State University).
- The project “Detailed neuroanatomical insight in the human subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease” was awarded a two-year e142,000 grant from the Stichting Internationaal Parkinson Fonds (the Dutch Parkinson Foundation) together with Anneke Alkemade (UvA).
- The project “Ultra-high resolution 7T fMRI of the midbrain” was awarded a one-year e35,000 grant from the Amsterdam Center for Brain & Cognition.
2013
- The project “Subdivisions of the Subthalamic Nucleus” was awarded a two-year e35,000 grant from the Hersenstichting Nederland (the Dutch Brain Foundation) together with Anneke Alkemade (UvA).
2012
- The project “Speeded Decision-Making in the Basal Ganglia: An Integrative Model-Based Approach" was awarded a five-year e1,500,000 Starting Grant from the European Research Council.
- The project “When the Brain Takes a Break: A Model-Based Cognitive Neuroscience Account of Task-Unrelated Thoughts" was awarded a five-year e800,000 “Vidi" grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
- Aspasia grant e100,000 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
- Inaugural recipient of the Newcastle Psychology Research Visitor Fellowship, AUD$5,000.
2011
- Partner investigator on the Australian Research Council AUD$134,000 three-year project “Rapid Decisions: From Neuroscience to Complex Cognitions" at the University of Newcastle (chief investigators: Scott Brown, Ami Eidels, and Andrew Heath- cote). Project duration: 2012-2014.
- Partner investigator on the Australian Research Council AUD$387,000 three-year project “Cognitive Flexibility from Adolescence to Senescence: Variability Associated with Cognitive Strategy and Brain Connectivity" at the University of Newcastle (chief investigators: Frini Karayanidis, Rhoshel Lenroot, Mark Parsons, and Patricia Michie). Project duration: 2012-2014.
- The e23,000 Academy Colloquium proposal “New Insights from Model-Based Cognitive Neuroscience" was funded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Fellow applicant is Eric-Jan Wagenmakers.
- The “MaGW open competition" PhD project “A dynamic and formal account of what people do before and after they make an error" was awarded a four-year e208,193 grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Fellow applicants are Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (UvA), Sander Nieuwenhuis (Leiden University), and Han van der Maas (UvA).
2010
- The “ALW open competition" postdoc project “The neural basis of decision-making with multiple choice alternatives" was awarded a three-year e228,921 grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Fellow applicants are Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (UvA), Sander Nieuwenhuis (Leiden University), Rafal Bogacz (University of Bristol), Scott Brown (University of Newcastle), John Serences (UCSD), and Han van der Maas (UvA).
2009
- One-year PhD stipend for Max Keuken from the Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
- The project “Decision-making and adaptive control over impulsive actions" was awarded a e580,000 focal point (“Zwaartepunt") grant from the University of Amsterdam. Fellow applicants include Richard Ridderinkhof (UvA), Frans van Winden (UvA), Damiaan Denys (UvA), and Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (UvA).
- The “ALW open competition" PhD project “The anatomical and neurochemical foundations of decision-making under time pressure", was awarded a four-year e218,000 grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Fellow applicants are Roshan Cools (Donders Institute), Rich Ivry (UC Berkeley), Richard Ridderinkhof (UvA), Wery van der Wildenberg (UvA), and Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (UvA).
2008
- The project “Structural and neural correlates of individual differences in inhibition across the adult lifespan" was awarded a three-year e208,000 “Veni" grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
- The project “Human cognition and the basal ganglia: Where response selection and inhibition meet" was awarded a three-year e10,000 “van Gogh" grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Fellow applicants together with Boris Burle (CNRS) and Wery van den Wildenberg (UvA).
2007
- The project “Diffusion Processes in the Brain" was awarded a one-year e28,220 “pilot" grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Fellow applicants are Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (UvA), Scott Brown (University of Newcastle), and Jane Neumann (MPI Leipzig).