Visualization of brain connectomics data

Researcher: Chengtao Ji, former PhD student Thesis defense: October 15, 2018 First promotor: Prof. Jos Roerdink, PhD (Computer Sciences, RuG) Collaborators: Jasper van de Gronde, PhD Funding: CSC The brain is the most complicated organ of our body. Modern imaging techniques provide a way to help us to understand mechanisms of brain function underlying human behaviour. […]

Serious gaming for early identification and prevention of dyslexia

Researcher: Toivo Glatz, former PhD student Thesis defense: October 29, 2018 First promotor: Prof. Ben Maassen, PhD (Linguistics, RuG) Collaborators: Dr. Wim Tops, PhD Funding: NWO Across languages, 10 to 15% of children fail to attain standard reading levels, making early detection and rehabilitation of existing and potential reading problems a worldwide mission. This thesis reports upon […]

Visualization and quantification of exergame data

Researcher: Venustiano Soancatl Aguilar, former PhD student Thesis defense: March 19, 2018 First promotor: Prof. Jos Roerdink, PhD (Computer Sciences, RuG) Copromotor: Dr. Claudine Lamoth, PhD (Human Movement Sciences, RuG) Collaborators: Dr. Jasper van de Gronde, PhD, Dr. Mike van Diest, PhD, Prof. Ben Maassen, PhD, Toivo Glatz, MSc Funding: Conacyt Recently, digital games controlled by […]

Quantification of symptoms of movement disorders employing motion sensors

Researcher: Octavio Martinez Manzanera, MSc (PhD student) Thesis defense: February 8, 2017 Copromotor: Jan Willem Elting, MD, PhD Collaborators: Prof. Marina de Koning-Tijssen, MD, PhD, Han van der Hoeven, MD, PhD, Martijn Beudel, MD, PhD, Robert Borgemeester, MD, Prof. Teus van Laar, MD, PhD, Tinka Lawerman, Ineke Lunsing, MD, Rick Brandsma, MD, Deborah Sival, MD, PhD,  Andrea Mannini, PhD (Scuola […]

Lecture for high school students on math in medicine

Especially for high school students the Pre University Academy of the University of Groningen organises a couple of lectures each year. The lectures, sometimes with a nice excursion, give a look into the different studies that the University of Groningen has to offer. The lectures (in Dutch) are given by professors and university lecturers of […]

New book ‘Math for scientists’ published

My new book ‘Math for scientists – refreshing the essentials’ that I wrote together with Dr. Branislava Curcic-Blake has now been published with Springer. It is inspired by our well-received lecture series developed for junior neuroscientists with scientific backgrounds ranging from psychology to linguistics. The book itself explains and reviews key mathematics in an accessible way for a […]

Upcoming PhD defense of Marja Broersma

I’m proud to announce the upcoming PhD defense of Marja Broersma. The title of her thesis is ‘Neuroimaging in Tremor and Functional Motor Disorders’. She investigated two disorders with motor symptoms, with different origins and manifestations. Tremor is a common type of movement disorder in the category of too much movement, whereas functional neurological paresis is a […]

How to investigate the clinical neurological relevance of a new diagnostic test

There are different important steps on the road towards designing new tools to aid in the diagnostic process of neurological disorders. Van den Bruel et al (J Clin Epidemiol, 2007) proposed a stepwise evaluation of diagnostic tests consisting of 1) verifying the test’s technical accuracy, 2) determining the place of the new test in the clinical […]

Imaginary – de reizende wiskunde tentoonstelling – nu in Groningen!

Begin mei ben ik geinterviewd en zijn mijn studenten gefilmd voor een videoportret over hoe ik wiskunde gebruik voor mijn werk. Dit videoportret maakt deel uit van de wiskundetentoonstelling Imaginary en mag ik jullie hier nu al laten zien! In Imaginary – een reizende wiskundetentoonstelling – kun je je verwonderen over de schoonheid van de wiskunde. […]

BCN YouTube channel with Ted-like talks on neuroscience

The first Tex-like talks of BCN researchers are now on BCN’s YouTube channel. BCN is the Groningen research school of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences and the first talks are already as diverse as the disciplines of the affiliated researchers and faculties. Check out Prof. Pim van Dijk talking about ‘A curious case of tinnitus’, Dr. […]