Mission

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) carries out fundamental neuroscience research with special emphasis on the brain and the visual system. Our research focusses on development, plasticity and ageing and it is often linked to clinical research questions.

 

The scientific structure comprises three levels of biological complexity:

  • genetic and molecular approaches
  • cellular approaches and network function
  • system approaches

 

The research program is carried out in 20 research groups.
In addition, the NIN includes the Netherlands Brain Bank

 

Scientific Director Pieter R. Roelfsema, PhD
Vice Director Chris I. de Zeeuw, PhD
Managing Director Ronald van der Neut, PhD

 

 

 

Recent publications

Siegel, F., Heimel, J.A., Peters, J., and Lohmann, C. Peripheral and central inputs shape network dynamics in the developing visual cortex in vivo. Current Biology, in press. [abstract]

 

Kole, M.H.P. and Stuart, G.J. Signal processing in the axon initial segment. Neuron 73 (2012) 235-247. [abstract]

 

Ramaglia, V., Hughes, T.R.,Donev, R.M., Ruseva, M.M., Wu, X., Huitinga, I., Baas, F., Neal, J.W., and Morgan, B.P. C3-dependent mechanism of microglial priming relevant to multiple sclerosis. PNAS, in press. [abstract]

  

Kleindienst, T., Winnubst, J., Roth-Alpermann, C., Bonhoeffer, T., Lohmann, C. Activity-dependent clustering of functional synaptic inputs on developing hippocampal dendrites. Neuron 72 (2011) 1012-1024. [abstract]

 

Mathiesen C., Caesar K., Thomsen K., Hoogland T.M., Witgen B.M., Brazhe A., Lauritzen M. Activity-dependent Increases in Local Oxygen Consumption Correlate with Postsynaptic Currents in the Mouse Cerebellum In Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience 31 (2011) 18327-18337. [abstract]

 

Park, B., Alves, C.H., Lundvig, D.M., Tanimoto, N., Beck, S.C., Huber, G., Richard, F., Klooster, J., Andlauer, T.F., Swindell, E.C., Jamrich, M., Le Bivic, A., Seeliger, M.W. and Wijnholds, J. PALS1 is essential for retinal pigment epithelium structure and neural retina stratification. Journal of Neuroscience 31(2011) 17230-17241. [abstract]

                        

Van den Berge, S.A., Van Strien, M.E., Korecka, J.A., Dijkstra, A.A., Sluijs, J.A., Kooijman, L., Eggers, R., De Filippis, L., Vescovi, A.L., Verhaagen, J., Van de Berg, W.D.J., and Hol, E.M. The proliferative capacity of the subventricular zone is maintained in the parkinsonian brain. Brain 134 (2011) 3249-3263. [abstract]

 

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News

Chris De Zeeuw received an ERC Advanced Grant 2011 for his project: 'Cracking the Cerebellar Code'


see for complete list [pdf


Vacancies for two PhD's, Neuroregeneration. 
One at the VU and one at the NIN.

 

NINnews October 2011 

 

NINnews April2011

 

NINnews November2010 

 

NINnews June 2010

 

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Events

Deadline for the NIN competition Art of Neuroscience 2012 is February 15th

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Gestart op 20 januari 2012
Groot nationaal Slaaponderzoek
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Paradisolezingen, Paradiso Amsterdam, 11:00 h

 

29 January 2012, Dick Swaab
Simpele opvattingen over complexe breinen


18 maart 2012, Robbert Dijkgraaf
De Oerknal

  

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