Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences

01/06/2023

Marvelous Mind Movie Tip
An animation about the love life of a woman: a mix between biology and feminism. This friday and saturday in Forum Groningen.

Buy your tickets here: https://forum.nl/nl/agenda/my-love-affair-with-marriage

(English, no Dutch subtitles)

Deze bijzondere film volgt een eigenlijk doodnormaal plot; het complete liefdesleven van een vrouw, maar in een mix van biologie en feminisme.  

26/05/2023

Machine learning algorithms are revolutionizing the way we analyze neuroimaging data, but they also come with challenges. Read more in the previous issue of the BCN Magazine:

17/05/2023

*Marvelous Mind Movie Night - This Monday May 22nd!* 🎥

Every two months there is a film screening in the Forum with a neuroscience theme. This is done in collaboration with the UMCG and BCN. This time it is about learning strategies, and the chosen documentary is Être et Avoir. An intro and outro will be given by cognitive neuroscientist Hedderik van Rijn.

_Important_: The talk will be in Dutch, and the documentary is French with Dutch subtitles.

Buy your ticket with a student discount here: https://forum.nl/nl/agenda/marvelous-mind-etre-et-avoir

11/05/2023

Vacancy: An enthusiastic PhD student with a background in statistics/data science who will be working on the interface between tertiary care and data science. You will be part of an enthusiastic multidisciplinary group of researchers interested in the potential of novel treatments for patients with severe, often treatment resistant mental disorders, and experience in working with relatively large healthcare databases to develop more effective, data informed personalised care.

https://werkenbijumcg.nl/-/vacatures/phd-position-the-netherlands-network-for-difficult-to-treat-depression/10419-02s00082ep

20/04/2023

With the introduction of many new deep learning-based tools, its applications are starting to feel limitless. Read about current research that combines the use of deep learning and EEG for motor activity recognition:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/news/bcn-magazine-129.pdf/ =24

05/04/2023

The BCN Winter Meeting on the 2nd of February was filled with lots of inspiring talks and poster presentations given by BCN researchers and students. Read more about the event, along with a few snippets, in the latest edition of the BCN Magazine:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/news/bcn-magazine-129.pdf/ =13

28/03/2023

Looking for new book recommendations? We've got you covered! Read more about Sophie’s book recommendation, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, in the latest edition of the BCN Magazine:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/news/bcn-magazine-129.pdf/ =9

20/03/2023

The BCN symposium - Speak your mind, held in December, sparked many exciting and thought-provoking discussions among BCN researchers. Read about the event in detail here:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/news/bcn-magazine-129.pdf/ =16

14/03/2023

Marvelous Mind Movie Night - March 27th! 🎥

Every two months, there is a film screening in the Forum with a neuroscience theme. This is done in collaboration with the UMCG and BCN. This time the theme is time perception, and the chosen title is Tenet. An intro and outro will be given by cognitive neuroscientist Joost de Jong.

Important: The talk will be in Dutch, and the film is in English with Dutch subtitles.

Buy your ticket with a student discount here:

John David Washington is de Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s nieuwe scifi-actiefilm Tenet.

09/03/2023

The newest edition of the BCN Magazine is out! Read it here:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/news/bcn-magazine-129.pdf

15/02/2023

The BCN Dissertation Award for 2021-2022 was awarded to Ann-Katrin Ohlerth, with Emma Gerrits, Laura Kracht, and Anouk de Wit as the runners-up! Many congratulations to them!
Read about the recipients of the BCN Dissertation Award here:
https://www.rug.nl/research/behavioural-cognitive-neurosciences/education/phd/bcnawards