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Research Research programs The brain across development in health and disease

Our purpose

We aim to have a significant impact on brain health and on healthcare related to neurodevelopmental conditions (NDDs) from childhood to old age.

Goals

See some of the most important goals for this research program.

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Goals

  • Facilitate early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions.
  • Contribute to the international discussions about a new nosology for neurodevelopmental conditions, which facilitates treatment, reduces stigma, empowers patients, and enables a more balanced view of neurodevelopmental conditions in current society.


Research groups contributing to this research program

Clinical genetics of intellectual disability

Bert de Vries's research group focuses on the identification of novel genes involved in neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, and the clinical characterization of those novel genetic syndromes.

Computational psychiatry

André Marquand's research group develops analytical tools based on machine learning for the analysis of biomedical data, including neuroimaging, passive smartphone monitoring and environmental data.

Developmental neuroscience

Rogier Kievit's research group uses quantitative approaches to study how, and why, cognitive abilities change across the lifespan, and how cognitive functioning interacts with the brain, physical and mental health, social and intellectual engagement and environmental factors. 

Spokesperson(s) for this research program

Spokesperson

prof. dr. Rogier Kievit

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Spokesperson

dr. Janita Bralten PhD

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