Team Neuropsychiatry studies 1) the neural mechanism underlying vulnerability to develop neuropsychiatric disorders (with neurodevelopmental disorders such as obsessive-compulsive and related disorders at the one extreme and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease at the other extreme, but also trauma- and sleep related disorders), 2) the biosignatures of symptom profiles at the various stages of disease, and 3) the targets and mechanisms of action of innovative treatments (with focus on innovative forms of psychotherapy, physical training and non-invasive neuromodulation). Team Neuropsychiatry functions at the intersection of various departments (primarily in the triangle Psychiatry, Anatomy & Neuroscience, and Neurology) and uses various multi-modal brain imaging methods. The TMS-EEG labs of Team Neuropsychiatry are available for trials and experimental studies in collaboration with other researchers in the institute. At the global level, both ENIGMA-OCD and ENIGMA-Parkinson are led by members of Team Neuropsychiatry.
Team members
prof.dr. Odile van den Heuvel Principal Investigator, Lead
prof.dr. Ysbrand van der Werf Senior researcher, Co-lead
dr. Chris Vriend Senior researcher, Co-lead
dr. Hein van Marle Senior researcher
prof.dr. Eric van Exel Senior researcher
dr. Sander Verfaillie Senior researcher
dr. Tim van Balkom Senior researcher
dr. Jari van Gool Senior researcher
dr. Anders Lillevik Thorsen Senior researcher (Bergen, Norway)
dr. Emile d’Angremont Postdoc
dr. Alekos Vamvakas Postdoc
dr. Niels de Joode Postdoc
dr. Sophie Fitzsimmons Postdoc
dr. Willem Bruin Postdoc
dr. Max Laansma Postdoc
dr. Henne van der Heijden Postdoc
Tjardo Postma PhD student
Eva Oostra PhD student
Nadza Dzinalija PhD student
Eva van Heese PhD student
Coen Coomans PhD student
Hidde Woerdman PhD student
Ploon de Potter PhD student
Lilian Bot PhD student
Celine Dietz PhD student
Keetje Voogd PhD student
Leonardo Nacci PhD student
Wianne Schipper PhD student
Chahd El Fassi PhD student
Dorottya Iványi Research assistant
Roos van Oeveren Research assistant
Bruno Moses Research assistant
Tessa van Diemen Research assistant
Nikki Bootsma Research assistant
Jiska van Wijk Research assistant
Imke Molenaar Research assistant
Eva de Jong Research assistant
Rustam Houssain Research assistant