• Department of Neuroscience

    Erasmus MC

  • Wide range of techniques and research questions

    From molecules to circuits and disease mechanisms

  • Vibrant Research Community

    Over 40 biomedical research laboratories

Research Objectives

Our research is dedicated to Plasticity and Dynamics of Sensori-Motor Systems and Cognitive Systems in health and disease. We investigate those at the physiological, anatomical, behavioral and molecular level in 22 research groups.

Collaborations

The Department of Neuroscience of Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, is embedded in the dynamic, internationally competitive research community of over 40 biomedical research labs, encompassing the departments of: Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genetic and Genetic Identification. We collaborate with universities and institutes at a national and international level and host fruitful relationships with our industry partners.

Academic excellence

The main objective of the two-year Research Master’s Program in Neuroscience is to teach and to provide training for talented students in the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience. The program prepares students for future fundamental research in various medical fields in which neuroscience is increasingly important. The program combines a broad range of tutorials and workshops in neuro-anatomy, neurophysiology, molecular biology, psychology and psychiatry with an extensive period of research training.

Department of Neuroscience is placed in the Research Tower of the Erasmus Medical Center (Ee building). The Department Chair is Prof. Dr. Chris de Zeeuw.

Recent Publications

The department of Neuroscience strives to publish Open Access. Accepted versions of most published papers can be found in the Erasmus University institutional repository repub.eur.nl

VIEW PUBLICATIONS

Cerebellum Lecture: the Cerebellar Nuclei-Core of the Cerebellum.

Kebschull JM, Casoni F, Consalez GG, Goldowitz D, Hawkes R, Ruigrok TJH, Schilling K, Wingate R, Wu J, Yeung J, Uusisaari MY
in Cerebellum (London, England) 2023

Functional imaging of the exposed brain

Soloukey Sadaf, Vincent Arnaud J. P. E., Smits Marion, De Zeeuw Chris I., Koekkoek Sebastiaan K. E., Dirven Clemens M. F., Kruizinga Pieter
in Frontiers in Neuroscience 2023

Loss of CAMK2G affects intrinsic and motor behavior but has minimal impact on cognitive behavior.

Rigter PMF, de Konink C, van Woerden GM
in Frontiers in neuroscience 2023

The neural basis for biased behavioral responses evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation in primates.

Forbes PA, Kwan A, Mitchell DE, Blouin JS, Cullen KE
in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2023

The neural basis for biased behavioral responses evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation in primates.

Forbes PA, Kwan A, Mitchell DE, Blouin JS, Cullen KE
in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2023