• Department of Neuroscience

    Erasmus MC

  • Wide range of techniques and research questions

    From molecules to circuits and disease mechanisms

  • Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) Summer School

    This year’s edition: “Insight in the Human Brain”

    More information and registration

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 24 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, Molecular Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Psychiatry and Developmental Biology. 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.

Register now for the summer school Insight in The Human Brain. Every two years, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) organises a Summer School that brings together leading researchers and early-career scientists in the field of neuroscience. This year’s edition, entitled “Insight in the Human Brain,” will take place from 17–19 June 2026 at the Singelkerk in Amsterdam. Click here for more information and register now!

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

Neurobehavioral Assessment of Sensorimotor Function in Autism Using Smartphone Technology.

Gultig KD, Boele CP, Roggeveen LEM, Soong TF, Sherry S, Jung C, Milosevska S, Uvarov A, Benhassan K, BenAli SA, Ahajoui Y, Carpio-Arias V, Lindeman S, Koekkoek SKE, Sefik E, Ottenhoff MJ, Wang SS, De Zeeuw CI, El Idrissi A, Boele HJ
in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research 2026

Nervous System-on-Chip: Innovative Microfluidic Platform to Compartmentalize hiPSC-Derived Neural Networks.

Sabahi-Kaviani R, Gogolou A, Souilhol C, van der Kroeg M, Kushner SA, de Vrij FMS, Tsakiridis A, Luttge R
in Micromachines 2026

Refined affinity purification protocol for CAMs using minimal mouse brain material.

Henocq A, Doff W, Dekkers D, van Woerden GM, Demmers JAA, Meijer DH
in Journal of neuroscience methods 2026

Cortical responses to balance perturbations persist without active postural control.

Jansen DNR, Mensink L, Leeuwis M, Forbes PA
in The Journal of physiology 2026

Cortical responses to balance perturbations persist without active postural control.

Jansen DNR, Mensink L, Leeuwis M, Forbes PA
in The Journal of physiology 2026