lab

Sensorimotor systems physiology

Lab Head: Maarten-Frens

Lab Description

In our lab we study motor control and motor learning by exeprimentation and modelling.We use behavioural, electrophysiological and neurostimulation methods.  Recently we started to focus on factors that can explain the differences between individuals. In collaboration witht the Erasmus MC department of Rehabilitation we aim to use these insights to improve rehabilitation after strok, and come to a more individualised approach

Lab Members

Maarten Frens
Prof.Dr. Maarten Frens (M.A.)
Full Professor
Lab Head
Rick van der Vliet
Dr Rick van der Vliet
Postdoctoral Fellow
Zeb Jonker
Zeb Jonker
Phd Student
Carolin Gaiser
Carolin Gaiser
Phd Student
Massimiliano Francesco Bennett
Massimiliano Francesco Bennett
Master Student
Arsam Bozorgmehr Norouzi
Arsam Bozorgmehr Norouzi
Master Student

Recent Publications

Learning to stand with sensorimotor delays generalizes across directions and from hand to leg effectors.

Rasman BG, Blouin JS, Nasrabadi AM, van Woerkom R, Frens MA, Forbes PA
in Communications biology 2024
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06029-4

Population-wide cerebellar growth models of children and adolescents.

Gaiser C, van der Vliet R, de Boer AAA, Donchin O, Berthet P, Devenyi GA, Mallar Chakravarty M, Diedrichsen J, Marquand AF, Frens MA, Muetzel RL
in Nature communications 2024
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46398-2

Eyes on CVI: Eye movements unveil distinct visual search patterns in Cerebral Visual Impairment compared to ADHD, dyslexia, and neurotypical children.

Hokken MJ, Stein N, Pereira RR, Rours IGIJG, Frens MA, van der Steen J, Pel JJM, Kooiker MJG
in Research in developmental disabilities 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104767

Purkinje Cell Activity in the Medial and Lateral Cerebellum During Suppression of Voluntary Eye Movements in Rhesus Macaques.

Avila E, Flierman NA, Holland PJ, Roelfsema PR, Frens MA, Badura A, De Zeeuw CI
in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 2022
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.863181

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Targeting the Entire Motor Network Does Not Increase Corticospinal Excitability.

Van der Cruijsen J, Jonker ZD, Andrinopoulou ER, Wijngaarden JE, Tangkau DA, Tulen JHM, Frens MA, Ribbers GM, Selles RW
in Frontiers in human neuroscience 2022
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.842954

Addressing the inconsistent electric fields of tDCS by using patient-tailored configurations in chronic stroke: Implications for treatment.

van der Cruijsen J, Dooren RF, Schouten AC, Oostendorp TF, Frens MA, Ribbers GM, van der Helm FCT, Kwakkel G, Selles RW
in NeuroImage. Clinical 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103178

Effect on diagnostic accuracy of cognitive reasoning tools for the workplace setting: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Staal J, Hooftman J, Gunput STG, Mamede S, Frens MA, Van den Broek WW, Alsma J, Zwaan L
in BMJ quality & safety 2022
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014865

Biallelic PAX5 mutations cause hypogammaglobulinemia, sensorimotor deficits, and autism spectrum disorder.

Kaiser FMP, Gruenbacher S, Oyaga MR, Nio E, Jaritz M, Sun Q, van der Zwaag W, Kreidl E, Zopf LM, Dalm VASH, Pel J, Gaiser C, van der Vliet R, Wahl L, Rietman A, Hill L, Leca I, Driessen G, Laffeber C, Brooks A, Katsikis PD, Lebbink JHG, Tachibana K, van der Burg M, De Zeeuw CI, Badura A, Busslinger M
in The Journal of experimental medicine 2022
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220498

The use of eye-movement recording in patients with anti-Hu antibody-associated paraneoplastic neurological syndromes to objectively determine extent and course of disease.

Janssen M, van Broekhoven F, Sillevis Smitt P, Frens M, van der Geest J
in European journal of neurology 2021
DOI: 10.1111/ene.14799

Theta but not beta power is positively associated with better explicit motor task learning.

van der Cruijsen J, Manoochehri M, Jonker ZD, Andrinopoulou ER, Frens MA, Ribbers GM, Schouten AC, Selles RW
in NeuroImage 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118373

Environmental Enrichment Improves Vestibular Oculomotor Learning in Mice.

van der Geest JN, Spoor M, Frens MA
in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 2021
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.676416

Individual differences in error-related frontal midline theta activity during visuomotor adaptation.

Jonker ZD, van der Vliet R, Maquelin G, van der Cruijsen J, Ribbers GM, Selles RW, Donchin O, Frens MA
in NeuroImage 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118699

Computerised patient-specific prediction of the recovery profile of upper limb capacity within stroke services: the next step.

Selles R, Andrinopoulou ER, Nijland R, van der Vliet R, Slaman J, van Wegen E, Rizopoulos D, Ribbers G, Meskers C, Kwakkel G
in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2021
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324637

A Neuroanatomically Grounded Optimal Control Model of the Compensatory Eye Movement System in Mice.

Holland PJ, Sibindi TM, Ginzburg M, Das S, Arkesteijn K, Frens MA, Donchin O
in Frontiers in systems neuroscience 2020
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2020.00013

No effect of anodal tDCS on motor cortical excitability and no evidence for responders in a large double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Jonker ZD, Gaiser C, Tulen JHM, Ribbers GM, Frens MA, Selles RW
in Brain stimulation 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.11.005
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Vacancies

There are currently no vacancies on our lab.