HCMI

“Brain and Cognition: social innovation” is an integrated programme for social development and application of recent scientific knowledge about the brain and cognition.

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Organisation

HCMI operates under the broader National Initiative Brain & Cognition. The programme is managed by a management team and supported by the Office of NIBC.

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Partners

Researchers within the programme work closely together with social organizations and business partners. Some 50 in total.

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News and Calendar

• 2011-01-01 Resultaten Joint Forces Network Grants 2009
• 2011-01-02 Mechanisme van spontane activiteit in de hersenen opgehelderd
• 2011-01-03 'Neuropsychologisch onderzoek toespitsen op individu en samenleving'
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Most recent blogspots

• Hersenen en Cognitie in Nederland 2012: Op naar de top Column van Leon Kenemans, Wetenschapp...
• Brains and Cognition in the Netherlands 2011: Discovery and Application Column by Leon Kenemans, Scientific ...
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Jobopenings

• 2 AIO-posities Rol van gevoel in tekstbegrip (Utrecht)
• PhD student “Methylphenidate Treatment and the Developing Brain”
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Subsidy information

The program is funded by the Economic Structure Enhancing Fund (FES). The total budget available for the call for proposals  was 5.1 million. This budget is divided equally among the three focus areas.

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Focus area Health

Researchers within the Focus area Health try to eliminate the effects of brain damage and combat aging by early diagnosis and improved treatment of cognitive disturbances. The Focus area includes two quick-result projects and two innovative research programmes.

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Focus area Learning

Researchers within the Focus area Learning look for innovative insights from neurobiology and neuropsychology to improve learning processes and form a sound basis for educational renewal. The Focus area includes two quick-result projects and three innovative research programmes.

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Focus area Social Safety

Neuro and cognitive sciences can be deployed for making society safer. With this purpose in mind, researchers within the Focus area Social Safety try to develop new diagnostic methods and proven effective interventions. The pillar includes two quick-result projects and three innovative research programmes.

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