Events

Your Brain on Sports Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam June 1st, 2018   Room Atrium Medical Faculty, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Van der Boechorststraat 7 1081 BT Amsterdam Route From the main entrance walk straight ahead until the end. Here, take the elevator or stairs to the first floor. On the 1st floor take the hallway to the Atrium, room number MF/D-146.   Abstract The institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam (iBBA) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is organizing the symposium “Your brain on sports”, highlighting the latest findings in sport neuroscience. Speakers will cover the full range from s...

Date: 15 February 2018 Time: 16.00 - 17.00 Drinks: 17.00 - 18.00 Location: VU Main Building HG 05A00 Premembering Experience In this talk, Kia Nobre will discuss how the brain uses multiple time scales of experience to anticipate relevant events proactively and dynamically in order to facilitate the analysis and utilisation of information to guide adaptive behaviour. Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

Date: 12 October 2017 Time: 16.00-17.00 Drinks: 17.00-18.00 Location: VU University – TR K1B-74 Professor Amir Amedi​ is a leading neuroscientist ​ working ​on unraveling ​the ​complex balance between ​stability and flexibility ​in the organization of​ our sense ​for over 15 years. His main research interest involves our senses. He is an expert on Brain imaging of the senses, Restoration and Rehab of the senses and finally the Augmentation of Senses and developing super human sensory abilities. His research focuses on sensory integration, brain plasticity and sensory restoration. His work has helped to unravel crucial principles re...

Salience in the Control of Eye Movements in Natural Scenes Date: 24-10-2017 Time: 13.45 Location: Auditorium Titel: Salience in the Control of Eye Movements in Natural Scenes Promotor: Prof. J. L. Theeuwes Summary: Visual acuity is highest at the point of gaze, and declines rapidly into peripheral vision. As a result, eye movements bring different parts of the visual world into focus. Two competing theories seek to explain how these fixations are controlled. The ‘top-down’ theory posits that control is in service of one's current and future task goals. The ‘bottom-up' theory contends that environmental features control gaze...

Date: August 9, 2017 Time: 10.00 – 16.00 Drinks: 16.00-18.00 Location: VU University, 15th Floor Church Room

Date: August 4, 2017 Time: 16.00 – 17.00 Drinks: 17.00-18.00 Location: VU University, WN-C-623 “Ageing, Brain and Cognition: Some results from the Cambridge Centre for Ageing & Neuroscience (CamCAN)” I will describe a range of results from neuroscientific investigation of approximately 700 people from 18-88 years of age in the CamCAN project (www.cam-can.org), including: 1) separating the effects of age on vascular vs neural components of the BOLD response by combining resting-state fMRI and MEG; 2) effects of white matter (measured from diffusion kurtosis imaging) on age-related changes in latency of evoked MEG response...

On Thursday March 30, the annual mini-conference of the Social & Organizational Psychology Group will take place from 9:00 to 17:00 (location: Aurora, VU main building). We will share recent findings from our ongoing research. Students are welcome to attend the presentations and discussions.

Amsterdam, November 24-25, 2016 De Doelenzaal, Universiteitsbibliotheek, Singel 425, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The aim of the meeting is to provide a broad overview of recent developments in the field of attention from different perspectives (e.g., animal studies, EEG/MRI, developmental). Talks will be given by experts in the field and are followed by discussions. There is a poster session and other ample opportunities for interactions with the speakers. Questions addressed include: How does attention shape sensory processing and perception? Can we optimize attentional functioning through e.g., brain stimulation or cognitive training? What...

From July 10-13 2016, Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock (VU Amsterdam), Hayley Hung (TU Delft) and Joann Keyton (North Carolina State University) will host an interdisciplinary workshop funded by a NIAS grant at the Lorentz Center in Leiden. The workshop will bring together social scientists and computer scientists who study interactions in small groups. Specific topics of interest to both social science and computer science attendees will include the emergence and dynamics of group cohesion, dominance, emotional contagion, collective affect, and rapport-building in social interactions. For details and registration, please visit the official wor...