SMARTneurolab can be found in the second issue (2021; volume 15) of Journal Neuroscience & Cognition. The journal is an internal report of the Master’s program Neuroscience & Cognition.  This issue is about The future of Neuroscience, a great opportunity for Tanja, Charlotte and Eileen to talk about the future and possibilities of using Mixed…

Friday December 3th, Knowledge network CVA (Kennisnetwerk CVA ) held it’s annual symposium in Jaarbeurs Utrecht. This year’s theme was “Customisation in CVA / ABI healthcare”. Judy was nominated for the George Beusmans Prize in the category “Best scientific Project”. She was invited to make a VLOG to accompany her poster!  Tanja and Martine held…

Judy has been nominated for the  George Beusmans Wetenschapsprijs, for best scientific project! The prize will be awarded during the Kennisnetwerk CVA symposium 2021. Here you can see Judy preparing her VLOG, which will be presented and can be voted for on the symposium at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Good luck Judy! Find out more about…

Tanja Nijboer and Ina Koning (IMKoning) have received the Dynamics of Youth  (DoY) Invigoration Grant PLUS. For the coming year they will investigate the use of digital media in families with a chronically ill family member. DoY is one of the strategic themes of Utrecht University, read more at dynamics-of-youth

Laurine Spreij’s dissertation has received a wonderful review in Tijdschrift voor Neuropsychologie (Boeksignaleringen (2021/3)), a most prominent magazine for current affairs within the field of neuropsychology. The dissertation “Neuropsychology from paper-and-pencil to technology: Advancing cognitive rehabilitation” was described as innovative, from the cover and patient’s personal stories, the innovative scientific studies, to the synopsis written…

And there is was, the Dutch Conference of Rehabilitation Medicine 2012! Our lab was represented at the DCRM 2021 by Hanne, Teuni and Judy this year. We focused on innovative research for neglect rehabilitation, which is in line with the theme of this year “State-of-the-art technology and the future: opportunities for rehabilitation medicine”. Hanne was…

Our PhD-student Elissa is invited by the Dutch Society for Neuropsychology / Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neuropsychologie (NVN) to present her preliminary data on the autumn congress of 2021! Get a sneak preview in the research project about recovery of functional balance after stroke in patients with visuospatial neglect. Find out more at: https://nvneuropsy.nl/conferenties/najaarsconferentie-2021

On November 8th Tanja, Hanne and Judy presented their work on the Brain Injury Conference. They talked about the possibilities of using new techniques, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, to assess and train cognitive functions. What is needed to implement new technology in the clinic? What are the perspectives of clinicians, patients and care givers…

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Wij staan deze zomer op Lowlands Science met ons project “Gamen voor Wetenschap”. Hier zullen wij de bezoekers verschillende Serious Games laten spelen om zo meer aandacht te vragen voor de onzichtbare gevolgen van hersenletsel. Daarnaast zal de verkregen data ons meer inzicht geven in hoe de denkfuncties samenwerken om goede prestaties te kunnen leveren….