About Us

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience conducts fundamental and strategic research in the field of neuroscience. The emphasis is on research into the brain and the visual system.

The Organization

Mission & Position

We aim to explain how circuits of neurons enable us to see the world and act upon it.
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Organization

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has seventeen research groups. They are all part of the NIN community.
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History

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience came into being on 1 July 2005 as the result of the merger of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research and the Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute.
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Vacancies ⁽¹⁷⁾

Kole Group Internship: Studying the mechanism of dementia Fulltime

Kamermans Group Postdoc in visual neuroscience Fulltime

MR-physicist 7T MRI for clinical and industrial applications Fulltime

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Facilities

Sleep lab

Brain bank

Straylight lab

Our employees

Lindy van der Vecht

Staff

Esmeralda Schemmekes

Staff

Wilma Verweij

Staff

Pieter Roelfsema

Department head

Chris I. de Zeeuw

Department head

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Contact

Address

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Meibergdreef 47
1105 BA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Reception
T +31 20 566 5500
F +31 20 566 6121

Secretariat

Lindy van der Vecht
Wilma Verweij
T +31 20 5664587
[email protected]

Communications

Esmeralda Schemmekes
T +31 20 5664596
[email protected]

Fundraising

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