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Letteren Live

Adrià Rofes talked about his research on language testing during awake brain surgery at the Letteren Live show organized by the University of Groningen. January 16, 2025.

Jeff Zemla

Jeff Zemla (cognitive neuroscientist) visited our lab and taught semantics and network metrics to the EMCL students. November 25-29, 2024.

Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel revamped our opinion piece regarding testing chess playing during awake brain surgery. Check it out! Ärzte entfernen Mann Hirntumor – während er Schach spielt [Doctors remove man's brain tumor - while he plays chess]. Der Spiegel, Germany (October 29, 2024). 

NWO VIDI GRANT! 

Adrià Rofes received an VIDI grant from the Dutch Research council to study language comprehension in people with brain tumors. The grant will strengthen our collaboration with Charité Universitätsmedizin.

Opening: 2 PhD positions

We will soon be offering two 4-year PhD position to study language comprehension in people with brain tumors. The starting date will be September 2025. Apply here!

Scientific American

Gary Stix from Scientific American asked about a recent study regarding chess playing during awake brain surgery. Check it out! Surgeons Identify—And Save—A Patient’s Chess-Playing Brain Area, Scientific American, USA (September 18, 2024). 

Opening: PhD position

We are offering a 3-year PhD position to study how graph theory/network metrics reflect language meaning and form. More info here. Deadline: February 29 2024 

Horray! Effy gets her PhD ;)

Effy Ntemou defended and obtained her PhD thesis. Ad maiora, Effy! January 25, 2024.

Leeuwarder Courant
The Leeuwarder Courant asked for our opinion regarding an interesting case of spontaneous recovery after COVID-19. Check it out! A case of spontaneous recovery after COVID-19, Leeuwarder Courant, Netherlands (December 15, 2023) 

Stephanie Forkel

Stephanie Forkel (cognitive neuroscientist) visited our lab and gave a talk to the EMCL students. November 24, 2023.

Guillaume Herbet

Guillaume Herbet (neuropsychologist, cognitive neuroscientist) visited our lab and gave a lecture to the EMCL students. October 11, 2023

Opening: Postdoc position

We are offering a postdoc position to study spontaneous speech in people with Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor.  Deadline: June 29 2023.

Katharina Faust & Hanne-Rinck Jeltema

Katharina Faust & Hanne-Rinck Jeltema (neurosurgeons) visited our lab and gave a lecture to the EMCL students. January 17, 2023.

3 minute PhD thesis winner!

Effy Ntemou wins 3 minute PhD thesis competition. Watch here. June 10, 2022.