
About us
Unlocking the secrets of our brain
Unlocking the secrets of our brain
Mission
We aim to explain how circuits of neurons enable us to see the world and act upon it.
Position
The NIN performs fundamental research into the functioning of the brain. In the longer term, this knowledge will lead to new treatments, although direct applications are also explored. As an institute for excellent fundamental research the NIN’s role is unique. The NIN supplies universities and university medical centres in the Netherlands with top researchers and with innovative and applicable knowledge that is the result of long-running research lines at the NIN. Apart from that, the Netherlands Brain Bank, the primate unit and the Netherlands Sleep Register are (inter)national facilities for researching human brain tissue, cognitive functions and sleep patterns.
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has eighteen research groups. They are part of the NIN community and join (group)meetings, seminars and social events. All eighteen groups are housed in the NIN buildings and use the (lab)facilities and other services provided by the NIN. The employees of fiftheen groups are employed at the NIN and led by the NIN director. The employees of three groups are employed at the AMC and (formally) led by AMC management. Current director of the NIN is Pieter Roelfsema. Vice-director is Chris de Zeeuw.
The NIN aims to establish a flat management culture, in which all PIs, young talents and support staff feel free to communicate at all levels of the organization and in which all can develop their academic and technical skills and prosper.