The European Brain Council has recommended the disorders of the brain to be prioritised for funding. The purpose of this ChildBrain ETN is 1) to train young scientists, Early Stage Researchers(ESRs), to utilise evidence-based neuroscientific knowledge for helping children, especially those at high risk for dropout due to neurocognitive disorders, to meet future educational and societal demands. Ch
ildBrain networks 2) aim to develop new, innovative brain imaging-based tools through research and industry to be applied by researchers and clinical sector end users for 3) increasing understanding and improving diagnosis and treatment for neurocognitive disorders, as well as enhancing targeted educational programs. To accomplish these aims, 4) ChildBrain has a cross-disciplinary and trans-sectorial European network of experts. Host Institutions:
University of Jyväskylä, Finland – Department of Psychology
University of Leuven, Belgium – Department of Neurosciences and Parenting and Special Education Research Unit
University of Münster, Germany – Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis
Radboud University, The Netherlands – Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Aston University, UK – Aston Brain Centre
IcoMetrix, Belgium
Elekta Oy, Finland
BESA GmbH, Germany
Partner Organizations:
Research Centre of Natural Sciences of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary - Brain Imaging Centre
INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, France
King's College London, UK - Department
of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences
Niilo Mäki Institute, Finland
Tobii Technology, Sweden
Principal Investigators and supervisors:
Prof. Paavo Leppänen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, project coordinator
Dr. Kaisa Lohvansuu, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, project administration manager
Dr. Jarmo Hämäläinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Dr. Tiina Parviainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Prof. Joel Talcott, Aston University, UK
Dr. Caroline Witton, Aston University, UK
Prof. Jan Wouters, KU Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Pol Ghesquière, KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Maaike Vandermosten, KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Carsten Wolters, University of Münster, Germany
Prof. Ole Jensen, Radboud University, the Netherlands
Prof. Robert Oostenveld, Radboud University, the Netherlands
Dr. Harald Bornfleth, BESA GmbH, Germany
Dr. Lauri Parkkonen, Elekta Oy and Aalto University, Finland
Dr. Dirk Smeets, icoMetrix, Belgium
Early stage researchers:
Praghajieeth Raajhen S., University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Caroline Beelen, University of Leuven, Belgium
Raul Granados, University of Leuven, Belgium
Gloria Romagnoli, Aston University, UK - Aston Brain Centre
Cecilia Mazzetti, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Diandra Brkic, Aston University, UK - Aston Brain Centre
Weiyong Xu, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Sam Van Bijnen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Anna Samsel, University of Leuven, Belgium
Abinash Pant, BESA GmbH, University of Münster, Germany
Van Phan, IcoMetrix, Belgium
Simon Homölle, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Maria Carla Piastra, University of Münster, Germany
Marios Antonakakis, University of Münster, Germany
Amit Jaiswal, Elekta Oy, Helsinki Finland
