At the UMC Utrecht Brain Center, it is our mission to improve our understanding of brain development and to gain more knowledge about how to predict, treat and eventually prevent developmental disorders.
At the UMC Utrecht Brain Center, it is our mission to improve our understanding of brain development and to gain more knowledge about how to predict, treat and eventually prevent developmental disorders. We integrate fundamental, translational, and clinical research on the differences between normal and abnormal brain development in descriptive and mechanistic terms. The UMC Utrecht is also center of expertise for neonatal neurology.
Our researchers investigate brain based developmental disabilities (BBDD) and aim to identify those at risk as early as possible. Using various assessments, for example genetics, neuroanatomy and physiology as well as motor-, social-, emotional- and cognitive behavior, we investigate internal and external risk factors to identify causes, consequences, and cures of developmental disorders.
We monitor brain activity and behavior inside and outside the clinical setting and incorporate e-health solutions in standard practice. The design of our fundamental, translational, and practice-oriented research is driven by input from patients and their families and synergistically leads to innovative neuro-protection and rehabilitation strategies that allow personalized treatment.
We have a strong link with various Utrecht University faculties and the strategic research program ‘Child Health’, and also collaborate in the strategic program ‘Dynamics of Youth’. We gain knowledge on the various stages of BBDD, including the impairments that do not require clinical treatment, but can have major socio-economic consequences.
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