About
Welcome to the lab website of the Verhagen Lab at the Donders Centre for Cognition, headed by dr. Lennart Verhagen. We focus on the development of new non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to modulate neural circuits. We are working on novel ultrasound neuromodulation techniques to alter brain areas with high precision, especially areas deep in the brain, such as the amygdala and caudate nucleus.
Projects
In our combined TUS-TMS research we conduct fundamental investigations into the efficacy of ultrasonic neuromodulation. Here, we have shown that inhibitory...
One way we study fear learning is through Pavlovian fear conditioning, a well-established method used in animal research to understand the brain circuits and mechanisms....
A critical step in the development of non-invasive neuromodulation is the ability to verify target engagement. Such verification remains particularly challenging...