Neuroscience project by UM and Radboud University wins Computable Award

The project aims to better help people with brain disorders without interventions such as surgery. Instead, the brain is deeply stimulated and influenced from the outside. The group of scientists behind Advanced Neural Control to Restore Brain Function is working on new techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, in which magnetic fields stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
 

Cutting-edge solutions

The Computable Awards recognise outstanding achievements and innovative solutions in the Dutch IT sector. The twentieth edition took place on 18 November.

The initiative by UM and RU received the award for best healthcare project. A total of 1,400 people voted in this category. The jury and the public each determined half of the winner. 
 

Helping patients even better 

Maastricht University and Radboud University have been collaborating in education and research since 2022. This partnership gave rise to Advanced Neural Control to Restore Brain Function.

Neuroscientist Rainer Goebel from Maastricht University is one of the enthusiastic leaders of this project. In a previously published article, Goebel says: "We can already do a lot in the areas of movement, language – think of rehabilitation after a stroke – and vision. But there are also applications in psychiatric and neurological disorders. If we combine all our knowledge and techniques, we can help patients even better."