Take a look at the Brain Stimulation Lab

Take a look at the Brain Stimulation Lab

4 July 2025

Did you know that The Donders Institute can stimulate your brain in one of their labs? Want to see what this looks like?

Researchers Lennart Verhagen, Hanneke den Ouden and Soha Farboud give you a unique insight into the Brain Stimulation Lab at the Donders Institute.

The Donders Institute has non-invasive brain stimulation methods. These methods stimulate the brain without invasive procedures, such as brain surgery, making the process safer and more accessible. They have developed a new way for non-invasive brain stimulation in the lab: focused ultrasound.

Focused ultrasound

The ultrasound technique makes it possible to target a signal to deep brain areas. This distinguishes this technique from more traditional methods. For example, the deeper brain regions are important for impulsive decision-making. Until now, it has been challenging to study or stimulate these areas in humans. As you can see in the video, this innovative approach uses harmless high-frequency sound waves to enter the skull and precisely stimulate these targeted brain regions.

Would you like to participate in an experiment?

It can! Participants have the unique opportunity to contribute to research and see up close how their brains are stimulated. If you want to participate in an experiment, you can be among the first to contribute to new technologies. As you can see in the video, it's fun to see what happens here in the research, what we do, and to see your brain. READ MORE

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