Dr. B. (Bastiaan) Bruinsma

Biography

Bastiaan Bruinsma joined BRaIC in august 2020 as a senior researcher. He studied Health and Life Sciences (BSc) and Neurosciences (MSc) at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. During his studies, Bastiaan was especially interested in the relationship between neural processes and behavior and cognition. He got the chance to dive deeper into this subject during his PhD project at the Center for Neurogenomics & Cognitive Research at the VU. Here, he studied the role of specific prefrontal neuronal populations in cognitive control. At the MGGZ, Bastiaan will work on the implementation of a Virtual Reality based therapy for PTSD. 

Overview of projects within BRaIC

Virtual reality (VR) 

IMMERSE - Virtual Reality in trauma treatment

PREDICTING

IN-DEPTH - a study examining multiple aspects of depression within the military.

Decision making

ENDURE - Executive Functioning and Decision-Making Under Stress in Realistic Environments

UNPHASED - Moral decision making in stressful situations

ARMED -  Moral decision-making among military personnel and civilians

STRIVE - Research on Stress in Virtual Environments

Publications

The publications of Dr. Bastiaan Bruinsma can be found at Google Scholar.