Aleman (2010)

Andreas "André" Aleman (born 20 June 1975)[1] is a Dutch neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen.

Aleman was born in Leiden.[1] He studied psychology at Utrecht University.[2] He obtained his title of doctor at Utrecht University in 2001, with a thesis titled: "Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia: how the brain misleads itself". He worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Groningen and in 2006 was promoted to full professor.[3] In 2011 he received a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.[4]

Aleman was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.[5][6] His research encompasses topics as ageing, schizophrenia, suicide and depression.[6] He is known for his contributions towards a better understanding of cognitive impairments in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Together with Damiaan Denys (Professor of Psychiatry in Amsterdam), he proposed suicidal behavior could be considered as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.[7]

Publications (selection)

  • Andreas Aleman: Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia. How the brain misleads itself. Dissertation Universiteit Utrecht, 2001. ISBN 90-393-2667-3 (Digital version)

References

  1. 1 2 "Curriculum vitae André Aleman" (in Dutch). Utrecht University Repository. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Andre Aleman Prof. Dr. Sectiehoofd Cognitieve Neuropsychiatrie" (in Dutch). University Medical Center Groningen. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Andreas (André) Aleman, (1975)". University of Groningen. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Toekenningen Vici 2011" (in Dutch). Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "André Aleman". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Royal Academy selects 26 new members". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hoogleraren: erken suïcidaal gedrag als een mentale stoornis". de Volkskrant. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017.
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