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Guillén Fernández researches the brain mechanisms that make memories and emotions possible. Using insights into these processes, he aims to understand how stressful experiences provoke traumatic memories. His knowledge is used to facilitate personalized care in psychiatry. Fernández serves as the Scientific Director at Radboud University Medical Center and is a Principal Investigator at the Donders Institute. His research focuses on the brain basis of memory, emotion, and their interaction, employing an interdisciplinary approach that combines cognitive neuroimaging, genetics, pharmacology, and clinical disciplines. He has received numerous accolades, including being a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, a Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and of Academia Europaea. Additionally, he is a member of the Memory Disorder Research Society and has received awards such as the Richard-Jung Award from the German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Vici Award from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research, and the Radboud Science Award, along with an Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council.
Radboud University Medical Center • Nijmegen
Leading research on the neurobiological underpinnings of memory and emotion.
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