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Joost Wiskerke is a Principal Research Engineer at Linköping University, specializing in optogenetics and optical imaging techniques. He obtained his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from VU University Amsterdam, focusing on brain mechanisms related to reward, cognitive functions, response inhibition, and decision-making. He has previous experience as a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University and Rutgers University in the USA. Wiskerke aims to develop an independent research program that investigates how the brain orchestrates higher-order behaviors related to cognition, with a particular interest in the processes that become disturbed in individuals suffering from mental disorders and neurological diseases. Outside of work, he enjoys outdoor activities such as running, hiking, biking, and kayaking, as well as yoga and spending time with family and friends during movie nights or board games.
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