Section: Partnerships and Cooperations
European Initiatives
ChildBrain ETN
Duration: March 2015 to March 2019
ATHENA is an Associated Partner in this European Training Network: the team will participate in training workshops and receive PhD students in secondments.
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Project title: Advancing brain research in children's developmental neurocognitive disorders
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Coordinator: Prof. Paavo Leppänen, University of Jyváskylä, Finland
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Other partners: University of Leuven (Belgium), University of Münster (Germany), Rabboud University (The Netherlands), Aston University (United Kingdom), IcoMetrix (Belgium), Elekta (Finland), BESA (Germany)
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Abstract: The purpose of the ChildBrain ETN is to train young scientists, i.e. Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), to utilise evidence-based neuroscientific knowledge for helping children, especially those at high risk for dropout due to neurocognitive disorders, to meet future educational and societal demands.