S.L.Y. (Solenn) Walstra MSc
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Brain and Cognition
Area of expertise: model-based cognitive neuroscience, ultra-high field MRI, midbrain and striatum, subcortical vasculature
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
- Room number: G0.07
Postal address
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Postbus 15915
1001 NK Amsterdam
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Profile
As a scientist, I work on model-based cognitive neuroscience projects that leverage ultra-high field 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate the structure and function of small subcortical nuclei involved in learning and decision-making. My research aims to bridge cellular-level findings from animal models and mesoscopic-scale insights of the human midbrain in functional neuroanatomy, particularly of the ventral tegmental area.
Research expertise
- ultra-high field MRI
- midbrain and striatum
- subcortical vasculature
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Research
Research methods
- Structural MRI
- Functional MRI
- Quantitative MRI (R1, R2*, QSM)
- Ventral tegmental area (VTA)
- Midbrain
- Striatum
- Reinforcement learning
- Evidence accumulation models
- Bayesian hierarchical modelling
- Post mortem
- Subcortical vasculature
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Ancillary activities
No ancillary activities