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CURRICULUM VITAE of Dick Frans SWAAB
Contents
Abbreviated curriculum vitae 2
Full Curriculum vitae
Education 7
Professional career 7
Awards and honors 7
Functions and committees 8
Chairs held by NIBR members 11
Member editorial boards 11
Courses 12
Ph.D. theses 12
supervisor 12
promotor 12
co-promotor 16
co-referent/external referent 16
Ph.D. committee member 16
International conferences organized 19
Dutch meetings organized 20
Some work visits abroad 21
Guest collaborators 22
Some external funds 26
Teaching 28
students 28
university lectures 34
Publications 48
Monographs 49
Articles in journals 50
Book chapters 71
Books edited 83
Reports and columns 85
Abstracts 91
Papers read (type of lecture indicated 1997-present) 120
Meetings with the press 141
Swaab's/NIN research in national and international television/radio programmes 151
Dick Swaab's work referred to in the media 153
Matters relating to Wij Zijn ons Brein (reviews etc.) 156
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Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae for Dick F. Swaab
Name: Dick Frans Swaab
Date of birth: 17-12-1944
Education: 1963 Final examination ‘Amsterdams Lyceum’
1968 MD (Medicine, UvA)
1970 Ph.D. Thesis: Factors influencing neurosecretory activity of the supraoptic and
paraventricular nuclei in rat. A histochemical and cytochemical study. Mentor:
Prof. dr. J. Ariëns Kappers.
1972 general physician
Professional career
1975- 1978 Acting director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, an institute of the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
1978- 2005 Director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
1979- now Professor of Neurobiology at the Medical Faculty, UvA.
1985 Founder and, until 2005, Director of the Netherlands Brain Bank
1978- now Leader Research team Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Neth. Inst for Neuroscience.
Editorial activities (selected)
Neurobiology of Aging, Progress in Brain Research, Brain Research Series (Elsevier), series Editor of the 3 rd
new series of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology (24 volumes published, > 30 volumes planned), Elsevier,
Editorial board of Encyclopedic Reference of Neuroscience (Field editor of Neuroendocrinology), Springer
Awards and Honors
1976 'Snoo-van 't Hoogerhuijs' prize (together with Dr. W.J. Honnebier) for work in the field of fetal
neuroendocrinology.
1987 Holst lecture', T.U. Eindhoven and N.V. Philips 'De klok in onze hersenen', December 12.
1990 'Hugo van Poelgeest' prize for the Netherlands Brain Bank as an alternative for animal experiments,
June 26.Journal of Neural Transmission (36, 195-215, 1975) paper awarded "Citation Classic" status in
Current Contents 33, no. 30, p. 16.
1995 Nature paper on transsexuality discussed in Nature 378, 15-16, 1995, "Another important organ".
Selected by Discover for the top 100 science stories of 1995.
1996 Emil Kraepelin Guest Professorship 1996, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich, Germany.
1998 Royal Honour, “Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion” bestowed by her Royal Highness Queen
Beatrix of the Netherlands.
1998/now Guest Professor of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
1999/now Guest Professor of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China.
2000 10 th David de Wied lecture “Alzheimer research, the beginning of a better end” (in Dutch) at the
Educatorium, University of Utrecht, 14 April 2000.
Gynaecongres lecture 2000, "The clever but vulnerable head of the unborn child" Millennium
Gynaecongres, May 23 and 26, 2000, Beatrixtheater, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
Federa Prize 2000, Federation of Medical Scientific Societies, November 17, 2000, RAI, Amsterdam, for
scientific work in biomedical determinants of Alzheimer’s disease
2002 GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) award 2002 for the article ‘Male-to-Female
Transsexuals Have Female Neuron Numbers in a Limbic Nucleus.’ (Kruijver et al., J. Clin. Endocrinol.
Metabol. 2034-2041
Alzheimer’s Association Award: Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.
Received at the 8 th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in
Stockholm, Sweden, 21 July
2003 School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences New Year’s Lecture 2003. Exploring the brain: a
search for our selves
Honorary member of the installation committee of the journal on Gender Identity Disorders, the GID
Journal
2004 The Brain Foundation Lecture “Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain”. June1, Doorwerth,the
Netherlands.
2005/6 Visiting Professorship in Sleep Medicine (Amer.Ass.of Sleep Med.& Pfizer) at Stanford, CA, USA.
Guest Professor at the Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine from 1 October 2005 to 31 December
2008
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2007 Guest Professor at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
2008 Academy medal for his role in national and international neuroscience (fundamental to applied), for his
initiative to start the Netherlands Brain Bank, and for his research in Alzheimer's disease.
Two lectures for the opening of the Academic Year on the invitation of Gezondheids- en
Levenswetenschappen, Faculty of Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Title:
Education and Environment have only a minor effect on us. Most of our characteristics are inborn.
2009 The "Prof. Nico Bakker Lecture" van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Urologie, 14 November, Martini
Plaza, Groningen.
2010 Honorary member of “Brein in Beeld”
2011-14 Chao Kuang Piu Chair of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Ph.D. theses
D.F. Swaab was mentor of 77 Ph.D students, 14 of whom became full professor. The following PhD students
received an award or other accolades:
1989 A. Kalsbeek Incentive Prize of the Amsterdam Neurological Society, Professor of
Experimental Neuroendocrinology, University of Amsterdam, 2012
1991 E. Goudsmit Sandoz Prize for Endocrinology 1992
1993 H.B.O.M. Honnebier Cum Laude. Organon Prize for Endocrinology 1994
1993 E. Aronica Cum Laude
1995 P.J. Lucassen Cum Laude, Organon Prize for Endocrinology 1996, appointed Professor of
Structural & Functional Plasticity of the Nervous System at the University
of Amsterdam in 2011
1996 J.N. Zhou The Netherlands Society for Endocrinology Thesis Prize 1997
1996 A. Salehi Boerhaave Aanmoedigingsprijs 1998.
1997 E.J.W. van Someren Cum Laude. Young Investigators Award by the International Society for
Chronobiology in 1997.
1998 B.A.Th.F. Gabreëls Organon Prize for Endocrinology 1999.
1998 W.J.G. Hoogendijk Ramaermedaille for Psychiatry 1999 and the International Society for
Biological Psychiatry Scientific Award for Young Scientists, 1999.
1999 Paul Dijkhuizen Greiner Award for best Ph.D. thesis on gene therapy of 1999.
2000 Tatjana Ishunina Russian thesis (2003) Summa Cum Laude.
2004 F.P.M. Kruijver GIRES research award 2004
Publications
D.F. Swaab has published over 490 papers in SCI journals and 200 chapters in books. He is editor of 24
books. He is series editor (3 rd series) of the renowned Elsevier Handbook of Clinical Neurology, of which
over 30 volumes are planned and of which 24 volumes have already appeared.
Swaab's H-factor is: 70
He is author of:
- The Human Hypothalamus. Basic and Clinical Aspects. Part I: Nuclei of the Hypothalamus,
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, approx. 1000 pp, 2003/2004.
- The Human Hypothalamus. Basic and Clinical Aspects. Part II: Neuropathology of the Hypothalamus
and Adjacent Brain Structures. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, approx. 1000
pp, 2003/2004.
- Wij zijn ons brein: van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer. Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam 2010. The book has
appeared in Chinese and German translations and English and Italian translations are being prepared and
are expected to be published in 2012.
A few key topics and publications:
Sexual differentiation of the brain
- Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - A sexually dimorphic nucleus in the human brain. Science 228, 1112-1115,
1985.
- Swaab, D.F. and M.A. Hofman - An enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus in homosexual men. Brain Res. 537,
141-148, 1990.
- Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A., Gooren, L.J.G. and Swaab, D.F. - A sex difference in the human brain and its
relation to transsexuality. Nature 378: 68-70, 1995.
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- Garcia-Falgueras, A. and Swaab, D.F. - A sex difference in the hypothalamic uncinate nucleus: relationship
to gender identity. Brain 131: 3132-3146, 2008.
- Swaab, D.F. - Sexual orientation and its basis in brain structure and function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
105: 10273-10274, 2008.
Alzheimer's disease
- Swaab, D.F. - Brain aging and Alzheimer's disease: "wear and tear" versus "use it or lose it". Neurobiol.
Aging, 12, 317-324, 1991.
- Salehi, A., Verhaagen, J., Dijkhuizen, P.A., Swaab, D.F. - Colocalization of high affinity neurotrophin
receptors in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons and their differential reduction in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience 75: 373-378, 1996.
- Salehi, A., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Mulder, M., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased activity of nucleus basalis neurons in
Alzheimer’s disease is ApoE type dependent. PNAS 95: 11445-11449, 1998.
- Scherder, E.J.A., Sergeant, J.A., Swaab, D.F. - Pain processing in dementia and its relation to
neuropathology. Lancet Neurol. 2: 677-686, 2003.
- Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F., Fischer, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in the medial mamillary
nucleus of Alzheimr's disease patients: identification of a novel MS1 isoform. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 90:
3757-3765, 2005. Submission of sequence data to GenBank, nucleotide sequence bankit651211 AY750962
- Dubelaar, E.J.G., Mufson, E.J., Ter Meulen, W., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Verwer, R.W.H., Swaab, D.F.
Increased metabolic activity in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in elderly individuals with mild cognitive
impairment as indicated by the size of the Golgi apparatus. J. Neuropathol. Exptl. Neurol. 65: 257-266,
2006.
- Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Age-dependent ERα MB1 splice variant expression in discrete areas of the
human brain. Neurobiol. Aging 29: 1177-1189, 2008
- Wu, Y.-H., Fischer, D.F., Kalsbeek, A., Garidou-Boof, M.-L., Van der Vliet, J., Pirovano, C., Liu, R.-Y., Zhou,
J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Pineal clock gene oscillation is disturbed in Alzheimer's disease, due to functional
disconnection from the "master clock". FASEB J. 20: E1171-E1180, 2006
- Riemersma-van der Lek, R.F., Swaab, D.F., Twisk, J., Hol, E.M., Hoogendijk, W.J., Van Someren, E.J. -
Effect of bright light and melatonin on cognitive and noncognitive function in elderly residents of group care
facilities: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 299: 2642-2655, 2008
Parkinson’s disease
- Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Pool, C.W., Troost, D., Van Zwieten, E.J. and Swaab, D.F. - Image-analyzer-assisted
morphometry of the locus coeruleus in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis. Brain, 118, 131-143, 1995 * Material from this paper was selected by the journal to serve as cover
illustration.
- Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Purba, J.S., Hofman, M.A., De Vos, R.A.I., Jansen, E.N.H., Swaab, D.F. - Depression in
Parkinson’s disease is not accompanied by more corticotropin-releasing hormone expressing neurons in the
hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Biol. Psych. 43: 913-917, 1998.
- Scherder, E.J.A., Wolters, E., Polman, C., Sergeant, J., Swaab, D. - Pain in Parkinson's disease and multiple
sclerosis; its relation to the medial and lateral pain systems. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Rev. 29:
1047-1056, 2005.
- Fronczek, R., Overeem, S., Lee, S.Y.Y., Hegeman, I.M., Van Pelt, J., Van Duinen, S.G., Lammers, G.J.,
Swaab, D.F. - Hypocretin (orexin) loss and sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Brain 130: 1577-
1585, 2007.
- Bossers, K., Meerhoff, G., Balesar, R., Van Dongen, J.W., Kruse, C.G., Swaab, D.F., Verhaagen, J. -
Analysis of gene expression in Parkinson's disease: possible involvement of neurotrophic support and axon
guidance in dopaminergic cell death. Brain Pathol. 19: 91-107, 2008
Depression
- Raadsheer, F.C., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Lucassen, P.J., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Tilders, F.J.H., D.F. Swaab -
Increased corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA in the paraventricular nucleus of patients with
Alzheimer's disease or depression. Am. J. Psychiatry 152, 1372-1376, 1995.
- Zhou, J.N., Riemersma, R.F., Unmehopa, U.A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A.
and Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in arginine vasopressin neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression.
Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 58: 655-662, 2001.
- Lucassen, P.J., Müller, M.B., Holsboer, F., Bauer, J., Holtrop, A., Wouda, J., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., De Kloet,
E.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hippocampal apoptosis in major depression is a rare event and absent from subareas at
risk for glucocorticoid overexposure. Am. J. Pathol. 158: 453-468, 2001.
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- Bao, A.-M., Hestiantoro, A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. Colocalization of corticotrophin
releasing hormone and estrogen receptor-α in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in mood
disorders. Brain 128: 1301-1313, 2005.
- Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Increased arginine
vasopressin mRNA expression in the human hypothalamus in depression: a preliminary report. Biol.
Psychiatry 60: 892-895, 2006
- Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J. - Hypothalamic oxytocin mRNA
expression and melancholic depression. Mol. Psychiatry 12: 118-119, 2007
- Wang, S.S., Kamphuis, W., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Gene expression analysis in the human hypothalamus
in depression by Laser Micro-Dissection and Real Time PCR: the presence of multiple receptor imbalances.
Mol. Psychiatry 13: 786-799, 2008.
- Chen, X.N., Meng, Q.Y., Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F., Wang, G.H., Zhou, J.N. - The involvement of retinoic
acid receptor-α in corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression and affective disorders. Biol. Psychiatry
66: 832-839, 2009.
Eating disorders and metabolism
- Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic NPY and AGRP are increased in human
illness but not in Prader-Willi syndrome and other obese subjects. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 87: 927-937,
2002.
- Swaab, D.F., Purba, J.S. and Hofman, M.A. - Alterations in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and its
oxytocin neurons (putative satiety cells) in Prader-Willi syndrome: A study of five cases. J. Clin. Endocrin.
Metab. 80(2):573-579, 1995.
- Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Glucocorticoids decrease TRH
mRNA expression in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the human hypothalamus. J. Clin. Endocrin.
Metab. 90: 323-327, 2005.
- Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Spijkstra, W., Woods, J.W., Howard, A.D., Zycband, E., Feighner,
S.D., Hreniuk, D.L., Palyha, O.C., Guan, X.-M., MacNeil, D.J., Van der Ploeg, L.H.T., Swaab, D.F. -
Increased melanin concentrating hormone receptor type I (MCH1R) in the human hypothalamic infundibular
nucleus in cachexia. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 90: 2412-2419,2005.
- Fronczek, R., Lammers, G.J., Balesar, R., Unmehopa, U., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin)
system is not affected in Prader-Willi syndrome. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab. 90: 5466-5470.
MS
- Huitinga, I., De Groot, C.J.A., Van der Valk, P., Kamphorst, W., Tilders, F.J.H., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic
lesions in multiple sclerosis. J. Neuropath. Exptl. Neurol. 60: 1208-1218, 2001.
- Huitinga, I., Erkut, Z.A., Van Beurden, D., Swaab, D.F. - Impaired hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis
activity and more severe multiple sclerosis with hypothalamic lesions. Ann. Neurol. 55: 37-45, 2004.
- Koning, N., Swaab, D.F., Hoek, R.M., Huitinga, I. - Distribution of the immune inhibitory molecules CD200
and CD200R in the normal central nervous system and multiple sclerosis lesions suggests neuron-glia and
glia-glia interactions. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 68: 159-167, 2009
Human postmortem cell culture
- Dai, J.P., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Recovery of axonal transport in ‘dead neurons’. Lancet 351: 499-500,
1998.
- Verwer, R.W.H., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Dijkhuizen, P.A., Ter Brake, O., Baker, R.E., Salehi, A., Sluiter, A.A.,
Kok, M.J.M., Müller, L.J., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Cells in human post-mortem brain tissue slices
remain alive for several weeks in culture. FASEB J. 16: 54-60, 2002.
- Wu, L., Sluiter, A.A., Guo, H.F., Balesar, R.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Verwer, R.W.H. - Neural stem cells
improve neuronal survival in cultured postmortem brain tissue from aged and Alzheimer patients. J. Cellular
and Mol. Med. 12: 1611-1621, 2008
Huntington's Disease
- Timmers, H.J.L.M., Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J.A.P., and Kremer, H.P.H. - Somatostatin 1-12
immunoreactivity is decreased in the hypothalamic lateral tuberal nucleus of Huntington's disease patients.
Brain Res. 728: 141-148, 1996.
- Aziz, N.A., Swaab, D.F., Pijl, H., Roos, R.A.C. - Hypothalamic dysfunction and neuroendocrine and
metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease: clinical consequences and therapeutic implications. Revs.
Neurosci 18: 223-251.
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- Aziz, N.A., Fronczek, R., Maat-Schieman, M.L.C., Unmehopa, U.A., Roelandse, F.W.C., Overeem, S., Van
Duinen, S.G., Lammers, G.J., Swaab, D.F., Roos, R.A.C. - Hypocretin and melanin-concentrating hormone
in patients with Huntington disease. Brain Pathology 18: 474-483, 2008
Hypertension
- Goncharuk, V.D., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Paraventricular nucleus of the human
hypothalamus in primary hypertension: activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. J. Comp.
Neurol. 443: 321-331, 2001.
- Goncharuk, V.D., Buijs, R.M., Swaab, D.F. - Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in hypertensive
patients are activated in the hypothalamus but not in the brainstem. J. Comp. Neurol. 503: 148-168, 2007.
Miscellaneous
- Erkut, Z.A., Klooker, T., Endert, E., Huitinga, I., Swaab, D.F. - Stress of dying is not suppressed by high-dose
morphine or by dementia. Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 152-157, 2004.
- Overeem, S., Van Vliet, J.A., Lammers, G.J., Zitman, F.G., Swaab, D.F., Ferrari, M.D. The hypothalamus in
episodic brain disorders. Lancet Neurol. 1: 437-444, 2002.
- Verwer, R., Sluiter, A., Balesar, R., Baayen, J., Noske, D., Dirven, C.,Wouda, J., Van Dam, A., Lucassen, P.,
Swaab, D. - Mature astrocytes in the adult human neocortex express the early neuronal marker doublecortin.
Brain 130: 3321-3335, 2007.
- Raymann, R.J.E.M., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Skin deep: enhanced sleep depth by cutaneous
temperature manipulation, Brain 131: 500-513, 2008.
- Kreier, F., Swaab, D.F. - History of neuroendocrinology: 'the spring of primitive existence'. In: Finger, S,
Boller, F. Tyler, K.L., Eds. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 95 (3 rd series) History of Neurology, chapter
23, p. 335-360.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
of Dick Frans Swaab, born December 17, 1944, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
H-Factor: 70
Education
1963 Final examination 'Amsterdams Lyceum'
1966 Bachelor of Medicine, UvA
1966 Student assistant Netherlands Central Institute for Brain Research NCIBR), Amsterdam
1968 M.D. and doctoral assistant at the NCIBR
1968/71 Internships university clinics of Amsterdam
1970 Ph.D. Thesis, 'Factors Influencing Neurosecretory Activity of the Supraoptic and Paraventricular
Nuclei in Rat, a Histochemical and Cytochemical Study' (supervisor: J. Ariëns-Kappers).
1972 General physician (registration 69024173801 as of 31-12-97)
Professional career
1975/78 Acting director of the NCIBR (renamed the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, NIBR, in
1977)
1978-2005 Director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
1979 Professor of Neurobiology at the Medical Faculty, UvA (1 December).
1980 Oratie: Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte? (Are we ruining
our children's brains even before they are born?) Inaugural lecture, 28 April 1980. Faculteit der
Geneeskunde van de Universiteit van Amsterdam.
1985 Initiator and, until 2005, Director of the Netherlands Brain Bank
1978 Team leader of the work group Neuropsychiatric Diseases at the Netherlands Institute for Brain
Research/Neuroscience
Awards and Honors
1976 'Snoo-van 't Hoogerhuijs' prize (together with Dr. W.J. Honnebier) for work in the field of fetal
neuroendocrinology.
1987 'Holst lecture', T.U. Eindhoven and N.V. Philips 'De klok in onze hersenen', December 12.
1990 'Hugo van Poelgeest' prize for the Netherlands Brain Bank as an alternative for animal
experiments, June 26.
Journal of Neural Transmission (36, 195-215, 1975) paper awarded "Citation Classic" status in
Current Contents 33, no. 30, p. 16.
1995 Nature paper on transsexuality discussed in Nature 378, 15-16, 1995, "Another important
organ". Selected by Discover for the top 100 science stories of 1995.
1996 Emil Kraepelin Guest Professorship 1996, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich,
Germany.
1998 Royal Honour, “Companion in the Order of the Dutch Lion” bestowed by her Royal Highness
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
1998 Guest Professor of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
1999 Guest Professor of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China.
2000 10 th David de Wied lecture “Alzheimer research, the beginning of a better end” (in Dutch) at the
Educatorium, University of Utrecht, 14 April 2000.
Gynaecongres lecture 2000, "The clever but vulnerable head of the unborn child" Millennium
Gynaecongres, May 23 and 26, 2000, Beatrixtheater, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
Federa Prize 2000, Federation of Medical Scientific Societies, November 17, 2000, RAI,
Amsterdam, for scientific work in biomedical determinants of Alzheimer’s disease.
2002 GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) award 2002 for the article ‘Male-to-
Female Transsexuals Have Female Neuron Numbers in a Limbic Nucleus.’ (Kruijver et al., J.
Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 2034-2041.
Alzheimer’s Association Award: Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.
Received at the 8 th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in
Stockholm, Sweden, 21 July.
2003 School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences Groningen New Year’s Lecture 2003.
Exploring the brain: a search for our selves.
2003 Honorary member of the installation committee of the journal about Gender Identity Disorders,
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the GID Journal
2004 Hersenstichting Lecture, 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, June 1-4, 2004, Doorwerth.
"Sexual differentiation of the human brain".
2005/6 Visiting Professorship in Sleep Medicine at Stanford Medical Center, CA, USA (American
Academy of Sleep Medicine and Pfizer Inc.).
Selected as one of the 200 Dutch scientists for the ‘Keur der Wetenschap’ (‘Cream of Science’),
10 May
2005 KNAW (www.keurderwetenschap.nl).
Honorary editor of Neuroendocrinology Letters.
Visiting Professorship in Sleep Medicine (Amer.Ass.of Sleep Med.& Pfizer) at Stanford, CA,
USA.
Guest Professor at the Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine from 1 October 2005 to 31
December 2008.
2007 Guest Professor at Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, PR China.
2008 Academy medal for his role in national and international neuroscience (fundamental to applied),
for his initiative to start the Netherlands Brain Bank, and for his research in Alzheimer's
disease
Two lectures for the opening of the Academic Year on the invitation of Gezondheids- en
Levenswetenschappen, Faculty of Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam. Title: Education and Environment have only a minor effect on us. Most of our
characteristics are inborn.
Chairman International MS audit of MS Center Rotterdam (27 November) and MS Center
Amsterdam, with Prof. J.P. Andel (Canada), Prof. A. Compston (UK) and Prof. J. Kesselring
(Switzerland).
2009 The "Prof. Nico Bakker Lezing" van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Urologie, 14 November,
Martini Plaza, Groningen.
2011-14 Chao Kuang Piu Chair of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
Functions and committees
Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
1971/1973 Secretary of the NCIBR Institute Council 1976/1977
Member RECON-committee
1977 Leader of research team 'Interaction of the Nervous System and Hormones during Maturation'
at the NIBR
1982 Secretary-treasurer of the "Van den Houtenfonds" Foundation for the NIBR
1985 Initiator and director of the Netherlands Brain Bank in the Netherlands Institute for Brain
Research
1986 Member board of governors of the 'Stichting tot Ondersteuning van de Hersenbank, beheerd
door het Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek'
1986 Founding member ALS Brain Bank and member board ALS-Bank foundation
1989 Founding member MS Brain Bank
Dutch Societies and Committees
1976/1977 Member of the board of the Dutch Society for Endocrinology
1976/ Secretary of the Netherlands 'International Brain Research Organization' (IBRO) Committee of
the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
1977/1980 Vice-president of the Dutch Society for Endocrinology
1979/1985 Member committee on 'Teratology of Chemical Compounds' (Health Council, The Hague)
1980/1981 President of the Dutch Society for Endocrinology
1980/1989 Member 'ZWO-dwarsverband' committee of Gerontological Research
1981 Member 'FUNGO-dwarsverband' committee of Gerontology
Member committee of the Helffer-Kootkar Prize Foundation
1984/1990 Member committee 'Neurosciences' of FUNGO/Medigon
1985/ Member 'Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging'
1985/ Member 'FUNGO/MEDIGON-dwarsverband' committee on 'Etiology of Aging'
1985/ Chairman committee on the assignment of subsidized aged animals (NWO)
1986/1990 Member NWO/ZWO committee of Neurosciences
1987 Member MEDIGON committee of 'Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease'
1987/2003 Member scientific council Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research of Multiple Sclerosis
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1989/ Member Policy Committee Neuropathology
1990 Member committee incentive prize 'Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging'
1990 Member committee incentive prize 'Sandoz'
1990/ Member advisory board "Veldwijk" Psychiatric Hospital
1990/2003 Member scientific advisory council of the Netherlands Brain Foundation
1991/1992 Member scientific committee NWO 'The Decade of the Brain'.
1994 Consultant commissie "Wetenschap en Beleid" van de Alzheimer Stichting.
1995/2002 Member Scientific Council Dutch Alzheimer's Foundation
1997/ Chairman of De Arnold Oosterbaan Brain Foundation.
1997-2007 Member of the Program Committee “Aging Successfully” (Succesvol Ouder Worden), NWO.
1998 Lid Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad Stichting Onderzoek Licht en Gezondheid (TU Eindhoven,
Philips).
1999 Lid Raad van Aanbeveling voor de Stichting Medisch Interfacultair Congres t.b.v. het 10e
Medisch Interfacultair Congres met als onderwerp Experimentele Geneeskunde, Universiteit
Leiden.
1999 Member Health Council Committee Dementia (#655).
2000 Lid Adviesraad Stichting Vrijwillig Leven (Dutch Society for Dignified Voluntary Death)
2000 Lid Hoogleraren Dispuut UvA Unitas Multiplex.
2002 Lid Comité van Aanbeveling van het Nederlands Centrum Hersenletsel
2003 Member Health Council Committee Brain Damage due to Sports (#627)
2008 NVVE, Perspectieven op waardig sterven, werkgroep Dementie (Dying with Dignity workgroup)
2008 Curatorium herbenoeming 3 e vijfjaarstermijn Prof. Dr. H.B.M. Uylings (Morfometrie en
ontwikkeling van het zenuwstelsel, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
2008-2009 Medische Adviesraad Science Museum Corpus, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands.
2008/ Member Program Advice Committee, Council for Civilian-Military Care and Research (Ministry
of Defence)
2009 Ministerie van Justitie: commissie en adviesrapport De Hersenen in Beeld. Neurobiologisch
onderzoek en vraagstukken op het gebied van verklaring, reductie en preventie van
criminaliteit.
2009-2010 Member of Civilian Initiative on Completed Life (Burgerinitiatief Voltooid Leven).
2010 Treasurer of the Stichting Vrienden van de Neurofederatie.
International Societies and Committees
1978 Charter member of the International Society for Developmental Neurocience (ISDN)
1979/84 Member of the International Scientific Committee of the European Science Foundation, ESF
(European training programme in Brain and Behavior Research, ETP, Strasbourg, France)
1983/84 Regional secretary of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN)
1984 Member selection committee for neuroendocrinology posts at the Edinburgh MRC Reproductive
Biology Unit
1984/93 Founding member of the Research Group on Dementias of the World Federation of Neurology
and member of the Executive Committee.
1984 Coordinator for the Netherlands of the European project on aging (EURAGE)
1985/88 Director of the IBRO Workshop Programme (Paris)
1987/ Member external advisory committee of the Lab for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY, USA., Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, University of
Texas Health Sciences Center Medical School, Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology-MSC 7836,
Dallas, Texas.
1988 Dutch representative in EC working party 'Age-related Health Problems' of the EC Medical and
Health Research Programme (EUROMED, Brussels)
1988/89 Chairman EURAGE subgroup on Tissue Banking
1989/97 Member of the International Medical Advisory Board of the International Federation of Multiple
Sclerosis Societies
1990/95 Council member European Neuroscience Association (Panel Neuroendocrinology)
1990/ Member scientific advisory board of the Croatian Brain Research Institute
1991/92 Chairman Peter Debye-Prize on 'Aging of the Brain'
1992/ Member 'Interim Steering Group' European Dementia Research Network
1992/ Member Scientific Committee EUROSPES Foundation
1992/ Member advisory board The European Graduate School of Child Neuropsychology - Graduate
Programme
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1992/ Consultant "Molecular Geriatrics" (Chicago, USA)
1993 Committee member "Einrichtung eines Referenzzentrums für neurodegenerative
Erkrankungen" (Bonn, Germany)
1993 Member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
1994/2003 Member scientific board International Alzheimer Research.
1994 Member Audit Committee projects PO1 HD 28014-03 ("Ontogeny of fetal behavior; P.L. Dr.
P.W. Nathanielsz) and PO1 HD 21350 ("Parturition and fetal primate hypothalamic function;
P.L. Dr. P.W. Nathanielsz). October 3-5, 1994, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Member advisory board of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology and member of the
journal committee Hormones and Behavior.
1996 Member panel for the 1996 Parker-Davis Award for Alzheimer's disease. New York, USA, 10
February 1996.
1998 Member review committee German Reference Center for Diseases of the Central Nervous
System (GRCC) “BrainNet” and member International Advisory Board of the GRCC
2001 Chairman Scientific advisory and review board for the German Reference Center for Diseases
of the Central Nervous System “BrainNet”.
2002 Member Forensic Sciences Expert Centre
2003 Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Croatian Institute for Brain
Research.
2004 Evaluation of the competence networks in medicine. Funding measure of the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Consultant for the "Alzheimer's Disease Discovery Workshop", September 29-30, 2004,
Cambridge, MA, USA.
2005 Member of the External Advisory Board of the Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research,
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Houston, Texas, USA
2008 Chairman International MS Audit of MS Center Rotterdam (Nov. 27) and MS Center
Amsterdam, with Prof. J.P. Andel (Canada), Prof. A. Compston (UK) and Prof. J. Kesselring
(Switzerland).
2009 Member of program-advice committee Research (Programma adviescommissie Onderzoek) of
the RZO (Raad voor civiel-militaire Zorg en Onderzoek).
2010 Advisory Board Member Study Protocol Effects of sex steroid hormones on human brain
function, structure and connectivity. (PI Rupert Lanzenberger).
2012 Member Advisoryl Board of Functional Neurology and New Trends in Neurosciences.
UvA/AMC/Free University/KNAW
1979 Member committee Neurobiology (2nd Phase Education, Faculty of Biology)
Member committee Neurological Sciences (2nd Phase, Faculty of Medicine)
1979/81 Member committee Childpsychology (UvA)
1982/2007 Founding member and member scientific advisory board of the Graduate School
Neurosciences Amsterdam (ONWA)
1984/ Member 'Vaste Doctoraalexamencommissie Vrije Studierichting Medische Biologie'
1985/89 Chairman committee extra-ordinary professorate Clinical Pharmacology
1985/88 Member selection committee professorate Neurosurgery
1986 Founding member workgroup of clinicians and scientists on 'Brain Development and its
disturbances', in collaboration with Dr. P.G. Barth
1987 Founding member of the Amsterdam workgroup of clinicians and scientists on 'Aging and
Dementia'
1987/ Co-initiator and member of the board of the Amsterdam Neuroscience Network (since 1992
Research Institute Neurosciences Amsterdam)
1987-88 Member selection committee professorate Pharmacology, specifically Neuroendocrinology
(Faculty of Medicine, Free University, Amsterdam)
1988/93 Curator chair Inborn and Hereditary Diseases of the Nervous System (UvA) Prof. Dr. P.G. Barth
1988 Member selection committee personal ordinary professorate Neurosurgery (UvA)
1989/02 Member evaluation committee and scientific advisory board Psychosis-project Adolescents
clinic, Psychiatric Center AZUA (Dr. D.H. Linszen)
1990/ One of the three coordinators Research Institute for the Neurosciences of the Medical Faculty
(UvA)
1990 Member selection committee ordinary professorate Neurology (UvA)
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1990/ Coordinator new curriculum block XIII (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, together with Dr. J. Stam)
1991/95 Curator chair Gerontopsychiatry Free University, Amsterdam (P. Eikelenboom)
1992/2000 Curator chair Comparative Neurobiology, Free University, Amsterdam
1992/93 chairman selection committee 'Ordinariaat Verloskunde'
1992/2002 Member advisory committee for the integration of the Medical Faculty of the UvA and the
Academic Medical Centre
1992 Co-initiator and Board member Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam, and member
Research Institute for Neurosciences of the Medical Faculty (UvA)
1993/94 Member selection committee chair Neurology, in particular MS. Free University.
1994 Member project team reorganization Netherlands Ophthalmic Institute.
1994-2005 Member of the committee of the Van Leersum Fund (KNAW).
1994 Member of selection committee ordinary professorate Histology and Cell Biology (UvA)
1997/ Acting member Advisory Committee External Research Projects (Advies Commissie Externe
Onderzoeksproject) AMC
1998 Member Curatorium chair “Immunological aspects of chronic inflammation of the nervous
system” Prof. Dr. C. Lucas. Free University, Amsterdam.
1999 Member Advisory Committee appointment Professor of Social Psychiatry (AMC)
2000 Member Committee appointment Professor of Neurology, in particular dementias.
2001 Chairman committee MS programme applications.
2008 Curatorium Bijzondere Leerstoel Prof. dr. H.B.M. Uylings
2012 Member Scientific Advisory Board EU project Prenatal exposure to stress and the effect on
(aging) of the brain.
Chairs held by NIBR members (PhDs of D.F. Swaab are indicated by an *)
1986-1998 M.A. Corner: Extraordinary chair in Developmental Physiology at the Faculty of Mathematics
and Natural Sciences of the UvA (Van den Houten-Foundation), September 1
1987-1996 N.E. van den Poll: Extraordinary chair in Comparative Psychobiology of Emotions at the
Subfaculty of Psychology of the UvA (Van den Houten-Foundation), November 1
*1991 R.M. Buijs: Prof. of Medicine, Medical Faculty, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada
1991 H.B.M. Uylings: Extraordinary chair in Morphometry and Development of the Nervous System
at the faculty of medicine of the Free University, Amsterdam, January 1
1991 I. Kostovic' (Zagreb, Yugoslavia): Spinoza Chair, UvA
1995 W.J. Freeman (Berkeley CA, USA): Spinoza Chair, UvA
*1995 G.J. de Vries (Amherst, MA, USA): Professor of the Department of Psychology
1996-1998 D.F. Swaab: Emil Kraepelin Guest Professorship. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich,
Germany.
1996 M. Mirmiran: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Div. Neonatal. & Devel. Medicine, Stanford
University, USA.
1996-1997 M. Mirmiran: Visiting Professor, Dept. Physiology, Lab. Pregnancy & Newborn Research,
Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.
*1997 R.M. Buijs. Extraordinary Chair in Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Biology, UvA
*1997 J.N. Zhou. Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, First
Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, P.R. China.
1998 J. Verhaagen. Extraordinary Chair in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Free University,
Amsterdam
1999 D.F. Swaab, Visiting Professor at Capitol University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
*1999 H.P.H. Kremer, Professor in Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nijmegen.
1999 R.M. Buijs, Visiting Professor at the University of Strasbourg, France
1999 A. Kalsbeek, Visiting Professor at the University of Strasbourg, France
*2000 W.A. van Gool, Professor of Neurology, especially the Dementias, UvA
*2000 D. Troost, Professor of Neuropathology, AMC, Amsterdam
2001 Prof. dr. F. Holsboer, Spinoza Chair, Amsterdam University Ver. for the Faculty of Medicine of
the UvA
*2002 Prof. dr. E.J.A. Scherder, Bijzonder Hoogleraar Klinische Neuropsychologie, in het bijzonder het
onderzoek naar de diagnostiek en behandeling van neuropsychologische stoornissen van de
ouder wordende mens. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, faculteit der Psychologie en Pedagogiek.
*2002 Prof. R.Y. Liu, Professor of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Department, First Affiliated Hospital of
Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China
2002 Prof. dr. C.M.A. Pennartz, Special Professor in Cognitive Neurobiology at the UvA.
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*2003 Prof. dr. W.J.G. Hoogendijk. Professor of Biological Psychiatry at the Free University,
Amsterdam
*2005 Prof. dr. E. Fliers, Professor of Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology in particular, at the UvA
*2006 Prof. dr. J.A.M. van der Post, Strategic Professor of Obstetrics, at the UvA
*2008 T.A. Ishunina. Associate Professor at the Department of Histology, Kursk State Medical
University, Russia.
*2009 Prof. dr. E.J.W. Van Someren, Special Professor "Humane Hersenactiviteit van Slaap, Rust en
Vigilantie", Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
*2009 Prof. A. Salehi, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University Medical Center, CA, USA
*2011 P.J. Lucassen. Structural and Functional Neuroanatomy, Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen,
Wiskunde en Informatica, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam
*2012 G. Meynen, Special Professor Forensic Psychiatry, University of Tilburg, Stichting
Koningsheide
*2012 A. Kalsbeek, Professor of Experimental Neuroendocrinology, University of Amsterdam.
Member editorial boards
1975/1986 Acta Endocrinologica
1976/1983 Journal of Neural Transmission
1978/1987 Journal of Developmental Physiology
1978/1998 Journal of Neuroscience Methods
1981/1990 Peptides
1982/1986 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
1983/1991 Journal of Neurological Sciences
1987/now Neuroendocrinology Letters (Associate Editor as of January 2003)
1987/1992 Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
1988/1996 Journal of Neuroendocrinology
1988/1990 Advances in Neurosciences
1988/1992 Neuroendocrinology
1990/now Neurobiology of Aging
1990/now Progress in Brain Research
1991/now Brain Research
1997/now Neuropraxis
1997/2000 Neuroscience News
1999/2000 Inaugural Editorial Board of Brain and Mind
2002/2005 Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member, XX vs XY
2002/now Associate Editor of Neuroendocrinology Letters
2002/now Associate Editor of the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine.
2006 Deputy Chief Editor of International Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine
2002/now Series Editor of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series (new third series), Elsevier.
2005/now Field editor for Neuroendocrinology, Springer's "Encyclopedic Reference of Neurosciences"
2006 Editor of Biogenic Amines.
2008 Member of the Founding Editorial Board of the International Journal of Physiology,
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (IJPPP).
2008 Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and
Pharmacology (IJPPP)
2010 Editor (together with Gerard Nuovo) of Methods Vol. “In Situ Hybridization”. Elsevier,
Amsterdam.
2011 Member of the Editorial Board of Neuroscience Bulletin, Shanghai, China.
Courses
1968/70 Course 'Methods of medical-biological research', Department of Medicine, Leiden
1969/70 Course 'Medical statistics' (H. de Jonge), Nederlands Instituut voor Preventieve Geneeskunde,
Leiden
1975 4th Training Course on 'Radioimmunoassay and Radioreceptor Techniques'. National Institutes
of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (March 17-21)
Ph.D.-Theses
Supervisor of Ph.D. projects
1974 W.J. Honnebier: 'The fetal brain in intrauterine growth and parturition, the role of the
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hypothalamohypophysial systems', (cum laude)
1976 G.J. Boer: 'The role of pituicytes in the rat neurohypophysis; an exploratory investigation using
histo- and microchemistry'
K. Boer: 'The rat hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system; its involvement in the onset and
course of labour'
1977 J. Dogterom: 'The release and presence of vasopressin in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid as
measured by radioimmunoassay; studies on vasopressin as a mediator of memory processes
in the rat' (in collaboration with the Rudolf Magnus Institute, Utrecht)
"Promotor" (supervisor) of Ph.D. Students
1980 1 F.W. van Leeuwen: 'Light and electronmicroscopical immunocytochemical localization of
neuropeptides in the rat brain', together with Prof. J. Joosse and Dr. J.G. Streefkerk ('co-promotors'),
Free Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
2 R.M. Buijs: 'Vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of the rat', together with Prof. D. de Wied ('copromotor')
and Dr. F.H. Lopes da Silva ('co-referent'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). R.M.
Buijs has become Professor of Neuroendocrinology
1981 3 J.G.M. van Oyen: 'Reactions to novel and aversive stimuli in female and male rats', together
with Prof. J.L. Slangen, Univ. of Utrecht (Faculty of Social Sciences).
1982 4 M. Mirmiran; 'Experimental studies on the significance of active (c.q. rem)-sleep for maturation
of brain and behavior in the rat', together with Dr. M.A. Corner ('co-promotor') and Prof. M. Jouvet (Univ.
of Lyon) ('co-referent'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1984 5 M.A. Hofman: 'Towards a general theory of encephalization', together with Dr. H.B.M. Uylings
and Dr. M.A. Corner ('co-promotors'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural
Sciences).
1985 6 G.J. de Vries: 'The vasopressinergic innervation of the brain. a target for gonadal hormones',
together with Dr. R.M. Buijs, ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). G.J. de Vries
has become Professor in Amherst, Massachusetts
7 C.G. van Eden: 'Postnatal development of the prefrontal cortex in the rat', together with Dr.
H.B.M. Uylings ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
8 E. Fliers: 'Hypothalamic changes in aging and Alzheimer's disease' (31 Oct.), together with
Prof. H. van Crevel, Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). In 1997 E. Fliers was awarded the
Organon Nederland Prize for Thyroid Research. In 2005 E. Fliers was made Professor of
Neuroendocrinology
9 H.P. Oosterbaan: 'Amniotic oxytocin and vasopressin in the human and rat. Alterations during
pregnancy, parturition and intra-uterine growth retardation' (21 Nov.), together with Prof. P.E. Treffers
and Dr. G.J. Boer ('co- promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1986 10 F. van Huizen: 'Significance of bioelectric activity for synaptic network formation. A quantitative
electronmicroscopic study on rat cerebral cortex cultures' (17 April), together with Dr. H.J. Romijn and
Dr. M.A. Corner ('co-promotors'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1987 11 J. Kruisbrink: 'Accurel polymer as an implantable new device for rate-controlled delivery of peptides'
(21 May), together with Dr. G.J. Boer ('co- promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
12 W.A. van Gool: 'Aging of the brain: circadian sleep-wakefulness rhythms and environmental
influences in the rat' (4 Jun.), together with Prof. H. van Crevel ('promotor') and Dr. M. Mirmiran ('copromotor'),
Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). W.A. van Gool has become Professor of
Neurology.
13 E.M. Brenner; 'Functions of the noradrenergic innervation of the rat brain' (4 June), together with
Prof. M.A. Corner ('promotor') and Dr. M. Mirmiran ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of
Medicine).
14 A.R. Caffé: 'Intra- and extrahypothalamic vasopressin systems in the rat and monkey brain' (8 Oct.),
together with Dr. F.W. van Leeuwen ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1988 15 F.G.M. Snijdewint: 'Vasopressin and brain development: the brattleboro rat as a model' (1 Sept.),
together with Dr. G.J. Boer (co-promotor), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
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1989 16 A. Kalsbeek : 'The role of dopamine in the development of the rat prefrontal cortex' (27 Jan.),
together with Dr. H.B.M. Uylings ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). This thesis
was awarded the 1989 Incentive Prize of the Amsterdam Neurological Society.
17 B.M. de Jong: 'Cultured rat cerebral cortex explants and their application in the study of spect scan
radiopharmaceuticals' (June 23), together with Prof. dr. J.B. van der Schoot ('promotor'), dr. J.M. Ruijter
('co-promotor'), Dr. E.A. van Royen ('co-promotor'), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1990 18 M.L.H.J. Hermes: 'Functional significance of central vasopressin and oxytocin in rodents' (December
14) 'Examinateur' together with Dr. P. Pévet (Directeur de Recherche) and Dr. R.M. Buijs, University of
Straatsburg (Lab of Zoology and Embryology); (December 21) 'promotor' together with Dr. R.M. Buijs
('co-promotor'), UvA (Faculty of Medicine)
1991 19 E. Goudsmit: 'Neural activation during aging and in Alzheimer's disease; the role of sex steroids and
osmotic stimulation' (February 14), Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine). This thesis was
awarded the SANDOZ PRIZE for endocrinology in 1992.
20 F.J.C.M. van Eerdenburg: 'Postnatal development of some nuclei in the pig hypothalamus' (April 11)
together with Prof.dr. C.J.G. Wensing (promotor) and Dr. F.W. van Leeuwen (co-promotor), State Univ.
Utrecht (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine).
21 G.J.A. Ramakers: 'Development of fetal rat cerebral cortex in primary tissue culture and the role of
bioelectric activity' (June 21) together with Prof.dr. M.A. Corner (promotor) and Prof.dr. W.H. Gispen
(promotor), UvA (Faculty of Medicine).
1992 22 D. Troost: 'Inflammatory changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; a neuropathologic immunocytochemical
study' (February 6) together with Prof. J.M.B.V. de Jong (promotor) and Dr. J.J. Van de Oord
(co-promotor), UvA (Faculty of Medicine). D. Troost has become Professor of Neuropathology.
23 B.H.W. Erdtsieck-Ernste: 'ß-adrenoceptors in rat brain development' (March 26) together with Dr.
M.G.P. Feenstra (co-promotor), UvA (Faculty of Medicine).
24 H.A. Griffioen: 'Suprachiasmatic nucleus transplants in rats; growth and functional development'
(February 19) together with Dr. G.J. Boer (co-promotor), UvA (Faculty of Medicine).
25 J.M. de Brabander: 'Sparing of function following damage to the prefrontal cortex. What can we learn
from the developing brain?' (May 21) together with Prof.dr. H.B.M. Uylings (promotor) and Dr. J.P.C. de
Bruin and Dr. C.G. van Eden (co-promotores), UvA (Faculty of Medicine).
26 H.P.H. Kremer: 'The lateral hypothalamus in Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease'
(September 24) together with Prof. dr. G.W. Bruyn (promotor) and Dr. R.A.C. Roos (co-promotor),
University of Leiden (Faculty of Medicine). H.P.H. Kremer has become Professor of Neurology.
1993 27 M.B.O.M. Honnebier: 'The role of the circadian system during pregnancy and labor in monkey and
man' (February 3) together with Prof. P.W. Nathanielsz (promotor) and Dr. M. Mirmiran (co-promotor),
UvA. Cum Laude. Dr. Honnebier was also awarded the Organon prize for Endocrinology in 1993,
and the Snoo van 't Hoogerhuys prize in 1996.
28 E. Aronica: 'Excitatory amino acids in nerve cell development and neuronal plasticity' (June 1)
together with Prof.dr. F. Nicoletti (promotor) and R. Balázs (co-promotor), UvA. Cum Laude.
29 C.J.C. Boersma: 'Neuron-glia interactions in the rat neurohypophysis; the role of opioids, other
neuropeptides and their receptors' (November 26) together with Dr. F.W. van Leeuwen (co-promotor),
UvA.
1994 30 F.C. Raadsheer: 'Increased activity of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in
aging, Alzheimer's disease and depression: a study on human postmortem material' (June 13), together
with Prof. dr. F.J.H. Tilders (promotor), UvA.
31 M.J.A. van Veldhuizen: 'In vivo noradrenaline overflow in rat brain' (September 13), together with Dr.
M.G.P. Feenstra (co-promotor), Univ. of Amsterdam.
32 J.S. Purba: 'The paraventricular nucleus of the human hypothalamus during aging and in several
pathologies: a morphometric study on postmortem material'; (September 19), together with Dr. M.A.
Hofman (co-promotor), Univ. of Amsterdam.
33 A.M. Resink: 'Trophic and toxic influences of excitatory amino acids in cerebellar granule cell
cultures: regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors'; (December 23), together with Dr. R. Balázs and
Dr. G.J. Boer (co-promotors), UvA
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1995 34 N.J. Hack: 'Excitatory amino acids and the development of cerebellar granule cells in vitro';
(February 9), together with Dr. R. Balázs (co-promotor), UvA
35 E.J.A. Scherder: 'Peripheral nerve stimulation in Alzheimer's disease; Effects on memory and
affective behavior'; (May 15), together with Prof. dr. T.L. Holdstock (promotor) and Dr. J.M. Bouma (copromotor),
Free University, Amsterdam
36 E.J. Van Zwieten: 'Vasopressin systems in aging and Alzheimer's disease: a study on rat and human
brain'; (November 9), together with Dr. R. Ravid (co-promotor), UvA.
37 J.A.P. Van de Nes: 'Independent occurrence of � -protein deposits and cytoskeletal changes in the
brain of Alzheimer's disease patients: a study in the human hypothalamus with anti-A� a nd Alz-50';
(December 6), together with Dr. W. Kamphorst and Dr. C. Jonker (co-promoters). Free University,
Amsterdam.
1996 38 P.J. Lucassen: 'The relationship between neuronal activity, brain aging and Alzheimer's disease'. (18
March). UvA. Cum Laude. Dr. Lucassen was also awarded the Organon Prize for Endocrinology
1996. In 2011 he became Professor of Structural and Functional Neuroanatomy.
39 P.A. Piosik: 'Influence of thyroid hormones on gene expression in goat brain during development'.
(17 April), together with Prof. Dr. J.J.M. de Vijlder (promotor) en Dr. F. Baas (co-promotor). UvA.
40 J.N. Zhou: ‘Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the human hypothalamus. Relationship to
development, sex, aging and Alzheimer’s disease, rhythmicity and depression’. (4 October). UvA. In
1997 The Netherlands Society for Endocrinology awarded this thesis with the Thesis Prize.
41 A. Salehi: ‘Relationship between neuropathological hallmarks and neuronal activity in Alzheimer’s
disease. A postmortem study on the human hypothalamus and hippocampus’. (7 November). UvA. Dr.
Salehi was awarded the ‘Boerhaave Aanmoedigingsprijs’ (Dfl. 10.000) on 20 November 1998.
42 A.J.G.D. Holtmaat: ‘Functional analysis of B-50/GAP-43 in transgenic mice and by viral vectormediated
gene transfer’. (9 December). University of Utrecht.
1997 43 W. Witting: ‘Aging of the circadian system. Chronobiological effects of light’. (15 January). UvA.
44 J.A.M. van der Post: ‘Preeclampsia: relation with vasopressin and activation of thrombocytes’. (25
April). UvA.
45 W.T.J.M.C. Hermens: “Viral vectors. Towards application in neuroregeneration research”. (19 June).
University of Utrecht.
46 E.J.W. van Someren: “Rest-activity rhythms in aging, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Methodological developments and therapeutic interventions. (4 July). UvA. Cum Laude. E.J.W. van
Someren was awarded the Young Investigators Award by the International Society for
Chronobiology in 1997. He was made a Special Professor of Human Brain Activity in Sleep, Rest and
Vigilance in 2010.
1998 47 B.A.Th.F. Gabreëls: “ Vasopressin secretion disorders in: Diabetes insipidus, Prader-Willi syndrome,
Wolfram syndrome. (16 April). UvA. Dr. Gabreëls was awarded the Organon Prize for Endocrinology
1999.
48 W.J.G. Hoogendijk: “Brain changes in depression. A combined clinical and post-mortem study in
depressed patients with or without Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.” (12 June), together with Prof.
dr. P. Eikelenboom. Free University, Amsterdam. Dr. Hoogendijk was awarded the Ramaermedaille for
Psychiatry on 17 April 1999 and the International Society for Biological Psychiatry Scientific
Award for Young Scientists, 3-4 June 1999.
49 J.P. Dai: “The anatomical organization of the human hypothalamus in relation to circadian rhythms.
Immunocytochemical and postmortem tracing studies. ” (4 November), together with Prof. Dr. R.M.
Buijs, UvA.
1999 50 Lisette van Esseveldt: “Transplantation of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Functional studies and ex
vivo adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer.” (1 June), together with Prof. Dr. W.J. Rietveld, UvA.
51 Paul Dijkhuizen: “Viral vectors as tools for neurotrophin gene delivery to the injured nervous system
(21 September), together with Prof. dr. J. Verhaagen en Prof. dr. W.H. Gispen. This thesis was awarded
the Greiner Award for best Ph.D. thesis on gene therapy for the year 1999.
2000 52 Jeroen Pasterkamp: “Chemorepulsive semaphorins in neural regeneration.” (20 June), together with
Prof. Dr. J. Verhaagen, Free University, Amsterdam.
53 Simone Lunshof: “Circadian rhythms in the normal and growth-retarded fetus and infant” (21 June),
together with Prof. Dr. O.P. Bleker, UvA.
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54 Tatjana Ishunina: "Functional sex differences in the human hypothalamus and nucleus basalis of
Meynert: relation to ageing and Alzheimer's disease" (Dec. 1) together with Prof. dr. A. Zavialov, UvA.
Russian thesis (2003) summa cum laude.
2001 55 R.-Y. Liu: “Circadian system rhythm disorders in aging and AD” (4 July). UvA.
56 B. Blits: “Cell and gene therapy: experimental strategies for spinal cord regeneration” (26 February).
Free University, Amsterdam
2002 57 T.H.K. Heinen: “Timing and functional implications of GABAA receptor maturation during visual cortex
development.” (19 December). Free University, Amsterdam, together with Prof. dr. A.B. Brussaard
2003 58 W.C.J. Chung: “Sexual differentiation of the human and rodent forebrain.” (15 January). UvA,
together with Prof. dr. G.J. de Vries.
59 M.J. Ruitenberg: “Experimental spinal cord injury. Emerging cell and gene therapeutic strategies for
neuroregeneration.” (22 May). Free University, Amsterdam, together with Prof. J. Verhaagen.
2004 60 Z.A. Erkut: “The stress-axis in multiple sclerosis. Effects of sepsis, morphine and corticosteroids.”
(11 mei). UvA.
61 F. de Winter: “Secreted semaphorins: chemorepulsive control of neural regeneration?” (27 mei).
Free University, Amsterdam, together with Prof. J. Verhaagen.
62 F.P.M. Kruijver: "Sex in the brain. Gender differences in the human hypothalamus and adjacent
areas. Relationship to transsexualism, sexual orientation, sex hormone receptors and endocrine
status". (22 October). UvA, together with Prof.dr. L.J.G. Gooren. Won the GIRES research award 2004.
63 J. de Wit: "Truncated TrKB and semaphorin 3A: a role in restricting structural plasticity in the adult
nervous system?" (29 November). Free University, Amsterdam, together with Prof. dr. J. Verhaagen.
2005 64 F. de Vrij: "Mutant ubiquitin and the proteasome in Alzheimer's disease" (10 February). UvA,
together with Prof. dr. J. Verhaagen
65 A. Alkemade: "Central components of the human hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis and their role in
nonthyroidal illness" (27 September). UvA, together with Prof. dr. W. Wiersinga and Prof. dr. E. Fliers.
66 M.W. Luijpen: "Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in mild cognitive impairment." (8
December) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, together with Prof. dr. E.J.A. Scherder.
2007 67 Y. Wu: “The human circadian timing system in aging, Alzheimer’s disease and depression” (30
January). UvA, together with Prof.dr. J.N. Zhou.
68 G. Meynen: "Neurobiological characteristics of depression" (22 May). Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam,
together with Prof. dr. W.J.G. Hoogendijk.
69 R. Riemersma-Van der Lek: "Keep it bright. Deterioration and reactivation of the biological clock in
dementia" (5 July). UvA.
70 L. Eggermont: "Neurorehabilitation in dementia on the move. Influences of physical activity on
cognition, mood, and the rest-activity rhythm" (21 December). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, together
with Prof. E.J.A. Scherder.
2008 71 R. Fronczek: "Hypocretin deficiency. Neuronal loss and functional consequences" (30 January).
Universiteit Leiden, together with Prof. dr. J.G. van Dijk.
72 P. van Tijn: "The effect of mutant ubiquitin on proteasome function in relation to neurodegenerative
disease" (7 November). UvA.
73 N. Koning: "Imbalanced immunity in multiple sclerosis" (12 March). UvA, together with Prof. Dr.
R.A.W. van Lier.
2009 74 C.A.M. Bossers: "Spot the difference. Microarray analysis of gene expression changes in
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease." (10 November). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, together with Prof.
Dr. J. Verhaagen and Prof. Dr. C.G. Kruse.
2010 75 E. Altena: "Mapping insomnia: brain structure, function and sleep intervention", together with Prof.
dr. E.J.W. van Someren, Dr. Y.D. van der Werf, Prof.dr. Ph. Scheltens.
76 J. Middeldorp: "Astrocytes in development, aging and disease", together with Dr. E. Hol, copromotor.
2011 77 S. van den Berge: “The endogenous repair capacity of the Parkinson brain”, together with Prof. Dr.
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E. Hol.
"Co-promotor" (co-supervisor) of Ph.D. Students
1985 W. Kamphorst: 'Glial cells. An immunocytochemical and morphological study', together with Prof. F.C.
Stam (promotor) and Prof. E.J. Essels (referent), Free Univ., Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1996 M.J.Th. Koenderink: 'Postnatal neuronal maturation of the human prefrontal cortex'; (February 6)
Together with Prof. Dr. H.B.M. Uylings (promotor) and Prof. A. Ruiz Marcos (referent) Free University,
Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1991 O. Van Reeth (Brussels, Belgium) "Manipulation pharmacologique et comportementale de l'horloge
circadienne des mammifères".
"(Co-)referent" / "External Referent" of Ph.D. Theses
1979 J. Assies: 'Neuroendocrine aspects of prolactinomas. a clinical study', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of
Medicine).
1981 M.J. van der Horn: 'De radioimmunologische bepaling van vasopressine in urine', Univ. of Amsterdam
(Faculty of Medicine).
1984 L.P.C. Schot: 'Immunocytochemical studies on peptidergic neurons in the pond snail lymnaea stagnalis',
Free Univ., Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
1990 J.M. Rozemüller-Kwakkel: 'Amyloid Formation in Alzheimer's Disease. An immunocytochemical study'
(19 Jan.) Free Univ., Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
1990 M. Najimi (Lyon, France) on the development of the hypothalamus and SIDS
1992 I. Huitinga: 'The role of macrophages in the pathogenesis of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis'
(13 Nov.) Free Univ., Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
2003 S. Overeem: ‘Narcolepsy. From clinical entity to hypocretin deficiency’ (28 May) University of Leiden
(Faculty of Medicine).
2004 S. Perreau-Lenz: ‘Control of the daily melatonin rhythm.’ (9 June). UvA (Faculty of Medicine).
Rapporteur externe.
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Ph.D. Committee member
1978 A.F.M. Moorman: 'Synthesis of mythochondrial proteins - identification and localization of genes on
yeast mitochondrial DNA', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
1979 O.P. Bleker: 'On human intrauterine growth', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine).
A. ter Maat: 'Integrative properties of a group of neuro-endocrine cells in the pond snail', Univ. of
Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
1980 W.L. Lamers: 'Multihormonal control of enzyme clusters in liver ontogeny', Univ. of Amsterdam
(Faculty of Medicine).
C.W. Pool: 'An immune- and enzyme-histochemical determination of striated muscle fibre
characteristics', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
1981 M.F. Schutte: 'Over de behandeling van dreigende vroeggeboorte', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of
Medicine).
P.W.J. Peters: 'Induced congenital malformations of the central nervous system. a teratological study',
Univ. of Utrecht (Faculty of Medicine).
1982 H.J.L.A. Ruis: 'Borstvoeding. in het bijzonder over het afkolven van moedermelk', Cath. Univ. of
Nijmegen (Faculty of Medicine).
H.W.M. Steinbusch: 'Serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system of the rat', Cath. Univ. of
Nijmegen (Faculty of Medicine).
G. Schmitt-Ehret: 'Les cellules opiocortico-melanotropes du lobe intermediaire de l'hypophyse. etude au
cours de l'ontogenese et apres perturbations du metabolisme hydromineral chez la souris', Strasbourg,
Univ. Louis Pasteur (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences).
1985 J. Overweg: 'Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs seizure-free adult patients. Prediction of outcome', Univ.
of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine), 24 October.
P. Room: 'Connections of the parahippocampal cortex. A neuroanatomical tracing study in the cat', Free
Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine), 25 October.
J.A. Poulis: 'Circadian urinary excretion rhythms in rats', Univ. of Leyden (Faculty of Medicine), 4
December.
1986 F.H. de Jonge: 'Sexual and agressive behavior in female rats. Psychological and endocrine factors',
Univ. of Utrecht (Faculty of Social Sciences), 14 February.
1987 L.J.A. van Putten: 'The prolactin cells and plasma prolactin levels in the aging rat: an
immunocytochemical and biochemical study', Univ. Nijmegen (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural
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Sciences), 3 December.
1988 N.E.P. Deutz: 'Pathological aspects of acute hepatic encephalopathy in the rat. An
electroencephalographic, biochemical and in vivo brain NMR spectroscopic study', Univ. of Amsterdam
(Faculty of Medicine), 10 March.
B.T. Poll-The: 'Genetic Peroxisomal disorders', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine), 6 October.
1989 F.T.M. Rotteveel: 'Clonal analysis of human lymphocyte functions: implications for the study of the
immunopathology of multiple sclerosis', Univ. of Amsterdam (Faculty of Medicine), 9 February.
J.M.H.H. van Hest: 'Behavorial differences between male and female rats: learning and memory', Univ.
of Amsterdam (Faculty of Psychology), 9 May.
E. Mullaart: 'DNA damage and repair in relation to aging', University of Leiden (Faculty of Mathematics
and Natural Sciences), 13 September
J. Scholtens: 'Behavioral consequences of agonistic experiences in S3 rats', 1 December.
1990 T.A.M. Voorhuis: 'Vasotocin in the canary brain', University of Utrecht (Faculty of Medicine), 29 March
R.P.W. Heinsbroek: 'Sex differences in behavioral and biochemical consequences of aversive
stimulation', Univ. of Amsterdam, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 31 May.
1992 C.M. Van Duijn: 'Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease; a genetic epidemiologic study'. Erasmus Univ.
Rotterdam, Faculty of Medicine, January 29
C.J.A. de Groot: 'Characterization and function of brain macrophages and neuroglial cells'. Free
University, Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine, 15 May
J.A. Gorter: 'Chronic neonatal neurotransmitter interference and adult brain function: effects of clonidine
and MK-801'. UvA, Faculty of Medicine, 4 June
P.A.E. Sillevis Smitt: 'Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Experimental Animal, Immunocytochemical and
Biochemical Studies'. Univ. of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine, 30 June
D. Terwel: 'Vasopressin in the brain and plasma of the aging rat. A radioimmunoassay study'. University
of Maastricht, Faculties II, 5 November
1993 D. Jaarsma: Glutamate and related substances in the brain: histochemical methodology and
Alzheimer's pathology. University of Groningen, Faculty of Medicine, 31 March
N.P.L.G. Verhoeff: Neuroreceptor ligand imaging by Single Photon Emission Computerised
Tomography (SPECT). UvA, Faculty of Medicine, 1 April. Cum Laude.
M.M.B. Breteler: Cognitive decline in the elderly. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of Medicine,
18 June.
R. Adriaanse: Pulsatile and circadian TSH release in health and disease. UvA, Faculty of medicine, 1
July.
M.P. van Veen: Dynamic mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth. Free University, Faculty of Medicine, 1
September.
S.A. Scherjon: The brainsparing effect: flow velocity waveforms in the fetal and neonatal period and
their relation to intracranial pathology and neurological outcome. UvA, Faculty of Medicine, 19 October.
D.H. Linszen: Recent onset schizophrenic disorders: outcome, prognosis and treatment. UvA, 16
November.
1994 A.J.W. van der Does: Symptomatology and cognition in recent onset schizophrenia. UvA, 20 January.
E.M. van der Beek: Circadian regulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis in the female rat.
University of Utrecht, 22 February.
A.M.W. van Dam: Production and action of immunomodulators in the rat brain. Free UvA, 25 November.
J. Bauer: Macrophages and glial cells in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis. UvA, 2 December.
R.H.M. Hermans: Behavioural sequelae of perinatal hypoxia in the rat. University of Maastricht, 21
October.
M.H. Godfried: Soluble receptors for tumour necrosis factor in HIV infection. UvA, 23 December.
1995 R.L.A.W. Bleys: Innervation of the basal cerebral arteries: pathways and densities. University of Utrecht,
28 February.
K. Gerritse: Antibody formation and immunomodulation in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and
multiple sclerosis. Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 28 September.
A.P. Evans: Somatic mutations in vasopressin neurons. Identification of mutant transcripts and
precursors. University of Utrecht, 3 October.
1996 J. Bakker: Sexual differentiation of the brain and partner preference in the male rat. Erasmus University
Rotterdam, 6 March.
J.B. Derks: The effects of antenatal glucocorticoid administration on the fetus. University of Utrecht, 31
May.
W. Hesen: Corticosteroid receptor mediated modulation of serotonergic and cholinergic responsiveness
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in rat hippocampal CA1 neurons. UvA, 13 September.
A.B. Dessens: Prenatal exposure to phenobarbital and diphantoin. A study on long-lasting
consequences. UvA, 18 September.
1998 B.M.J. Uitdehaag: Cytokines and glucocorticoids in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and multiple
sclerosis. Free University, Amsterdam, 9 January.
I. Dijksta: Glucocorticoids and adaptive changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system. Free
University, Amsterdam, 18 February.
L. Heijink: Hexanedione toxicity and neurofilament metabolism. UvA, 22 April.
G. Kwakkel: Dynamics in functional recovery after stroke. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2 December.
M. van Stipdonk: The immune response to ��-crystallin: self, non-self and phosphorylation. UvA, 17
March
1999 Y.G.H. Maas: Early neurological development, growth and nutrition in very preterm infants. UvA, 11
November.
2001 I.F. Palm: Timing of female reproduction. Role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. UvA, 13 March.
J. Lavalaye: SPECT imaging in young patients with schizophrenia. UvA, 25 April.
J. Ratsma: Biological vulnerability to alcoholism in children of alcoholics. UvA, 30 November
L. Reneman: Investigating the potential neurotoxicity of ecstacy (MDMA). An imaging approach. UvA, 6
December. (cum laude)
J. Grootendorst: Stress effects on cognitive performance of apolipoprotein E knockout mice. University
of Leiden, 13 June.
2002 L.J.S. Brokken: The TSH receptor in the pituitary and its clinical relevance. UvA, 14 May.
2002 T. Rinne: The Neuro-endocrine scars of sustained childhood abuse in adult female patients with
borderline personality disorder. UvA, 28 May.
2002 M. Kromkamp: Homeobox genes and thalamic pathology in schizophrenia. A postmortem study.
University of Utrecht, 17 October.
2003 R.C. Sival: Aggressive behaviour in dementia. University of Utrecht, 18 November.
2004 N.D. Prins: Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Dementia and Depression. Erasmus University
Rotterdam, 24 March.
V.M. Heine: Adult hippocampal cell birth and death in relation to stress, aging and the vasculature. UvA,
28 September.
I. van Welie: Activity-dependent plasticity of neuronal excitability. A role for short-term modulation of
voltage-gated ion channels in neuronal function. UvA, 30 November. Swaab added to promotion
committee due to request for Cum Laude.
2005 K.R.A. van Dijk: Peripheral electrical nerve stimulation in Alzheimer's disease. Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam, 6 September.’
F. Kreier: Autonomic nervous control of white adipose tissue. UvA, 7 September.
J.P. Brouwer: Thyroid and adrenal axes in major depression. UvA, 18 October.
R.J.L. Lindauer: Effects of psychotherapy on the biology of posttraumatic stress disorder: brain imaging
and neurophysiological correlates. UvA, 16 December.
2006 F.J. Stam: Exploring the regenerative response to peripheral nervous system injury: a genomics and
proteomics approach. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 29 May.
K. Boekhoorn: Microtubule associated proteins and plasticity in the developing and diseased brain.
University of Amsterdam, 26 September.
2007 S.R. de Rooij: Metabolic consequences of prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine. UvA, 8 February.
J.M. Oosterman: Aging matters. White matter and age-related conditions: a focus on cognition, pain,
and the rest-activity rhythm.
2008 W.T.J.H. Hendriks: Gene therapy for neurotrophic factors in experimental neurotrauma. Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, 20 June.
M.R. Tannemaat: Molecular nerve repair. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 3 December
E.H.P. Franssen: Olfactory ensheathing glia as a source of neuroregeneration-promoting molecules.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 5 December
2009 T.E. Hartog: Singing on steroids. A story of neuronal plasticity and blood vessels. Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, 2 September.
F.M.J. Jacobs: Pitx3 and Nurr1 in control of terminal differentiation of Meso-diencephalic dopamine
neurons. Universiteit Utrecht, 3 September
2010 N.A. Aziz: Huntington's disease. Hypothalamic, endocrine and metabolic aspects. Universiteit Leiden,
31 maart.
2011 T.T. Vo: Studies on semaphorin 3A in the neuromuscular junction and in perineuronal nets. Vrije
Universiteit, 8 September 2011
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M. Sinnema: Prader-Willi syndrome: genotype and phenotype at adult age. University of Maastricht, 9
December 2011.
2012 A.F.M. van Abeelen: Undernutrition and chronic disease. The 1944-1945 Dutch famine. University of
Amsterdam, 15 June 2012.
International conferences organized
(* = post-academic teaching)
1973* 8th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Integrative Hypothalamic Activity' (The role of the
hypothalamus in development, reproduction, growth and behavior), together with Dr. J.P. Schadé,
Baarn, June 25-29.
1974 Symposium, 'Brain Development and Thyroid Deficiency', together with Prof. A. Querido (Leyden),
Royal Academy, Amsterdam.
1975* 9th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Perspectives in Brain Research', together with Dr.
M.A. Corner, Amsterdam, July 28 - August 1.
Member local committee of the Xth Acta Endocrinologica Congress, Amsterdam.
1976 Symposium, 'Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone: Control, Chemistry and Effects', together with Prof. P.G.
Smelik and Dr. F.J.H. Tilders, Free Univ., Amsterdam, July 14-16.
1977* 10th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Maturation of the Nervous System', together with
Drs. M.A. Corner, H.B.M. Uylings and N.E. van de Poll and Ir. K. Kuijpers, Amsterdam, July 11-15.
1980* EMBO Practical Course, 'Immunocytochemistry and its Application in Brain Research', together with Dr.
G.J. Boer et al., Amsterdam, May 27-30.
1981* 12th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Chemical Transmission in the Brain. The Role of
Amines, Aminoacids and Peptides', together with Drs. R.M. Buijs and P. Pévet, Amsterdam, August 31 -
September 4.
1982* Second EMBO Practical Course, 'Immunocytochemistry and its Application in Brain Research', together
with Drs. F.W. van Leeuwen and R.M. Buijs, Amsterdam, May 24-28.
Member Program-committee 3rd International Meeting of the International Society for Developmental
Neurosciences (ISDN), Patras, Greece.
1982/83 Advisory member Program committee Symposium, 'Aging, Dementia and Memory', Cath. Univ.
of Nijmegen.
1983* 13th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Sex Differences in the Brain. Relation between
Structure and Function', together with Dr. J.P.C. de Bruin, Dr. H.H. Swanson, G.J. de Vries and J. Sels.
1984* ETP Winter School 'New Developments in the Investigation of the Human Brain', together with Prof. G.
Berluchi (Pisa, Italy) and T. Crow (London, U.K.), Zuoz, Switzerland, January 7-14.
1983/84 Member local Committee European Neuroscience Association (ENA), meeting The Hague,
September 11-15.
1985* Co-organizer Practical Course on Morphometry and Stereology in Neurosciences, Amsterdam, May 20-
24.
1985* 14th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia',
together with E. Fliers, W.A. van Gool, F.P.A.J. van Haaren and M. Mirmiran, Amsterdam, August 26-
30.
1986 Member Scientific committee 3rd International Symposium 'Trace Elements and Health', Free Univ.,
Amsterdam, September 5-6.
1987 Member organizing committee of the International Symposium on Alzheimer's Disease, Free Univ.,
Amsterdam, May 7-9.
1987* 15th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'Neurochemistry of Functional Neuroteratology;
permanent Effects of Chemicals on the Developing Brain', together with G.J. Boer, M.G.P. Feenstra, M.
Mirmiran and F. van Haaren, Amsterdam, August 31-September 4.
1988 XIXth Congress of the ISPNE Annual Meeting, together with B. Bohus, University of Groningen, August
21-25.
1990 British-Dutch MS-meeting in NIBR, Amsterdam, 16 March.
1990 Second International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease & related disorders. 15-20 July, Toronto,
Canada.
1991* 17th International Summer School of Brain Research, 'The human hypothalamus in health and disease',
together with F.W. van Leeuwen, M. Mirmiran, R. Ravid, Amsterdam, 26-30 August 1991.
1991 Member of committee of recommendation for the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Congress
1991.
1992 Member Scientific Committe Third International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease & related disorders.
Padua, Italy.
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1992 Member of the Scientific Committee 'Decade of the Brain' KNAW, Amsterdam, 6-8 December 1992
1993 European Brain Banking in the Decade of the Brain, 19-21 March, 1993, Amsterdam.
1994 Member International Scientific Advisory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders (Minneapolis, USA).
1995 ENA Technical Workshop on Brain Banking: the use of human brain material for fundamental and
strategic research. 3-7 September, Amsterdam.
1995 Member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee for the Fifth International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. Osaka, Japan, 24- 29 July 1995.
1996 Member Scientific Organization "Frontiers in maternal, fetal and neonatal health and disease". Cornell
Univ., Ithaca, USA, August 9-12, 1996.
1996* Amsterdam International Summer School (AMC) on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Diagnosis, treatment and research. July 22-August 9, Amsterdam.
1996 Normal and Pathological Aging, organized with Prof. Dr. F. Holsboer, Munich, Germany, 22 November
1996.
1998 Executive Convener for the Sixth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders
(Amsterdam) (3000 participants), including a 1) opening presentation; 2) plenary lecture; 3) public
education forum; 4) workshop non-pharmacological therapies.
1999 Symposium on the occasion of the NIBR’s 90 th anniversary, 8 June 1999.
2000 Chairperson of symposium on cognitive neuroscience in the honour of Patricia Goldman-Rakic.
“Cortical Dynamics”, 28 March 2000
2001* 21 st International Summer School of Brain Research “Plasticity in the Adult Brain.” Amsterdam, 20-24
August 2001.
2001* The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School, 12 th Edition. “Bridging Neurology & Psychiatry”
on Dementia, Depression, Schizophrenia and Addiction, Amsterdam, 15-20 July 2001.
2001* Spinoza meeting, Association of the UvA, 25/26/27 April 2001
Spinoza lecture Prof. Dr. Florian Holsboer (Max-Planck, Munich, Germany) “From neuroendocrine
studies in depression to novel therapies”. 26 April 2001
Masterclass Prof. dr. Florian Holsboer, 27 April 2001.
Chairman Program Committee The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School “Bridging
Neurology & Psychiatry. Amsterdam, 15-28 July 2001.
Member of Organizing Committee 22 nd International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam,
20-24 August 2001.’
Course of Neuro- and Molecular biology. Minggu, Indonesia, together with Jan Purba, 4 November
2001.
2002 Scientific committee Alzheimer Europe Congres, Commitment to Care. Maastricht, the Netherlands,
June 1-4, 2002
2003 Mechanisms Resulting in Sexual Differentiation of the Brain. Netherlands Institute for Brain Research,
Amsterdam, 16 January 2003
2004 Member scientific committee Prader-Willi syndrome conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 9-12,
2004
Minisymposium The hypothalamus and (critical) illness. Netherlands Institute for Brain Research,
December 14, 2004.
2005 Amsterdam-China symposium, 10-12 October, Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam.
Masterclass Neurosciences in het kader van het Amsterdam-China symposium. 11 October,
Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam.
Studiemiddag Prader-Willi syndroom. Genen, hersenen, gedrag. 25 November, Netherlands Institute for
Brain Research, Amsterdam, together with Prof. dr. L.M.G. Curfs.
24th International Summer School of Brain Research, Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism,
29 August - 1 September, Amsterdam
2007 Second Joint Meeting of the European PWS Research Group, 23-25 September, Amsterdam.
2008 25 th International Summer School of Brain Research. Neurotherapy: Progress in Restorative
Neuroscience & Neurology. 25-28 August, Amsterdam.
2009 The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School 2009: Exploring the brain: from function to
dysfunction. 5-31 July, AMC/NIN, Amsterdam.
Dutch meetings organized
1973 FUNGO Workgroup, 'Regulation of the hypophysial functions', working visit at the NCIBR, November
15.
1974 Foundation of the workgroup 'Endocrinology', together with Drs. J.L. Touber and W.J.
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Honnebier.1977Post-academic education course, 'Neuroendocrinology' at the NIBR, Amsterdam,
August 8-12.
1978 Didactic symposium, 'Immuno-histochemical localization of hormones', together with Dr. J.G.
Streefkerk, Erasmus Univ., Dutch Fed. Meeting, Rotterdam, March 31.
1980 Co-operation Forum 'Hersenwerk', Dienst Wetenschapsvoorlichting, KNAW, Utrecht, November 5.
1983 Workshop, 'Dementia Research' for the Stichting Onderzoek op het terrein van de Ouder wordende
Mens (SOOM), together with E. Fliers and W. Chen-Pelt, Amsterdam, October 17.
1984 Meeting "Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging", together with Dr. W. van Emde-Boas, Amsterdam
(NIBR), December 6.
1989 Meeting "Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging", together with Dr. A. Hijdra and Dr. F.E. Postumus-
Meyer, Amsterdam, December 14.
1990 "Ontwikkeling en veroudering van de hersenen" at the "Nederlands Natuur- en Geneeskundig
Congres", Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, January 25.
1994 Annual Meeting of the Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam: Geheugenprocessen en dementie.
Amsterdam, 31 October.
1997 Round table conference Prader Willi syndrome: wetenschappelijke stand van zaken en prioriteiten
(together with Dr. H.M. Evenhuis (Zwammerdam) NIH, Amsterdam, March 14.
1999 Recommending Committee of the Stichting Medisch Interfacultair Congres, Leiden, 4 March 1999.
2006 Lid van de Raad van Advies voor 'Het brein ontrafeld', 16 e Medische Interfacultaire Congres.
Congrescentrum TU Delft, 4 March 2006.
2007 Spinoza Lecture Jill Goldstein, AMC, Amsterdam, 27 March 2007. Sex differences in the brain:
implications for understanding the neurobiology of sex differences in psychiatric disorders.
Masterclass Jill Goldstein, NIN, Amsterdam, 27 March 2007
Visit of Jill Goldstein to the F.C. Donders Institute, Nijmegen. Formal Donders lecture: Gonadal
hormones & the brain: Implications for understanding sex differences in cognitive and affective
functioning.
2008 25 th International Summer School of Brain Research: Neurotherapy. Progress in Restorative
Neuroscience and Neurology, 25-28 August, Amsterdam.
2010 Uitburgeringscursus 'Doodgewoon' (ter gelegenheid van het afscheid als hoogleraar van UvA/AMC),
Collegezaal 1, AMC, Amsterdam, 17 juni 2010.
2011 AMC Alumni visit to the NIN, 26 March 2011
Some work visits abroad
1970 Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK, on request of Prof. H. Heller, May.
1972 Dept. of Anatomy (head: Prof. B.A. Cross), Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK, September.
1973 Dept. of Physiology, Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, on request of Dr. P.W. Nathanielsz, February
March.
1975 Dept. Endocrinology (Dr. P. Czernichow), Hopital des Enfants Malades, Paris, France, April 16.
Medical Research Council Developmental Biology Unit, (head: Dr. R. Balàzs), Carshalton, Surrey, UK,
May 17.
1976 Dept. of Physiology (Dr. J.F. Morris) and Dept. of Anatomy (Dr. D.F. Salaman), Univ. of Bristol, Bristol,
UK, September.
1977 Lab. of Embryology and Comparative Histology (head: Prof. K. Dierickx), Univ. of Gent, Gent, Belgium,
March 10-12.
Groupe de Neuroendocrinology cellulaire (Dr. A. Tixier-Vidal), Collège de France, Paris, France,
November 28.
1981 Dept. of Zoology (Dr. M. Castel), Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Israel, August 12.
Dept. of Psychology (Dr. G. Schmitt), Univ. of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, November 2-4.
1982 Sarah Herzog Psychiatric Hospital (Dr. H. Belmaker), Jerusalem, Israel, January 30.
Univ. of Tel-Aviv (Prof. M.A. Klingberg), Tel-Aviv, Israel, January 31 to February 1.
Sandoz AG medizinische Grundlagenforschung (Prof. W. Meier-Ruge et al.), Basel, Switzerland, 22-3.
Inst. of Physiol. (Prof. P. Richard et al.), Strasbourg, France, May 4
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, June 23.
1983 Dept. of Human Physiology (Prof. P. Strata), Univ. of Torino, and Lombrosa Collection (Prof.
Portioliatti), Torino, Italy, November.
1984 Inst. Louis Pasteur (Dr. P. Pévet), Univ. of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, April 24.
Dept. of Reproductive Physiology (Prof. Dr. P.W. Nathanielsz and Drs. A. Bass, R. Butler, J. Cummings,
B. Currie, T. Devoogd, L. Freeman, B. Hansel, D. Noden, R. Poore, B. Summers), New York State
College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, New York, May 31 - June 6.
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Shriver Center for Mental Retardation (Drs. R. Williams, R.D. Adams, V. Caviness and collaborators),
Boston, USA, June 6-8.
Dept. of Neurology (Drs. M. Di Figlia, M. Flint Beal, M. Massurec, W.J. Schwartz), Massachusetts Gen.
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, June 7.
1985 Prof. G. Dörner, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Humboldt University Medical School (Charité),
Berlin, GDR, September 11.
Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Center for Brain Research (Drs. P.D. Coleman, C.D. Sladek,
W. Silverman, R.Watson, G. Hofman, D.M. Gash, E. Nordeen, K. Nordeen, C. Kellogg, P. Rodier, M.
del Cerro, T. Collier, R. Glough, C. Phelps, S. Wiegand, S. Harber and R.M. Herndon), Univ. of
Rochester, NY, USA, October.
1987 The Rockefeller Univ., NY, USA (Drs. B. McEwen, R.E. Brinton, V.N. Luine)
Inst. for Basic Research on Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA (Drs. H.M.
Wisniewski, I. Iqbal and I.Grundke-Iqbal)
Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn, Cornell, Ithaca, NY, USA (Drs. J. Figueroa, T. Myers, W.
Hansel, K. Houpt, B. Honnebier, P.W. Nathanielsz, T. McDonald, B.J. Strupp and T. De Voogd)
1989 Brain Bank of Prof. W.W. Tourtellotte, Los Angeles, California, USA, April 25
Prof. A. Seiger, Prof. B. Wingblad and Dr. I. Alafuzoff, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, Huddinge Hospital,
Stockholm, Sweden, 15 December 1989
1990 Prof. L. Renaud, Fac. Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada; Dr. Pierre Bois, Pres. MRC; Dr. J. Seely,
Dean of Medicine; Dr. T. Pickton, acting chairman, Dept. of Medicine; Dr. D. Grimes, Senior Vice
President Research and Administration. Ottawa, 18 July.
1992 Dr. Martha Gillette, Dept. of Cell and Structural Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign,
USA, 4/5 May
Drs. J. Hutchison, J. Biknell, R. Dyer, Prof. I. Hughes, Drs. A. Dickson and C. Wischik, MRC,
Cambridge, UK. 18-19 November 1992.
1997 Prof. A. Wirz-Justice, Dept. Psychiatry of the University of Basel, Switzerland, November 1998.
Roche, Basel, Switzerland, November 1998
1998 Anhui Medical University and University of Science and Technology, Hefei, Anhui, PR China,
September 1998
1998 Xuanwu Hospital, Key laboratories for brain aging (neurology), Military Institute of Medical Sciences,
Beijing, PR China, 11 - 17 November 1998.
1999 Xuan-Wu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China (Guest Professor) 14
and 15 October 1999.
First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China (Guest Professor) 15-22
October 1999.
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China, 21 October 1999.
J.N. Zhou was selected as one of the top people of the National Key Project for Basic Research in
China. The function of brain and brain diseases (project # G1999054007).
2001 Beijing Institute for Neuroscience, Capital University of Medical Sciences, P.R. China, 22/23 October
2001 Anhui Medical University, Dept. of Neurobiology and the Dept. of Gerontology, Hefei, P.R. China, 25/26
October 2001
Dept. of Physiology, The First Military University, Guangzhou, P.R. China, 1 November 2001
Depts. of Neurology and Obstetrics/Gynaecology, University of Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2002 Neuroscience Division of Yerkes Primate Research Center & Center for Neurodegenerative Disease,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 10-11 June 2002
2008 Hefei, University of Science and Technology of China, Lab of Prof. Jiang-Ning Zhou
16 October 2008: Lab talk on Human brain dissection demonstration; Master class; Lecture
Stress system in human brain in depression and Alzheimer
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Lab of Prof. Ai-Min Bao and Prof. Luo
20 October 2008: Proposals for a Brain Bank,Master Class,
21 October 2008: 3 Medical Psychology Lectures
23 October 2008: 4 Medical Psychology Lectures
Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Scienc, Shanghai, China
26 October 2008: Seminar: Lecture: Similarities and differences in the neurobiology of major depression
and depression in Alzheimer's disease.
Guest collaborators (and financial support)
(for full list see Progress Reports)
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1973/74 Dr. D.W. Lincoln (Bristol, UK).
1974 Dr. D.F. Salaman (Bristol, UK).
1975 Prof. J.v. Milligan (Canada).
P. Liebrechts, A. Bernards (Plant physiology, UvA
1976 A. Dutton (Brabaham, UK).
Dr. A.J. Thody (Newcastle, UK).
Dr. M. Bevers (Veterinary Obst., Univ. Utrecht).
M.M. Shehata (Cairo, Egypt).
1977 M. Visser (Gynaecologist, Amsterdam) (Foundation "De Drie Lichten").
1978 Dr. J.T. Martin (Pomona, USA).
Dr. M.M. Mitchell (Oxford, UK).
Dr. E. Tribollet (Geneva, Switzerland).
1983 Dr. Ph. Valet (Geneva, Switzerland); (Swiss Med. Research Foundation).
Dr. A. Crine (Liege, Belgium); (ETP-BBR long-term fellowship).
1983/88 Dr. R. Ravid (Jerusalem, Israel); (Foundation "Van den Houtenfund", The John Douglas French
Foundation for Alzheimer disease, Los Angeles, USA).
1984 Dr. R. Lequin, A. Bogaart (Univ. Leiden).
1985 Dr. J. Figueroa (Ithaca, USA).
1987/94 Dr. R. Balàzs and N.J. Hack (London, UK).
1991/96 Dr. M. Panayotacopoulou (yearly work visits; postdoc, Athens, Greece)
1994 H. Timmers (Neurology, Univ. Nijmegen) Somatostatin in the nucleus tuberalis lateralis of Huntington
patients.
S. Heyn (USA)
1995/97 Z. Erkut (Turkey; Ph.D., fellowship from the MS Society)
1993/94 J.S. Purba (Indonesia, Deventer-Maas Stichting)
1992/96 J.N. Zhou (P.R. China; Ph.D., Nuffic fellowship)
1992/96 A. Salehi ((Iran; Ph.D., fellowship from the Shahid Behesti Univ. Tehran)
1997 M. Müller (Max-Planck Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich, Germany)
1997 S. Trottier (Lab. de Physiologie, Paris, France).
1997 K. Bergholm (Lab. for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA)
1997/98 A. Fernandez-Guasti (Dept. Pharmacol. Toxicol., Section of Experimental Therapeutics. Mexico
City, Mexico)
1997/99 T. Ishunina (Dept. Histology and Embryology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia)
1998/99 M. Alonso. Med. student University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
1998/99 J.N. Zhou and R. Liu, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, (PR China)
1998/99 R.F. Liao (Ophthalmologist) Storage of corneas for transplantation, together with the
Netherlands Ophthalmic Institute/ Cornea Bank.
1998 M. Panayotacopoulou (yearly work visits; postdoc, Athens, Greece)
1998 Y. Malidelis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept. of Psychiatry): training period at the
NIBR.
1998/99 A.P. Goldstone' (ICSM Endocrine Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK).
1999 D. Sunter (Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK): quantification.
A. Fernandez-Guasti (University Mexico): Sex hormone receptors in the human brain.
V. Goncharuk (Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis of the
hypertensive hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (Dept. Histology and Embryology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia): Sex
differences in the human hypothalamus.
S. Kaiser (University of Münster, Germany): Instability of the social environment during pregnancy:
effects on offsprings' brain development and behavior in guinea pigs.
R-Y. Liu (Anhui Medical School, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with vasopressin and
oxytocin during activation.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
H. Zang (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
J.-N. Zhou (Anhui Medical School, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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2000 A. Fernandez-Guasti (University Mexico): Sex hormone receptors in the human brain.
A.P. Goldstone (Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK): Prader-Willi syndrome and obesitas.
V. Goncharuk (Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis of the
hypertensive hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (Dept. Histology and Embryology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russia): Sex
differences in the human hypothalamus.
S. Kaiser (University of Münster, Germany): Instability of the social environment during pregnancy:
effects on offsprings' brain development and behavior in guinea pigs.
R-Y. Liu (Anhui Medical School, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with vasopressin and
oxytocin during activation.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
H. Zang (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
J.-N. Zhou (Anhui Medical School, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
2001 T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
R.Y. Liu (internist, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and
neuropathological comparison of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
A.P. Goldstone (Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK): Prader-Willi syndrome and obesitas.
S. Kaiser (University of Munster, Germany): Instability of the social environment during pregnancy:
effects on offsprings’ brain development and behavior in guinea pigs.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with vasopressin and
oxytocin during activation.
Panayotacopoulou, M. (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
J.N. Zhou (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
2002 A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
R.Y. Liu (internist, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and
neuropathological comParison of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
A.P. Goldstone (Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK): Prader-Willi syndrome and obesitas.
D. Kontostavlaki (University of Athens, Greece): Expression of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in
the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus: detection at the single cell level.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): The supraoptic nucleus in schizophrenia.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): The supraoptic nucleus in schizophrenia.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
J.N. Zhou (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
2003 A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A.. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
H. Wiryawan (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER) �/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
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2004
R.Y. Liu (internist, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and
neuropathological comParison of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
D. Kontostavlaki (University of Athens, Greece): Expression of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in
the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus: detection at the single cell level.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): The supraoptic nucleus in schizophrenia.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
L. Wu (University for Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China): Isolation of rat and human
neural precursor cells and co-culture with human postmortem brain tissue slices.
J.N. Zhou (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
H. Wiryawan (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER) �/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
R.Y. Liu (internist, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and
neuropathological comparison of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
D. Kontostavlaki (University of Athens, Greece): Expression of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in
the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus: detection at the single cell level.
Y. Malidelis (University of Athens, Greece): The supraoptic nucleus in schizophrenia.
M. Panayotacopoulou (University of Athens, Greece): Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
vasopressin and oxytocin during activation.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
L. Wu (University for Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China): Isolation of rat and human
neural precursor cells and co-culture with human postmortem brain tissue slices.
J.N. Zhou (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
2005 A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human
2006
hypothalamus.T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human
hypothalamus.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
L. Wu (University for Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China): Isolation of rat and human
neural precursor cells and co-culture with human postmortem brain tissue slices.
A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
L. Wu (University for Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China): Isolation of rat and human
neural precursor cells and co-culture with human postmortem brain tissue slices.
2007 A. Garcia-Falgueras (Postdoctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Education and Science, Spain).
Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus.
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A.M. Bao (Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China): The role of oestrogen receptors in depression.
A. Hestiantoro (Jakarta, Indonesia): The correlation between estrogen receptor (ER)�/� changing and
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology formation in the infundibular nucleus of the human hypothalamus.
T. Ishunina (physician, University of Kursk, Russia): Sex differences in the human hypothalamus.
V. Goncharuk (neurobiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Moscow, Russia): Anatomical analysis
of the hypertensive hypothalamus.
Y. Wu (Anhui Medical Universityy, Hefei, P.R. China): Clinical and neuropathological comparison of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
L. Wu (University for Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China): Isolation of rat and human
neural precursor cells and co-culture with human postmortem brain tissue slices.
S.-S. Wang (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of
Neurobiology and Biophysics, Life Science School, University of Science and Technology of China,
Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China): Gene expression analysis in the human hypothalamus in depression by laser
micro-dissection and real time PCR: the presence of multiple receptor imbalances.
L. Shan (Chinese Government and Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, P.R. China): The histaminergic
system in the human hypothalamus in health and disease.
Some external funds
1976/79 FUNGO-project no. 35-07 'Physiology and pathology of hypothalamopituitary systems'. 2
technician positions for 3.5 years and 1 technician position for 6 months.
1980/84 ZWO-project Geriatrics 'The vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of the limbic system in the rat
and in human during aging' (1 year ZWO, 3 years FUNGO; E. Fliers).
Foundation 'Van den Houtenfonds', Commissie Diergeneeskundige Vereniging, Utrecht,
Netherlands - project H.P. Oosterbaan (3 months)
1983/84 SOOM-project nr. 830804 'Influence of environmental factors on the sleep pattern and activity
of oxytocin and vasopressin producing neurons during aging in the rat' (2-year position P. van
Gool).
1983/85 "Van den Houtenfonds", 2-year postdoc fellowship R. Ravid.
1986/89 ZWO-project (3-year thesis position E. Goudsmit).
1985/88 3-Year fellowship R. Ravid from The John Douglas French Foundation (Los Angeles, USA).
1986/87 SOOM-project Brainbank (2 years, 1 part-time position, M. Hofman).
1986/90 Wetenschapsbeleid - Brainbank (4 years, 2 part-time positions: E. Fliers, R. Ravid, T.
Wesseling).
1987/88 ZWO-fellowship for Dr. R. Balàzs (UK)
1988/89 Fellowship M.B.O.M. Honnebier for collaborative project with Prof. P.W. Nathanielsz, Cornell,
Ithaca, USA.
1988/92 MEDIGON-oio-project for E.J. van Zwieten
1988/ Funding for Brain Bank Foundation
1988 2-year thesis position W. Witting (Alzheimer Conference, Amsterdam)
1989/93 4-year thesis position "Stichting Gezondheidsonderzoek" for J. van de Nes, with Dr. P.
Eikelenboom (Valerius Clinic, Free University, Amsterdam)
1989/93 half-time technician "Stichting Gezondheidsonderzoek" for 4 years (J.P.H.M. Ploegmakers).
1990/94 F.C. Raadsheer, 'AIO', Neurowetenschappen Amsterdam, 4 years, with Prof.dr. F.J.H. Tilders.
1990 D.F. Swaab was a recipient of a Senior Travel Fellowship of the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
1990/92 Praeventiefonds #28-1921. De invloed van het zoutbeperkte dieet op vasopressine en
oxytocine gedurende de zwangerschap en het puerperium (C.E.A. van Boxtel)
1990/95 MS Brain Bank #89-45ms (6 years) (J.P.H.M. Ploegmakers, G. Beek)
1990/91 Vitatron-Stimulus project, together with M. Mirmiran, 2 'AIO's' (E. van Someren and W. Witting)
and a postdoc (W.A. Van Gool)
1990/ Structural annual support of ƒ80,000.- from KNAW for the Netherlands Brain Bank. Additional
funds from the Ministry of Education and Science
1990 Grant from the Sandoz Foundation for 3 months of Gerontological Research in Basel (E.
Goudsmit)
1990/94 4-year thesis position MEDIGON (P.J. Lucassen)
1990 3-month grant for A.M. Neymeyer-Leloux (Obstetrics, Nijmegen)
1991 2-year postdoc grant from KNAW (E. Goudsmit)
Circadian rhythms in MS (E. van Someren, MS Foundation)
1992 3-year thesis project J. Purba (Deventer-Maas Stichting)
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4-year thesis position Ahmad Salehi (Ministry of Health and Education of the Islamic Republic
of Iran)
1991/96 W.J.G. Hoogendijk, AGIKO, NWO-MW # 900-716-019 & # 900-557-007.
1992/93 12-month thesis project Jiangning Zhou (Nuffic)
1993 1-year postdoc E. Goudsmit (Hersenstichting Nederland)
1993/95 MS-foundation positions (2 thesis positions and 1 post-doc position # MS92-111).
1993 Biomed I Project NO PL 931359: European Brain Bank Network for Neurobiological Studies in
Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders (E.B.B.N.).
Biomed I Project NO PL 931536: Hormonal and genetic disorders in gender-specific brain
differentiation.
NWO: 3-year post-doc position: sexual differentiation of the human brain (M. Fodor, #900-552-
134).
1993/95 Stipt project, prolonged by Senter (DFL. 884.700).
1995/97 MS-foundation 2-year fellowship for PhD student (Z. Erkut) # 94-188
1995 International Alzheimer Foundation (a total amount of DFL. 400.000,= for 4 years for the
Netherlands Brain Bank).
1996 4-year subsidy of DFL. 142.745/year (total amount DFL. 713.725) from the Friends of MS
Research Foundation for "Applications of the Netherlands Brain Bank for Multiple Sclerosis"
(95-243 MS).
6 months post-doc fellowship for A. Meyer (Ulm) en SRY-expression in human hypothalamus
(KNAW).
Structural support for the Netherlands Brain Bank from the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Sciences of DFL. 150.000,=/year.
3 years postdoc (Inge Huitinga) and technician (Maarten van der Camme) from the Netherlands
MS foundation, together with Prof. Dr. F.J.H. Tilders (Free University, Amsterdam).
1 technician for the Netherlands Brain Bank (Pharmagene, UK), with Dr. R. Ravid.
1997/98 1 fellowship Ter Meulen Fund (W.C.J. Chung), together with Prof. G.J. de Vries (Dept. Psychol.
Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, USA). D.F. Swaab is mentor of the project.
1997 Netherlands Brain Bank. Structural support from KNAW, DFL. 425.000 per year.
Platform Alternatives for Animal Experiments (PAD 96-07). 0.5 postdoc for the Netherlands
Brain Bank for 3 years.
For M. Fodor (postdoc) Dfl. 50.000 from Netherlands Brain Foundation for sex hormone
receptors Alzheimer’s disease.
Bedrijfsvereniging Horeca Dfl. 69.584,= for E.Scherder and E.J.W. van Someren.
Pharmacia & Upjohn (Sweden) SEK 200.000, research fellow Prader-Willi syndrome.
ISAO, Dfl. 150.000 (4-year fellowship A. Salehi).
Pharmagene Dfl. 50.000 (NBB technician in 1998)
Collaboration with First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, P.R. China (financed by
KNAW with Dfl. 62.500).
Solvay-Duphar, Dfl. 50.000 for the Netherlands Brain Bank
1998 Merck Research Laboratories $ 25.000 for collaboration in the field of obesitas.
Praeventiefonds (2830030) Dfl. 943.000 (Prevention of nightly restlessness and depression in
elderly in an early stage of dementia). For a postdoc, Ph.D. student and other costs.
Fliers, Wiersinga, Swaab. Hypothalamic modulation of non-thyroidal illness. 1 PhD student
(NWO)
European Charcot Foundation, Dfl. 241.000,= (1 year fellowship for Z. Erkut)
Dfl. 100.000,=/year for two years for a study on eating disorders (Merck & Co. Inc. USA).
Collaboration with First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, P.R. China (financed by
KNAW (CCWOCC 99 CD PO18) with Dfl. 75.000).
1999 Collaboration with First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, P.R. China (financed by
KNAW (CCWOCC 99CDPO18) with Dfl. 80.000).
Merck Research Laboratories $ 25.000 for collaboration in the field of obesitas.
'99/2000 Dfl. 10.000/year from the Netherlands Brain Foundation for the Netherlands Brain Bank.
'99/2004 MS Fellowship awarded to Inge Huitinga from the Stichting Vrienden MS Research
1999 Dfl. 50.000 from the International Foundation Alzheimer Research for the NBB
2000 Dfl. 50.000 from Solvay Duphar for the Netherlands Brain Bank
2000/02 Dfl. 190.000 from NWO for scientific collaboration between the Netherlands and the Russian
Federation on ‘Structural and Functional Analysis of the Human Hypothalamux: focus on
hypertension and sex differences (together with Prof. R.M. Buijs, # 047-008-002)
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2000/04 Dfl. 333.333 from NWO for one Ph.D., materials and technical help for the Virtual Research
Institute “Disease of the Elderly”.
2000 Dutch Alzheimer Foundation Dfl. 25.000 (Brain Bank project Dubelaar).
$25.000 from Merck for one postdoc and one technician
For MS branch of the Netherlands Brain Bank Dfl. 1,230,000 (2001-2006) Project #00-406 from
the Foundation Friends of MS Research (Swaab & Ravid).
For the Netherlands Brain Bank, Dfl. 50,000 from the Internationale Stichting Alzheimer
Onderzoek.
Federa Prize, Dfl. 5000.
Dfl. 50.000 from Solvay Pharmaceuticals for the Netherlands Brain Bank
Dfl. 130.000 for Agiko project from NWO (G. Meynen) with W.J.G. Hoogendijk.
2001 US$ 50,000 for NIBR from Merck & Co. Inc. “Distribution of melanin concentrating hormone and
its receptors in the human brain and its role in human obesity.”
5,000,000 Jp Yen (approx. Dfl. 100.000). Japan Foundation for Aging and Health for the
project on Light and Melatonin in Alzheimer patients (E.J.W. van Someren/D.F. Swaab).
Dfl. 67,000 from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for continuation of the
China project with Anhui Medical University in Hefei, P.R. China.
Dfl. 47,025 additional support for the foundation of an MS-CSF bank (project 97-310 ms).
Dfl. 12,000 ZON-MW for the Netherlands Brain Bank.
Dfl. 100,000 (bequest Mrs. C.C. Smit).
2002 Dfl. 340.000 (2 years postdoc H. Lacerda, 0.5 technician and materials from KNAW). Together
with J. Verhaagen.
€ 37.040,60 (bequest for NBB).
€ 43.343,00 from KNAW for collaboration with Anhui Medical University, P.R. China
Nuffic fellowships voor D. Kontostavlaki (10 months)
€ 415,000 (Solvay) together with J. Verhaagen for molecular biology
€ 68,000 from ISAO (#02505) with Dr. R. Verwer, for postmortem human slice culture
€ 22,690 from ISAO with Dr. R. Ravid for the Netherlands Brain Bank.
€ 22.689 from Hersenstichting Nederland (10F02.12) for project Activation of neurons in the
infundibular nucleus in menopause prevents the occurrence of Alzheimer changes (A.
Hestiantoro).
2002/03 € 50,000/year from Merck.
2003 € 25,000 for PhD Y. Wu, Hersenstichting Nederland (11F03.07) Project: early changes in pineal
melatonin synthesis and noradrenergic regulation in the course of Alzheimer’s disease.
€ 41,313 from KNAW for collaboration with Anhui Medical University, P.R. China (03CDP001)
€ 25.000 from Merck.
€ 23.800 from ISAO (#03508) for project “Relation between sex hormone receptors and
Alzheimer changes” planned for period of 1 November 2003 to 1 November 2005 for A.
Hestiantoro.
€ 25.000 from Hersenstichting Nederland for project ‘Reactivation of cholinergic neurons in
post-mortem cultured slices of Alzheimer patients (project # 11F03(2).13 for PhD (L. Dubelaar).
€ 25.000 from Merck (USA)
2004 € 25.000 from Merck (USA)
$ 8.000 from Merck (USA) for Alzheimer advice
€ 14.000 from Organon (Netherlands)
€ 1000 from HCN (Elsevier)
2005 $ 50.000/year for project on regulation of eating and metabolism from Merck (USA)
€ 14.000 for pilot study extension (Organon)
€ 30.000 for MS research Inge Huitinga from Stichting MS Research
€ 29.000 Talent Stipendium from NWO for Anneke Alkemade (Neurogenesis in mice with a
mutant thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 gene).
€ 23.044 in royalties from Elsevier
ISAO (#05501) for Ronald Verwer
2005/08 €126,977, PWS - EU
2006 € 3437 in royalties from Elsevier
€ 127.000 from PWS - EU
€ 18.170 in royalties from Elsevier
€ 300.000 TIPharma for a technician
2007 € 38.000 The Chinese Government. China Scholarship Council, 4 year Ph.D for Shan Ling.
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2008 € 25.000 from the Hersenstichting Nederland (project: Change in the ratio of ERα wild type and
splice variants in aging and Alzheimer's disease (with T. Ishunina).
€ 21.714,12 Royalties from Elsevier
€ 1.000,71 Royalties boek Geurts (Scriptum Psychologie)
€ 11.990,06 Columns NRC Handelsblad etc.
€ 204.826,00 CHDI Foundation A-2376 "The Hypothalamus in Patients with Huntington's
Disease".
2009 € 34.000,00 KNAW China Project 2009L 09CDP011.
$ 59.346,00 CHDI Management Inc. For research project The Hypothalamus in Patients with
Huntington's Disease.
$ 265,125.00 (together with Harvard University, USA, Nikos Markis and Jill Goldstein. Joint
project Identification and Validation of Human Hypothalamic Nuclei in-vivo and ex-vivo).
€ 24.757,95 Royalties from Elsevier
€ 2300 Fee for columns in NRC Handelsblad.
2010 € 12.000 Fee for editorial work for Elsevier
2011 € 100,50 (royalties Scriptum)
€ 275,92 (royalties Elsevier)
€ 8060,85 (royalties Elsevier)
€ 1000 (royalties Elsevier)
€ 800 (De Booij Party & Congres)
€ 2000 (De Booij Party & Congres)
€ 3000 (Graham Publishing)
€ 3200 (Graham Publishing)
€ 15.894,93 (Royalties Elsevier)
€ 150.000 (for 2 years for project with Sabina Luchetti) (Stichting Internationaal Parkinson
Fonds)
Teaching (for lectures see list)
Students
1972 H. Veerkamp (biochemistry).
1973 F.W. van Leeuwen (biology).
1974/75 Chr.W. Pool (biology).
1974 Y. Koenders (biology).
1974/75 F. Nijveldt (pharmacy).
1975/77 M. Visser (gynecologist in training).
1975 T. Stelling (medicine).
1976 R.M. Buijs (biology).
K. Hiemstra (biology.
1977 M. de Boer (biochemistry) (April 25, preliminary examination).
M. Evers (biology).
P. Jansen (biology).
1978 P.R. Oosting (medicine).
1979 E.L. Baruch-Virransalo (biochemistry).
J.P. ter Borg (biology).
G.J. de Vries (biology).
L.P.C. Schot (biology).
D.N. Velis (medicine).
1980 E. Fliers (medicine).
1981 S.E.F. Guldenaar (biology).
T. Partiman (medicine).
1982 M. Fiolet (linguistics).
1983 P. van de Hooff (biology) (March 20, 1984 prelim. examination)
W. Duetz (chemistry) (March 23, 1984 preliminary examination).
1984 J.E. Hoogendijk (M.D., UvA). (thesis: Rhythmical changes in biohysical parameters in relation to fetal
well-being; a literature survey).
S. Mosselman (biology) (June 22, 1984 preliminary examination).
C.P.E. Rodenburg and P.M. Engelfriet (obstetrics) (Master's thesis).
Th. Lammertse (biology, UvA) (October 19, 1984; preliminary examination: "From Neuron to Brain").
1985 J.H.Th.M. Koelmans (M.D., physician, Univ. Leiden).
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E. Goudsmit (M.D., Univ. Amsterdam).
P. v.d. Hooff (biology, Univ. Amsterdam) (May 22, chairman degree examination board).
D.A. van Waardenburg (medicine, UvA).
E.C. Jongejan (medicine, UvA).
H.V. Willemswaard (psychology, Univ. Amsterdam).
F. Zantvoord (psychology, UvA).
1986 B. Roozendaal (medical biology, UvA) (February 13, 1986: preliminary examination).
G. Borst (medicine, UvA, with Dr. S. Leung, Canada).
E. Schulz-van Dongen (psychology, Univ. Utrecht).
C.A. Chee (pharmacy, UvA).
E. van Leengoed (biology, UvA), (prelimary examination 28-10-86; thesis on `Perinatal stress')
W. Hoogendijk (medicine, UvA) (with D. Troost, AMC)
E. van Zwieten (biology, Free Univ., Amsterdam)
W. van der Berg (psychology, UvA)
1987 W. Kos (chemistry, UvA)
B. Roozendaal (medical biology, UvA)
W. Witting (medicine, UvA) (with M. Mirmiran)
C.J.J. Bogte (physician, UvA) (with E. Goudsmit)
M.B.O.M. Honnebier (medicine, UvA)
1988 V. Lamme (medicine, free subject, cum laude examination 31 August 1988)
1988/89 R. Korthals Altes (medicine, UvA)
J. Parlevliet (medicine, UvA, exchange visit to Prof. J. Hardy in Montreal, Canada)
1990 T.H. Lange (medicine, exchange visit to Beth Wolfson hospital, Holon, Israel)
1991 L. Beerepoot (medicine, UvA)
R.M. Hoek (biology, Free University, Amsterdam) De wetenschap en de samenleving: een gespannen
relatie.
T. Ehlhart (biology, State University Utrecht) Development of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide neurons
in the human suprachiasmatic nucleus.
J. Mijnster (medical biology, Leiden) tentamen immunocytochemische methoden.
1991/92 M. Boon (medicine, Leiden) Alz-50 staining in the hypothalamus of Down syndrome patients.
1992 J.N. Zhou (medicine, People's Republic of China) Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) neurons in the
human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in relation to Alzheimer's disease, age and sex.
1992 A. Salehi (medicine, university of Tehran, Iran) Development of a double staining protocol for the Golgi
apparatus and vasopressin in neurons of the paraventricular and suprachiasmatic nuclei of the human
hypothalamus.
1993 N.L. van Woerden (medicine, UvA) training period with Prof. F.H. Gage, San Diego, USA) Ultrastructural
characterization of 19 month old genetically engineered fibroblast grafts in the rat striatum.
1993 T. Ehlhart (biology, State University of Utrecht). Supervision of graduation thesis entitled "Laughter".
1993/94 N. Noppen (medical biology, UvA). Localization of TRH in the human hypothalamus &
neurobiology of schizophrenia.
1994 J. Gopie (Medicine, Free University, Amsterdam). Immunocytochemische detectie van DNA-schade in
hersencoupes van de rat; een parametrische studie (with P.J. Lucassen).
1994 W.G.J. Chung (medical biology, Free Univ., Amsterdam). Parametric studies of DNA damage detection
and its distribution in human and rat brain by means of in situ end labeling and DNA gel electrophoresis
(with P.J. Lucassen).
W.K.H. Man A Hing (medical biology, Free University, Amsterdam). Apolipoprotein A4: A newly found
risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (with A. Salehi).
1994/95 J.M. Bakker (medicine, UvA). Neuronal density around senile plaques is lower than that of
control points (with A. Salehi).
1995 A. de Vries (medicine, UvA). Regulation of the metabotropic glutamate receptors in astrocyte cultures.
With R. Balázs in Irvine, California, USA.
1995 F.P.M. Kruijver (medicine, UvA). Sexuele oriëntatie, vasopressine en oxytocine.
1995 Winston K.H. Man A Hing (Free Univ. Amsterdam). Fetal cardiovascular and endocrine responses to
partial occlusion of the umbilical cord in fetal sleep. At Cornell, Ithaca, USA, with Prof. P.W.
Nathanielsz.
1995/96 L.T.G. te Bulte (biology, UvA) The suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression (with J.N. Zhou).
1996 V.M.C.W. Spaander (medicine, Univ. Amsterdam) �/A4 and Tau in parahippocampal gyris and cingu -
late cortex. (Dr. L.M. Gonzalo, University of Navarra, Dept. Anatomy, Pamplona, Spain).
1996 L.C.G. Hahn (medicine, AMC, keuzeonderwijs) Critical illness neuropathy. Rudolf-Virchow ziekenhuis,
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Berlin, Germany.
1996 W.C.J. Chung (biology, Free University, Amsterdam) long training period and supervision of end paper
"The involvement of cell death in the development of sex differences in the vertebrate central nervous
system". Supervision was done in collaboration with Prof. G.J. De Vries, Univ. Massachusetts, USA.
1996 C.G.C. van der Wees (medical biology, Free University, Amsterdam) supervision of end paper on
‘Anorexia and bulimia nervosa’.
1997 E.W. Daalman (biology, UvA) Sexuele differentiatie.
1996-’97 E.J.G. Dubelaar (biology, UvA) APOE subtype amd metabolic activity in the nucleus basalis of
Meynert of Alzheimer patients (with A. Salehi).
1997 P.M.A.F. van Gils (biology, Univ. Utrecht) Sex differences of galanin and cholecystokinin (CCK)-expressing
neurons in the human sexually dimorphic nucleus (SDN) (with J.N. Zhou)
1997/98 E.W. Daalman (medical biology, UvA) Human hypothalamus: sexual dimorphism, gender and
sexual orientation. (graduation thesis)
1997 B. Noort (University of Pamplona, Spain) Medial temporal lobe neurofibrillary tangle densities in
Alzheimer’s disease (with R.I. Insausti).
1997 S. Matthijs (Free University, Amsterdam) Melatonin and the mammalian pineal gland.
1997 R. Riemersma (medicine, UvA) AVP-mRNA expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression.
1997-98 R. Riemersma (medicine, Univ. Amsterdam and Dept. Psychiatry, Max-Planck Institute)
Munich, Germany
1997 V. Oleana (Faculty of Medicine, AMC, Amsterdam): Apoptosis in Alzheimer’s disease.
1998 L. Ligtenberg (Biology, Univ. Utrecht): Sex differences of galanin and CCK expressing neurons in the
human SDN-POA.
1998 V. Gonzalez-Martinez (Medicine, Spain): Apoe type and sex differences in the NBM of Alzheimer
patients.
1998 D. Gans (Medicine, AMC, Amsterdam): training period in Israel.
B. Noort (Medicine, AMC, Amsterdam): training period in Spain (Pamplona); paper “Medial temporal
lobe neurofibrillary tangle densities in Alzheimer’s disease.
1998 F. Stam (Biomedical Sciences, University of Leiden): training period in the LACDR, Leiden; report: The
glucocorticoid receptor in the human brain.
1998 M. Engelen (Medicine, AMC, Amsterdam): training period in the USA (Lab. for Pregnancy and Newborn
Research, with Prof. P. Nathanielsz).
1998 G.B. ten Wolde (Psychology, UvA): The pathology of the hypothalamus in Multiple Sclerosis.
1998 N. D. Kruyt (Medicine, UvA): 10-month training period at theDept. of Psychobiologia Universidad
Nacional de Education a Distancia, Madrid. Supervision in Madrid by Dr. C. Sandi, supervision in
Amsterdam by Dr. J. de Bruin and Prof. dr. D.F. Swaab (NIBR).
1998 T. Roelofs ( UvA): Visualization of estrogen receptor-containing neurons in the human hypothalamus by
using the antibody ER� (C-314). Supervision F. Kruijver and D.F. Swaab
1998 E.T. te Beek (Medicine, UvA): An inquiry on apoptosis in the central nervous system
1998 J. Drenth (UvA): Galanin-immunoreactive cells in the human sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic
area (SDN-POA). Supervision by J.N. Zhou.
1999 M. Engelen (Medicine, UvA): Wetenschappelijke stage bij Prof. Dr. P.W. Nathanielsz, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY. Project: The effect of dexamethasone on the functional response of arterial
resistance vessels in the ovine fetus.
1999 R. van Houdt (UvA): Interleukin-1� mRNA in neurons of the human hypothalamus.
1999 M. van de Wetering (UvA): Axonal damage in the hypothalamus of Multiple Sclerosis patients.
1999 E.M. Kraan (UvA): Androgen-receptor immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of transsexuals, aged
castrated and non-castrated males.
1999 S. Markx (UvA): Ziels en zenuwziekten: reïnterpretatie. Een analyse van de geestelijke
gezondheidszorg met psychiatrie als focus.
1999 E. Lyklema (UvA): ApoE genotyping on paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed human brain tissue.
2000 S. Markx (Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, USA) Phenomenological, neuroimaging, genetic and pharmacological
studies of patients with schizophrenia. Superviser in USA: Dr. Joseph Friedman, Mount Sinai,
NY.
T. Klooker (Medicine, UvA): Morphine has no effect on the cerebrospinal fluid cortisol levels of
Alzheimer patients and controls: a post-mortem study.
E.M.R. Cohen (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden): A computerized monkey brain atlas for
anatomical and functional mapping (Balasz Gulyas, Karolinska Inst. Stockholm, Sweden).
P.M.A.F. van Gils (Biology, Univ. Utrecht): Gender-specificity in the etiology of human homosexuality.
R. Willemse (Biology, UvA): Localization of interleukin (IL)-I type I and type II receptor in the human
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hypothalamus by use of immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridization and (single cell) PCR techniques.
R.A. Balesar (Medical Biology, Free University, Amsterdam): Localization of estrogen receptors alpha
and beta in the human hypothalamus and its adjacent areas, and Why is remyelination limited in
multiple scleroris?
S. Bijl (Medicine, UvA): Vasodilatory effect of isosorbid dinitrate (ISDN) applied to the extremities.
S. Collins (Medical Biology, University of Utrecht): Sleep and thermoregulation.
A. Espila (Medicine, University of Malage, Spain): Estrogen receptor expression in the human hypothalamus.
M. Gholami (Medicine, UvA): Estrogen receptor expression in the human hypothalamus.
A. Harwig (Medicine, UvA): Expression of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA in human hypothalamus.
N. Hoekstra (Medicine, UvA): Development of demasking procedures for the estimation of the
endogenous circadian rhythms in core temperature.
R.A. Hoekstra (Medical Biology, UvA): Prevention of nightly restlessness, depression and agitation in
demented patients by stimulation of the circadian system with light and melatonin.
A. Kalis (Neuropsychology, UvA): Prevention of nightly restlessness, depression and agitation in
demented patients by stimulation of the circadian system with light and melatonin.
E. Kraan (Medicine, UvA): Androgen-receptor immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of transsexuals,
aged castrated and non-castrated males.
L. Ligtenberg (Biology, University Utrecht): Galanin expression in the human hypothalamic SDN-MPOA
and its relation to age and sex.
M. Pticek (Psychology, UvA): Development of long-term assessment methods for tremor and dyskinesias.
C. Smeets (Biology, UvA): Prevention of nightly restlessness, depression and agitation in demented
patients by stimulation of the circadian system with light and melatonin.
P.M.A.F. van Gils (Biology, University Utrecht): Gender-specificity in the etiology of human homosexuality.
C.J.M. van Ginkel (Laboratory School Nijmegen): Tracing of neural connections in post-mortem human
brain slices during long-term culturing.
R.S. van Hutten (Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam): The effect of long-term bright light and
melatonin treatment on circadian rhythms, sleep, behavior, cognition and emotion in demented elderly.
P. van Tijn (Biology, UvA): Frameshift mutations in the GFAP-mRNA in astrocytomas.
Y. Yukahari (Medicine, University Kyoto, Japan): The expression of progestin receptors during the
development of the human hypothalamus.
S. Zijp (Biology, UvA): The effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on EEG in Alzheimer's disease.
2000/01 F. Goezinne (Medicine and Medical Biology, UvA): Effect of obesity and sex hormones on
cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) neurons in the infundibular nucleus of the
human hypothalamus: a post-mortem study using immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridisation.
M. Balfoort (Medical Biology, UvA): Distribution of estrogen receptor � in the human hypothalamus
during development.
R.E.L. Hezemans (Biology, UvA): The influence of sex hormones on the development of transsexuality.
2001 M. Bolkenbaas (Biologie, UvA): Estrogen receptor expression in the hippocampus and temporal cortex
of vascular dementia and Alzheimer disease.
D.J.C. Komen (Medicine, University Leiden): The role of progesterone receptors during the sexual
differentiation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
D. Mobach (Medical Biology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) Distribution of androgen receptor in the bed
nucleus of the stria terminalis in human brain development in relation to sexual differentiation.
2002/03 C. Holst (Psychology, UvA) Expression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in neurons in postmortem
human brain tissue of multiple sclerosis and control cases.
F. Lambers (Medicine, UvA) The effect of complex environment on the neuroanatomy of Fragile X
knockout mice. (Beckman Inst., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA)
V. Oleana (Medicine, UvA) Apoptosis vs. necrosis.
H. van Dijk (Medicine, UvA) Is the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction possible on cultured
postmortem human brain tissue?
B.O. Fabriek (Medical Biology, University of Utrecht) Distribution of Type II and III deiodinase (D2, D3)
peptide and mRNA expression in the human hypothalamus and anterior pituitary.
F. de Vries (Medicine/Psychology, UvA) Synapse development in Fragile-X knockout mice (Beckman
Inst., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA).
L. Ligtenberg (Biology/University of Utrecht) Galanin immunoreactivity in the human sexually dimorphic
nucleus.
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W. ter Meulen (Medicine, UvA) Metabolic alterations in NBM neurons in the elderly: activation in MCI,
decompensation in AD.
W. Spijkstra (Medical Biology, UvA) The role of melanin concentrating hormone receptor in the human
hypothalamus in the control of feeding and metabolism.
H. den Hertog (University of Leiden) The orexin system in human narcolepsy.
2004 D. Velseboer (UvA) Sexual differentiation of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminaliin a patient with the
complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
2005 M. Diemel (UvA) begeleiding wetenschappelijke stage in Argentinië (Cordoba, Dr. Hugo Carrier).
R. Fronczek (Faculty of Medicine, University of Leiden). Narcolepsy & the Hypocretin System.
R.A. Peters (Faculty of Biology, Radboud University Nijmegen). Structural differences in the human
hypothalamus in relation to gender and sexual orientation.
M. de Leeuw (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). Are circulating sex hormone levels reflected in the expression
of sex hormone receptors and aromatase in the medial mamillary body of the human hypothalamus?
S. de Wit (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). Estrogen-receptor-alpha expression in paraventricular
corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS).
2005/06 K.M. Wong (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). Orexine receptoren bij Prader-Willi.
T. Bets (Faculty of Biology, UvA). Sexual differentiation of the brain: relation to sexual orientation and
gender.
G. Micolo (Faculty of Biology, UvA). Movie on Homosexuality.
E.V.S. Hessel (Faculty of Biology, University of Utrecht) Expression of deiodinase type 3 (D3) in the
paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of patients with non thyroidal illness.
2006 M. Louwet (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). The effects of orchidectomy and testosterone replacement in an
animal model of obsessive compulsive disorder (at Centro de investigacion y de estudios avanzados
del instituto politecnico nacional, guest supervisor: Prof. dr. Alonso Fernandez-Guasti).
S.I. Lutgens (Faculty of Science, UvA). The inhibiting influence of oestrogen in the disease process of
multiple sclerosis.
J.J. Parga (Harvard, Massachusetts, USA). Sexual differentiation of the human brain.
A. Oostra (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid). Cellular bases for hypocretin-mediatedmodulation of
sleep-wake states within the pontine tegementum of the cat.
M. Végh (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam). Sexual dimorphisms of the hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis
in schizophrenia; a pilot study.
P.I. Koesoebjono (Universiteit van Amsterdam). Neurobiological factors in postpartum depression.
E. Nelis (Universiteit van Amsterdam). Functional complexes of AChE and signalling elements in
Alzheimer's disease.
S. van Loon (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam). Sex differences in the SDN-POA of the human
hypothalamus; a pilot study.
2007 A.M. Ragel Martínez-Villalba (Senior Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de
Bucaramanga, Colombia).
J. Ribbens (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). The hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis in schizophrenia.
I. Bontebal (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). The influence of estrogen on the antidepressant effect of
citalopram. Guest tutor: Dr. A. Fernandez-Guasti, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del
Instituto Politecnico Nacional. Departamento de Farmacobiologia, Mexico.
M. Klouwens (Faculty of Biology, UvA). Transsexualism. The sexual brain paradigm.
K. de Jong (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). The role of the medial prefrontal cortex in mediating responses
to sucrose negative contrast in the rat. Dept. of Physiology, University of California at San Francisco.
T.J. van 't Hullenaar (Faculty of Medicine, UvA). Cholesterol in the senile plaque: a clue to the
mechanism of secretion of Aβ. Laboratoire Raymond Escourolle, Groupe Hospitalier la Pitié Salpétrière,
Paris.
A. Klomp (Faculty of Biology, UvA). GABAergic innervation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus
in mood disorder: a pilot study. Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam.
S. van Geest (Faculty of Medicine, University of Leiden) Sleep disturbances in Alzheimer's disease. A
role for hypocretin-orexin? Dept. Neurophysiology, LUMC, Leiden, and Dept. Neuropsychiatric
Diseases.
R. van Geel (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) Examination of cerebellar plaques of multiple sclerosis patients
with ataxia. Groupe Hospitalier la Pitié Salpétrière, Paris.
L. van Wijngaarden (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) Sex differences in the estrogen receptor in the sexually
dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area.
2008 C.A. Croese (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) How does ghrelin increase appetite in the brain? (work
experience period supervisor Tony Goldstone, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK).
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N. Klioueva (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) Brain Donor Programs in Europe. work experience period
Netherlands Brain Bank, supervisor Inge Huitinga).
L. Trügg (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) Tracing of the NTS and VGF expression in the NTS in response to
feeding and fasting (co-supervised by Ruud Buijs).
J. Anink (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) Regulation of CRH expression: crosstalk between ER and AR (cosupervised
by J.-N. Zhou).
D. Smeekes (University of California at San Francisco, USA) Disrupting GLUR2-AMPAR trafficking in
the VTA does not affect behavioral sensitization to cocaine. (co-supervised by Garret Stuber)
A. Kuipers (NY State Institute for Basic Research, USA) Study of a chronic treatment with a CNTFbased
peptide on a triple transgenic mouse model for Alzheimer's disease. (co-supervised by Julie
Blanchard and Inge Grundke-Iqbal).
J.W.R. Sins (Cajal-Institute, CSIC, Avenida Doctor Arce 37, E-28002, Madrid, Spain) The antiinflammatory
effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), reducing microglia reactivity in
vivo after peripheral inflammation: a new perspective in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases? (cosupervised
by Prof. L.M. Garcia-Segura).
N.W. Duijvis (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) The function of Olig1 in glucocorticoid injury to
oligodendrocytes and myelination in the neonatal cerebellum.
2009 A. Huibers (Faculty of Medicine, UvA and Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of
California, San Francisco, Emeryville, USA) PKCϵ regulates behavioral sensitivity, binding and
tolerance to WIN55,212-2.
W. Tan (Faculty of Medicine, UvA and University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) Behavioral, physiological
and neuroendocrine responses as a function of pup exposure in male prairie voles.
F. Wassink (Faculty of Medicine, UvA and University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
J. Ursinus (Faculty of Medicine, UvA) MT2 melatonin receptor localization in the human hypothalamus
and alterations in depression.
J. Himmelreich (Faculty of Medicine, UvA).
R. Kievit (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, and Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, supervisor Daniel E.
Vigo): Autonomic nervous system and decision making.
S. van de Bilt (Faculty of Biology, UvA): Neurosteroid biosynthetic enzymes expression: a study on
human brain in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
E.F. Hekkelman (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, and Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, UCSF,
supervisor Kay M. Tye): DAT blockade mediates the initial cue-reward learning while NET blockade
facilitates memory retention of MPH-induced behavioral enhancements.
W. van Leeuwen (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, and Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, UCSF,
supervisor Garret Stuber): Optogenetic stimulation of basolateral amygdala to nucleus accumbens
synapses in mice: a reinforcing effect mediated by D1-type dopamine receptors.
A. Koopmans (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, and Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, UCSF, supervisor
Dennis R. Sparta): Enhanced corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) signaling in the ventral tegmental
area (VTA) following binge drinking is modified by the CRF2 receptor.
A. van Lammeren: 'BIID' (24 September). Eindreferaat Psychiatrie. AMC psychiatrisch centrum,
Afdeling Stemmingsstoornissen (D.F.Swaab referent).
J. Snoek (Faculty of Psychology, UvA, Amsterdam): The visual processing of incentive salience in
patients with schizophrenia (Psychiatry, Charité, Berlin, Germany).
J. Frijling (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, with prof. Sue
Carter): Autonomic and neuroendocrine effects of acute oxytocin injection.
J. van Heusden (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, with prof.
Sue Carter): Estrogen, oxytocin, and anxiety in female prairie voles.
2010 Oostra, A. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Cellular bases for hypocretin-mediated modulation
of sleep-wake states within the pontine tegmentum.
Hendrikx, R.J. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): The primary interoceptive cortex. Prof. F.
Torrealba López, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile.
Van Rijn, R. (Faculty of Biology, UvA, Amsterdam): Subventricular nodules and their incidence in
Parkinson's disease.
Van Alkemade, H. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): VEGF secretion in NG2 expressing
glioblastoma tumour-initiating cell lines.
Jongstra, S. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Dichotic listening and hemispheric lateralization.
Terlou, R.J. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Rats acquire strong side preference when raised
with fixed bottle position.
Lukose, A. (Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU, Amsterdam): Novel insights in Prader-Willi
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syndrome. SnoRNA HBII-85 gene cluster is a possible candidate gene underlying PWS.
Backes, M. (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam and Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Centre,
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, Emeryville, CA, USA): The role of
BDNF in cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization and in a newly set-up mouse cocaine selfadministration
model.
2011 Kaag, A.M. (Faculty of ??? UvA, Amsterdam): Are all male paedophiles child abusers? Disentangling
the behavioural and neurobiological factors that underlie paedophilic sexual preference from those that
underlie paedophilic offending.
Kroese, C (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Skipping breakfast increases brain-activation in
reward pathways in response to high-calorie food stimuli. A human functional magnetic resonance
imaging study. (with A.P. Goldstone, Imperial College, London, UK, co-supervisor)
Ruedi Revilla, N. (José Castilleja project, Spain). Fellowship.
Pietersz, K. (Dept. Biosciences, Radboud University Nijmegen): Hypothalamic alterations in depression
(with XinRui Qi, Juan Zhao, Ling Shan)
Olsman, M. (Faculty of Biology, University of Amsterdam): Causal role of VTA dopamine neurons in
associative learning. (with E.E. Steinberg as daily coach)
Van Susante, H. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam): The role of the arcuate nucleus in the
mechanism of corticosterone feedback (with Ruud Buijs of the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas
of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma of Mexico.
Rigters, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam): The effects of reduced sleep on autonomic
activity and stress in short distance bus drivers.
2012 M. Verbrugge (Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam): The influence of the prefrontal cortex on
the ventral tegmental area in mice. (with Jonathan Britt, Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Emeryville,
CA, USA)
A. Tuenter (Biomedical Sciences, University of Amsterdam): Psychobiological mechanisms of placebo
and nocebo effects in antidepressant trials. (with P.J. Lucassen, co-assessor, University of Amsterdam).
C. Aarden (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Role of Notch signaling and the putative membrane
estrogen receptor GPR30 on the neuritogenic action of selective estrogen receptor modulators. (with
L.M. Garcia Segura, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain).
M. de Brauw (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): The own, the known and the unknown face: how
can we tell the difference? Exploring self-face recognition with event-related potentials. (together with
Prof. P. Stoerig and Dr. J. Sänger, Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany).
L. de Ruijter (Faculty of Medicine, UvA, Amsterdam): Sexual differences in the response of
hypothalamic neurons to muscimol in vitro (together with Dr. H.F. Carrer).
For post-academic teaching (Summer and Winter Schools, EMBO courses etc.) see 'International Conferences'
University Lectures
(and postacademic teaching)
1971
Voordracht `The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system and reproduction'. 7th Int. Summer School of Brain
Research, Amsterdam, 12 augustus.
1972
Voordracht `Invloed van foetale hersenen op intra-uterine groei en baring bij de rat'. Refereeravond Kliniek v.
Verloskunde en Gynaecol., Wilhelmina Gasthuis, Amsterdam, 27 november.
1973
Voordracht `The role of the fetal hypothalamus in the development of the fetoplacental unit and in parturition'.
8th Int. Summer School of Brain Research, Baarn, 25-29 juni.
1974
Voordracht `Immunolocalisatie van hypothalamus produkten'. Refereeravond Interne Kliniek, Leiden, 27
februari.
1975
Geïntegreerd college Groei en Ontwikkeling: `Groei en Ontwikkeling van de Hersenen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde,
Univ. v. Amsterdam.
1976
Geïntegreerd college Groei en Ontwikkeling: `Hersenen en groei en groeiende hersenen', 3e-jaars
Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam.
Voordracht `De foetale hypothalamus en hypofyse en het beloop van de baring'. Refereeravond Kliniek voor
Verloskunde en Gynaecologie, Wilhelmina Gasthuis, Amsterdam, 26 april.
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1977
Geïntegreerd college Groei en Ontwikkeling: `Groei en ontwikkeling van de hersenen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde,
Univ. v. Amsterdam.
Voordracht `Functional anatomy of the hypothalamus'. Boerhaave-cursus `Clinical and Experimental Aspects of
Neuroendocrinolgy', Leiden, 31 maart - 1 april.
Voordracht `Fetal neuroendocrine mechanisms in development and parturition'. 10th Int. Summer School of
Brain Research, Amsterdam, 11-15 juli.
1978
Voordracht `Role of the pituitary hormones in human parturition'. Boerhaave-cursus `Human parturition; new
concepts and developments', Leiden, 27-28 april.
1979
Geïntegreerd college Groei en Ontwikkeling: `Groei en ontwikkeling van de hersenen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde,
Univ. v. Amsterdam, 25 januari.
College `Neuro-endocrine besturing van de cyclus', Univ. v. Amsterdam, 5 februari.
Voordracht `Morfologische en biochemische veranderingen in de hersenen tijdens veroudering'. Boerhaavecursus
`Dementiën', PAO Geneeskunde, Leiden, 15 november.
1980
Geïntegreerd college `Neuroendocrine bestudering van de cyclus', Univ. v. Amsterdam, 22 januari.
Geïntegreerd college Groei en Ontwikkeling: `Groei en ontwikkeling van de hersenen, 3e-jaars Geneeskunde,
Univ. v. Amsterdam, 24 januari.
College `Neuroendocrine regulatie (vasopressine en oxytocine)', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam,
13 februari.
College `Centrale effecten van peptide hormonen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 13 februari.
Inaugurale rede `Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte?' bij de aanvaarding
van het ambt van buitengewoon hoogleraar in de neurobiologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam, 28
april.
Voordracht `An approach to specificity in immunocytochemistry (method specificity)'. EMBO-cursus
`Immunocytochemistry and its applications in brain research', Amsterdam, 27-30 mei.
1981
Voordracht `Neuropeptides in the limbic system'. ESF Winter School, `Limbic Circuitry and Functions', ETP in
Brain and Behavior Research, Zuoz, Zwiterland, 3-10 januari.
Geïntegreerde colleges in het kader van de menstruele cyclus, Univ. v. Amsterdam: `Neuroendocrine regulatie
van de cyclus', 12 januari, `Organiserende werking geslachtshormonen', 12 januari, `Activerende werking
geslachtshormonen', 2 februari.
Geïntegreerd college in het kader van de groeicyclus, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 29 januari.
Cursus biologische psychiatrie, AMC-Psychiatrie, Amsterdam: `Neurobiologische achtergronden van
veroudering en dementie' `Therapeutische (on)mogelijkheden', 19 januari.
Voordracht `De invloed van geneesmiddelen op de hersenontwikkeling bij de foet'. Refereeravond Verloskunde
en Gynaecol., Wilhelmina Gasthuis, Amsterdam, 23 februari.
Voordracht `Neuropeptides and their distribution in the brain', 12th Int. Summer School of Brain Research,
`Chemical transmission in the brain', Amsterdam, 31 augustus.
College `Enkele stoornissen van de hersenontwikkeling', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 15
oktober.
Voordracht `Hersenontwikkeling en de organiserende werking van geslachtshormonen, een introductie'.
Vakgroep Interne Geneeskunde, Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, 27 oktober.
College `Formation reticularis en monaminerge systemen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 10
december.
1981/84
Organization Practical course, `Microscopie Centraal Zenuwstelsel' (together with H.B.M. Uylings), 3rd year,
Fac. of Medicine.
1982
College `Hersenveroudering, dementie en therapie', Biologische Psychiatrie, AZUA, Amsterdam, 20 januari (2
uur).
College `Hersengroei en ontwikkeling' in de groei-cyclus, 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 21
januari.
Colleges `Neuroendocrine regulatie menstruele cyclus. Activerende effecten geslachtshormonen.
Organiserende werking geslachtshormonen', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 26 januari (3 uur).
College `Microscopie van het cerebellum', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 4 februari.
Colleges `Limbisch systeem' en `Hypothalamus en limbisch systeem', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v.
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Amsterdam, 11 februari (2 uur).
College `Microscopie van de cortex cerebri', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 24 februari.
Colleges `Veroudering en dementie', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 15 maart (2 uur).
Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in various stages of life. 2nd EMBO Practical Course `Immunocytochemistry
and its Application in Brain Research', Amsterdam, 24-28 mei.
De ontwikkeling van het neuron. Academisch Medisch Centrum, Afd. Psychiatrie, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 8
september, 2 uur (PAO Psychiatrie).
Peptiderge verbindingen in het centrale zenuwstelsel. Boerhaave cursus, Leiden, 11-12 november.
1983
Neurochemische veranderingen in de hersenen tijdens veroudering en dementie. Amsterdamse Psychiatrie
Opleiding, 2e-jaars cursus, Sint Lucas Ziekenhuis, 12 januari, 2 uur (PAO).
College `Hersenontwikkeling' in de cyclus `Groei en Ontwikkeling', UvA, 20 januari.
College `De hypothalamus en de hypofyse' voor het thema `Menstruele cyclus en levensfasen', UvA, 25 januari.
College `Geslachtelijke differentiatie van de hersenen' voor het thema `Menstruele cyclus en levensfasen', UvA,
25 januari.
College `Activerende effecten van geslachtshormonen op de hersenen' voor het thema `Menstruele cyclus en
levensfasen', UvA, 25 januari.
College `Hypothalamus en hypofyse', limbisch systeem, UvA, 28 januari (2 uur).
College `Formatio reticularis', UvA, 4 februari.
College `Cortex Cerebri', UvA, 11 februari.
College `Veroudering en dementie', UvA, 25 februari. (2 uur).
College `Cortex Cerebri', UvA, 10 maart.
Sexual differentiation of the human brain. A historical perspective. 13th Int. Summer School of Brain Research,
Amsterdam, 22 augustus.
College `Hersenontwikkeling', post-academische cursus `Psychiatrie', AMC, UvA, 14 sept. (2 uur).
Caput college `Het vasopressine neuron', Afdeling Dierfysiologie, UvA, 1 oktober.
College `Limbisch systeem', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 3 oktober (2 uur).
Inleiding tot het `Hersenpracticum', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde (anatomie), 6 oktober.
College `Verslaving en hersenontwikkeling', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 9 oktober.
College `Formatio reticularis', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 10 oktober.
Inleiding tot het `Hersenpracticum', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde (anatomie), 27 oktober.
College `Veroudering en dementie', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 28 oktober (2 uur).
College `Microscopie van het cerebellum', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 23 november.
1984
Possibilities and limitations of immunocytochemistry on human postmortem material, ETP Winter School `New
developments in the Investigation of the human Brain', Zuoz (Switzerland).
'Neurobiochemische veranderingen in de hersenen tijdens veroudering en dementie' tijdens blok `Organische
psychosyndromen', 2e-jaars cursus Amsterdamse Psychiatrie opleiding, St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, PAO
Psychiatrie, 4 januari (2 uur).
College `Microscopie van de cortex cerebri'. 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 25 januari.
College `Veroudering en dementie', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde, UvA, 4 april (2 uur).
Werkingsmechanisme van chemische teratogenen op de hersenontwikkeling. PAO herhalingscursus `Kindergeneeskunde',
RAI, Amsterdam, 9 april.
College `Organiserende werking van geslachtshormonen op hersenontwikkeling', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ.
v. Amsterdam, 11 april.
College `Activerende werking van geslachtshormonen op hersenontwikkeling', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde, Univ. v.
Amsterdam, 11 april.
`Hersenontwikkeling en effecten van geneesmiddelen', APO cursus Biologische Psychiatrie, Psychiatrische
Kliniek AZA, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 5 september (2 uur).
`Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human brain in relation to aging and dementia', ENA-Satellite
Workshop, Boerhaave Course: Modern Techniques in the study of the morphology of the nervous system,
Leiden, September 17-18.
College 'Hypothalamus en hypofyse', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde (Blok XVIII), Univ. v. Amsterdam, Academisch
Medisch Centrum, 1 oktober.
College 'Groei en ontwikkeling van de hersenen', 3e-jaars Geneeskunde (Blok XVIII), Univ. v. Amsterdam,
Academisch Medisch Centrum, 11 oktober.
College 'Veroudering, dementie en geheugen', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde (Blok X), Univ. v. Amsterdam,
Academisch Medisch Centrum, (3 sessions)
College 'Verslaving en hersenontwikkeling', 2e-jaars Geneeskunde (Blok X), Univ. v. Amsterdam, Academisch
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Medisch Centrum, 14 november.
1985
Amsterdamse Psychiatrieopleiding. Blok organische psychosyndromen. `Neurobiologische veranderingen in de
hersenen tijdens veroudering en dementie', St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, 30 januari.
Caput College `Aging and Dementia', Dierfysiologie, Subf. Biologie, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 5 maart.
College `Peptiden in de menselijke hersenen', Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, 6 maart.
College onderzoeksstage mogelijkheden voor studenten medische biologie, binnen het programma van het
NIH, AMC, 8 mei.
Clinical strategies in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. 14th International Summer School of Brain Research,
`Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia'. Amsterdam, August 30.
College `Hypothalamus en hypofyse', Blok XVIII 3e jaar Geneeskunde, UvA, 8 oktober.
College `Groei en ontwikkeling van de hersenen', Blok XVIII 3e jaar Geneeskunde, UvA, 10 oktober.
College `Limbisch systeem', Blok X 2e jaar Geneeskunde, UvA, 25 & 28 oktober.
College `Gebruik toch je hersenen', 39e Universiteitsdag, UvA, 26 oktober.
1986
Wetenschapssymposium `Biologische en psychologische aspecten van dementie', Blok IV 1e jaar
Geneeskunde, UvA, Wetenschapssymposium `Biologische en psychologische aspecten van schizofrenie',
Blok IV 1e jaar Geneeskunde.
College `Leeftijd en circadiane ritmiek' Boerhaave Commissie voor Postacademisch Onderwijs in de
Geneeskunde, Univ. van Leiden, 12 juni.
Cursus `Neurobiochemische veranderingen in de hersenen tijdens veroudering en dementie' Consortium
Psychiatrieopleiding Noord Holland, St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, 13 august.
College `Limbisch systeem', Blok X, AMC, 9 oktober.
College `Limbisch systeem', Blok X, AMC, 13 oktober.
College `Hypothalamus', Blok XVIII, AMC, 20 oktober.
College `Hersengroei en ontwikkeling', Blok XVIII, AMC, 30 oktober.
College `Verslaving en hersenontwikkeling', Blok Verslaving, Blok X, AMC, 31 oktober
1987
Vrije wil, verantwoordelijkheid en hersenen, MFAS cyclus over Euthanasie, Oude Manhuispoort, Amsterdam, 2
februari
Neurobiologische veranderingen tijdens veroudering en dementie, PAO Psychiatrie Consortium Noord-Holland,
Valeriuskliniek Amsterdam, 4 februari
What may go wrong in brain development due to chemicals? PAO cursus Kindergeneeskunde, AMC, Amsterdam,
11 mei.
Geslachtshormonen in relatie tot hersenveroudering en dementie. PAO cursus "Wetenschap en ouder worden".
Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam, 15 mei.
Potentialities and pitfalls in the use of human brain material in molecular neuroanatomy. ETP/ENA/IBRO Practical
Course on Molecular Neuroanatomy, Minisymposium, 18 juni.
Postnatal sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 15th Int. Summer School of Brain Research,
Amsterdam, 31 augustus.
Colleges (4) `Banen', Blok IX, AMC, Amsterdam, 10 & 11 september. Colleges (2) `Limbisch systeem', Blok X,
AMC, Amsterdam, 19 september.
College `Hypothalamus', Blok XVIII, AMC, Amsterdam, 19 september.
College `Verslaving van de moeder en hersenontwikkeling van het kind, Blok X, AMC, Amsterdam, 27 oktober.
1988
Cursus macroscopische neuroanatomie voor NIH-medewerkers, 4 sessies, februari en maart.
Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor de geboorte? Boerhaave Commissie voor Postacademisch
Onderwijs in de Geneeskunde. Op de grens van kinderneurologie en kinderpsychiatrie, Leiden, 29 april.
College `Hypothalamus', Blok XVI, geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, 16 mei.
College `Limbisch Systeem', Blok X, geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, 24 oktober.
College `Body, mind and gender', Blok X, geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, te zamen met Prof.dr. F. de Jonghe, 24
oktober.
College (minisymposium `Biologische kennis van homosexualiteit'), Blok X, geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, 24
oktober.
College `Verslaving van de moeder en hersenontwikkeling', Blok X, geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, 11 november.
College `Brain disturbances in the elderly', Postgraduate course on `Drug development and aging', Center for Bio-
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden, 10 november.
1989
Cursus Organische Stoornissen, Consortium Psychiatrie Noord-Holland, Neurobiologsche aspecten van
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veroudering of dementie, 2 uur, Psychiatrie AMC, Amsterdam, 1 februari.
Organisatie en leiding AIO-dag `De hersenen in gevaar tijdens zwangerschap en baring', Ned. Inst. v.
Hersenonderzoek, 10 februari.
`De betrokkenheid van de moederlijke en foetale hersenen bij de ontwikkeling en baring', AIO-dag, Ned. Inst. v.
Hersenonderzoek, 10 februari.
'De Hypothalamus', Blok XVIII, Geneeskunde AMC, Amsterdam, 29 mei
'Body-mind problematiek en blok X'. Geneeskunde, 2 e jaar , 3 uur (samen met andere docenten), 9/10/89, AMC.
'Limbische systeem', blok X, Geneeskunde 2 e jaar , 12/10/89, AMC.
Symposium 'Homosexualiteit', blok X, Geneeskunde, 3 uur (samen met andere docenten), 20/10/89, AMC.
College `Verslaving van de moeder en hersenontwikkeling van het kind', Blok X, geneeskunde, 2 e jaar, 31/10/89,
AMC.
1990
Organisatie AIO-dag over Neurodegeneratieve ziekten, Neurowetenschappen Amsterdam, together with Prof.dr.
J.M.B.V. de Jong, 28 maart, NIH, Amsterdam
Caput College 'Plasticiteit van het Zenuwstelsel', Neurowetenschappen Amsterdam. Influence of Hormones on
Brain Development. 28 mei, NIH, Amsterdam
College 'Hypothalamus'. Blok XVIII, AMC, 21 mei, Amsterdam.
Organisatie AIO-dag Neurowetenschappen Amsterdam, 'Limbisch systeem en gedrag', 28 september, NIH,
Amsterdam, met C.J.C. Boersma, A.B. Dessens en R. de Beun.
College, inleiding blok X, biologische aspecten (met andere docenten, 3 uur) geneeskunde 2e jaar, 8 oktober,
AMC, Amsterdam
College, limbisch systeem, blok X, geneeskunde 2e jaar, 11 oktober, AMC, Amsterdam
College, symposium sexeverschillen, blok X, biologische aspecten, 3 uur te zamen met andere docenten, 19
oktober, AMC, Amsterdam
Gastcollege VU, Faculteit Biologie, cursus voortplanting, ontwikkeling en veroudering 'maatschappelijke aspecten
van het onderzoek over sexuele differentiatie', 23 oktober, VU, Amsterdam
College, verslaving van de moeder en de hersenontwikkeling van het kind, blok X, geneeskunde 2e jaar, 30
oktober, AMC, Amsterdam
Neuropeptiden, CREA, studium generale UvA, 14 november, Amsterdam
1991
Neurobiologische aspecten van veroudering en dementie. Consortium psychiatrie opleiding Noord Holland, Cursus
Organisatie Stoornissen St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam 16 januari 1991.
Differentiation of the human hypothalamus in relation to gender and sexual orientation. 17th International Summer
School of Brain Research. Aula van de universiteit van Amsterdam, 28 augustus 1991.
1992
AIO-cursus Endocrinologie 'Geslachtshormonen en hersenontwikkeling bij de mens', 28 februari 1992, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam.
Praktische cursus 'Macroscopische Neuroanatomie voor AIO's e.a. Zes middagen 11 februari-16 maart.
1992
Inleiding "Neurodegenerative Diseases'. AIO-dag "Neuroendocrinology and Neurodegenerative Diseases, 3 april
1992.
Inleiding tot de Neuroanatomie Blok 13 (werking van het zenuwstelsel) 20-10-1992, Academisch Medisch Centrum,
Amsterdam.
Neurobiologische aspecten van de ziekte van Alzheimer. Student symposium 'Het Brein in Stukken'.
Tropeninstituut, Amsterdam, 11 November 1992.
Neurologie versus psychiatrie (inleiding blok XIV), 7 december 1992
Limbisch systeem en depressie, Blok XIV, 16 december 1992
Limbisch systeem: sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen, Blok XIV, 16 december 1992
1993
Invloed alcohol, tabak, drugs op ontwikkeling hersenen, Blok XIV, 20 januari 1993
Neuroanatomie van schizofrenie, autisme, anorexia nervosa en bulimie, Blok XIV, 26 januari 1993
Neuroanatomie van het geheugen, Blok XIV, 27 januari 1993
Seminar voor AIO's over 'Morfometrie en de menselijke hersenen' voor 'De Grijze Massa'. Rudolf Magnus Instituut,
Utrecht, 15 februari 1993
Lezing "Alzheimer-Dementie, morfologie", Post Academisch Onderwijs Geneeskunde over Parkinson & Dementie,
Dr. G.J. van Hoytema Stichting, Universiteit van Twente, 23 april 1993.
Introductie AIO-dag Neurowetenschappen: "Development till death & aging from conception", Amsterdam, 28 april
1993:
Boerhaave course De Biologische Klok; Praktische toepassingen in kliniek en huisartsenpraktijk. Development and
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aging of the biological clock. 7-8 October 1993.
Introductie Blok 13 (Neurologie) 3e jaar Geneeskunde UvA (AMC), 18 October.
Studium Generale, University of Maastricht, Seksuele differentiatie van onze hersenen, 17 November.
Blok 14, 3e jaar Geneeskunde UvA (AMC):
Inleiding Psychiatrie versus neurologie (Neurologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren), 6 December.
Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen, 7 December.
Neurobiologie van depressie, 14 December.
Neurobiologie van sexuele differentiatie, 15 December.
Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus, college in het kader van "Hormonale beïnvloeding van het
zenuwstelsel" voor het AIO netwerk Wageningen, 13 December 1993.
1994
Blok 14, 3e jaar geneeskunde AMC 12/1/1994, Psychosen en gedragsstoornissen; 18/1/1994, Verslaving
AIO cursus Neurowetenschappen voor gevorderden (NWA)
coördinator module 4 Alzheimer's disease (NIBR, Amsterdam, 26 January 1994).
Introduction Alzheimer's disease
Theories on aetiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
"De relatie tussen structuur en functie van de hersenen van de mens" Symposium "Hersenen, 't verstand te boven"
(Utrecht, 21 Feb. 1994).
Controversies in the Neurosciences (NWA), (AMC, Amsterdam, 9 June 1994): D.F. Swaab en E.R. de Kloet
'Corticosteroid neurotoxiciteit staat centraal in het pathogenetisch mechanisme van de ziekte van Alzheimer'.
4 university lectures for the "Zwaartepunt onderwijs Neuroinstituut", Faculty of Medicine, "The Research
Programme of the NIBR" (Amsterdam 8 and 10 June 1994).
Lecture on Plasticity and Aging for the 1994 European Summerschool on Cognitive Neuroscience, Berg en Dal, 27
June 1994.
4 university lectures for the "Zwaartepunt onderwijs Neuroinstituut", Faculty of Medicine, "The Research
Programme of the NIBR" (Amsterdam, 14 and 16 September 1994).
Introduction to Neurology, 17 October 1994. Blok 13. The Nervous System, AMC, UvA.
Introduction to Blok 14. 5 December 1994. The artificial difference between neurology and psychiatry. AMC, UvA
Neurobiological aspects of developmental disturbances. Blok 14, 13 December 1994, AMC, UvA.
Neurobiological aspects of sexual behaviour. Blok 14. 14 December 1994, AMC, UvA.
Neurobiological aspects of psychoses and disturbed behavior. Blok 14. 21 December 1994, AMC, UvA.
1995
Neurobiological aspects of addiction. Blok 14. 17 January 1995, AMC, UvA.
AIO cursus, "Theories on etiology and pathogenesis", 8 February 1995.
AIO cursus, "Neuropathological examination of microscopic preparations", together with W. Kamphorst. 10
February 1995.
Sexuele differentiatie van de menselijke hersenen. Gyrinus natans, 5 April 1995, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
Neurobiology of dementias - MIK module 12, AMC, 13/6/1995
Neurology versus psychiatry - MIK module 12, AMC 14/6/1995
Neurobiology of schizophrenia, autism, anorexia nervosa and bulimia - MIK module 12, AMC, 14/6/1995
Neurobiology of addiction - MIK module 12, AMC, 20/6/1995
Neurobiology of depression - MIK module 12, AMC, 7/7/1995
Hersenonderzoek en transsexualiteit MFAS - onderwijsdag symposium Transsexualiteit, 14 november 1995, UvA,
AMC.
Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren, 4 december 1995, UvA, AMC.
Neurobiologie van ontwikkelingsstoornissen, 5 december 1995, UvA, AMC.
Neurobiologie van depressie, 12 december 1995, UvA, AMC.
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen, 19 december 1995, UvA, AMC.
Neurobiologie van psychosen, 20 december 1995, UvA, AMC.
Cursus ED 223 Pathofysiologie van het zenuwstelsel, Biologie, UvA 21 december 1995. College ziekte van
Alzheimer en Practicum Neuropathologie.
1996
Neurobiologie van de verslaving, 16 januari 1996, UvA, NIH: De ziekte van Alzheimer en andere
neurodegeneratieve ziekten, met microscopisch praktikum neuropathologie.
Neuronale netwerken en klinische neurologie i.h.k. van een extra college Neurologie, 24 januari 1996, UvA, AMC.
Practical course in Neuroscience "Neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Multiple
Sclerosis" (together with W. Kamphorst) NIBR, 23-2-1996, Amsterdam
MIK lectures (module 12, klinische concepten):
Neurobiological aspects of dementia (4 June)
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Neurobiological aspects: psychoses (5 June)
Neurobiological aspects: autism/anorexia nervosa (5 June)
Neurobiological aspects: addiction (11 June)
Neuropathologie: pathologie van de hypothalamus (14 June)
5th Amsterdam Summer course Diagnostic Pathology: Neuropathology 12-14 June 1996, AMC, Amsterdam
Neurobiological aspects: depression (25 June)
Neuroanatomy (introduction) Blok 13, AMC (14 October)
Het Raadsel van Hersenen en Gedrag (in het kader van het programma ‘het raadsel als begin en einde in de
wetenschap’). CREA, UvA (6 November)
Swaab, D.F. - Neuropathology of the human hypothalamus. Summer School AMC (Pathology Department).
Swaab, D.F. - De ontwikkeling van de hersenen en de geslachtsdifferentiatie. Werkgroep seksuologische
hulpverlening in het AZG. Nascholing. Seksuologie in vogelvlucht, 15 November 1996.
College Introductie in de Neuroanatomie (Localisatie van laesie tot puntmutatie) 15 okt. 1996, Blok 13, AMC.
Neurologie versus Psychiatrie. Introductiecollege, 2 dec. 1996, Blok 14, AMC.
Ontwikkelingsstoornissen en functionele teratologie, 3 dec. 1996, Blok 14, AMC
Masterclass. 2 Colleges over sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen, 10 dec. 1996, Blok 14, NIH.
Neurobiologie van Psychosen, 11 dec. 1996, Blok 14, AMC.
1997
College verslaving, 14 jan. 1997, Blok 14, AMC.
Symposium eetstoornissen (geïntegreerde colleges: 4 uur). Blok 14, AMC.
AIO cursus ONWA Clinical Neurosciences and Neuropathology (NIBR, Amsterdam): Theories on etiology and
pathogenesis.
Neuropathological examination of microscopic preparations (with Dr. W. Kamphorst).
Masterclass debate between D.F. Swaab and J.A. Swinkels. 12 June, Scheltema, Holkema, Vermeulen,
Amsterdam. Will there still be neurology and psychiatry after the year 2000? (in Dutch).
Circadiane en circannuale ritmes in depressie, veroudering en dementie (Psychiatrisch Centrum Bloemendaal, Den
Haag). Ten behoeve van de artsassistenten in opleiding tot psychiater en klinisch geriater (30/10/97).
5 colleges MIK (module 11), AMC
2-9-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van dementie
9-9-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van verslaving
9-9-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van depressie
11-9-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychosen en autisme
11-9-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van eetstoornissen
20th International Summer School of Brain Research (Neuronal Degeneration and Regeneration, Amsterdam, 5-29
August). Reduced neuronal activity in Alzheimer’s disease and strategies of reactivation.
Masterclass Professor Nancy C. Andreasen. AMC. Member of the selection committee.
6 colleges blok 14 (Geneeskunde), AMC
1-12-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren
2-12-1997 Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen
10-12-1997 Neurobiologie van psychosen
13-12-1997 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
16-12-1997 Neurobiologie van depressie (met W.J.G. Hoogendijk)
21-12-1997 Symposium Verslaving. 13.00-16.00 uur.
Cursusdag Biologie UvA - medische biologie 19/12/97
Nederlandse Hersenbank college
Practicum neurodegeneratieve ziekten, 2 hours
1998
3-1-98 College Eetstoornissen blok 14 (AMC)
21-1-98 Symposium Verslaving blok 14 (AMC, 4 hours, integrated teaching)
30-1-98: AIO course ONWA; theories on etiology and pathogenesis of AD.
30-1-98: Practical course Neuropathology, with Dr. W. Kamphorst.
24-3-98: Master course Biologie van de Hersenen, Leer en Geheugenstoornissen for Biology teachers,
Faculty of Biology, UvA
2-5 June 98: Annual Science Week for second-year students of Medicine of the UvA: 4 afternoons with 12
students for NIBR and NBB. Together with Dr. R.W.H. Verwer.
September: Guest lectures at Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China. On: Development, sexual
differentiation, diabetes insipidus, eating disorders, depression, aging. and dementia.
Colleges MIK, Module 11 (Klinische concepten 4: zenuwstelsel):
08-09-1998 Neurobiologische aspecten van dementie
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17-09-1998 Neurobiologische aspecten: psychosen en autisme
17-09-1998 Neurobiologische aspecten: anorexia nervosa en andere eetstoornissen
12-10-1998 Neurobiologie van de verslaving
12-10-1998 Neurobiologische aspecten: depressie
Selection committee of the Masterclass for Prof. Charles Weissmann, with W.A. van Gool and
P. Borst. November 5, 1998.
Colleges Blok 15 (Psychisch functioneren)
7-12-1998 Wat is het verschil tussen neurologie en psychiatrie
8-12-1998 (9-12.45) Symposium stemmingsstoornissen inclusief college De
neurobiologie van depressie.
15-12-1998 De neurobiologie van schizofrenie en autisme
16-12-1998 De neurobiologie van ontwikkelingsstoornissen
1999
13-1-1999 De neurobiologie van eetstoornissen - blok 15
22-1-1999 De neurobiologie van verslaving - blok 15
25-2-1999 AIO cursus Possible pathogenetical mechanisms in Alzheimer, AMC
25-2-1999 Practical AIO course (with R. Ravid and W. Kamphorst) of 2 hours
MIK courses (module 11) AMC
7-9-1999 - Neurobiologische aspecten van dementie
15-9-1999 (double) - Neurobiologische aspecten: psychosen/autisme/anorexia nervosa
30-9-1999 - Neurobiologische aspecten
11-10-1999 - Neurobiologie van de verslaving
Organized 1 day of the AIO-course “Macroscopische, microscopische en pathologische anatomie van de huismuis,
11-15 October 1999: Neuroanatomie van de muis.
Introduction: neuroanatomie van de muis
Macroscopische en microscopische anatomie van de hersenen.
Guest Professor Capital University of Beijing, Beijing, P.R. China, 15 October 1999
Life span functions of the biological clock and the therapeutical value of light.
Life and death in the central nervous system.
Guest Professor Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China, 18 October 1999
Brain research from the moment of birth to the moment of death
Human brain disection (3 hours)
The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the hypothalamus in the pathogenesis of depression.
Is there life after brain death? (University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China)
APO Psychiatry courses (coordination D.F. Swaab) 16 hrs
Sexual differentiation of the brain (in Dutch)
The neurobiology of depression (in Dutch)
The neurobiology of eating disorders (in Dutch)
The neurobiology of schizophrenia (in Dutch)
Is there life after (brain) death? (in Dutch)
Blok 15 Psychisch Functioneren (AMC)
Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren
Neurobiologie van depressie
Neurobiologie van psychosen
Neurobiologie van de ontwikkelingsstoornissen
2000
Blok 15 Psychisch Functioneren (AMC)
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
Angststoornissen
AIO course Neurosciences Amsterdam
Pathogenetic theories and possible therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
Pathogenetic theories and possible therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Cognition and Emotion, Part III,
Schizophrenia & Alzheimer’ s disease. NIBR, 14 February (AIO course ONWA)
Neuropathology practicals (2.5 hours). With Dr. W. Kamphorst and Dr. R. Ravid. Cognition and Emotion, Part III,
Schizophrenia & Alzheimer’ s disease. NIBR, 14 February (AIO course ONWA)
Geslachtsverschillen in hersenen en gedrag, �-wetenschappen en samenleving. Gorlaeus Laboratoria, Fac.
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Univ. Leiden, 8 March
Coördinatie APO onderwijs Psychiatrie. 14 hrs (AMC)
Wetenschapsweek (4-8 September)
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3 rd year medicine students AMC, 2 days on Alzheimer’s disease. Organized with R.W.H. Verwer.
MIK courses (AMC, Amsterdam)
5/9 Neurobiologie van dementieën
14/9 Neurobiologie van schizofrenie en autisme
14/9 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
28/9 Neurobiologie van depressie
9/10 Neurobiologie van verslaving
Blok 15 (AMC, medicine)
4/12 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren
5/12 De neurobiologie van schizofrenie (symposium psychische stoornissen)
6/12 Neurobiologie van depressie
13/12 Neurobiologie van de ontwikkelingsstoornissen
20/12 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
Studium Generale Universiteit Groningen. Lecture on "Sexual differentiation of our brains and behavior." (14/11/00)
Postgraduate education course. Dept. Psychiatry, AMC
Hypothalame aansturing lichamelijke functies (eetstoornissen) 27/9/00
Verslaving 27/9/00
Food disorders (22-12/2000)
2001
Postgraduate education course. Dept. Psychiatry, AMC
Sexual differentiation of the brain (3/1/2001)
Anxiety (3/1/2001)
Practical Neuroanatomy (3/1/2001)
The neurobiology of schizofrenia (14/2/2001)
Blok 15 AMC (medicine)
Neurobiology and addiction (16 January 2001)
Coordinator of APO (postgraduate course in Psychiatry, AMC): Sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen: gender,
sexuele oriëntatie en psychopathologische consequenties.
Advanced course in Neurosciences (ONWA-aio’s): 20 Feb. 9.15-10: Pathogenetic mechanisms in Alzheimer's
disease and Neuropathology, practical tutorial (with R. Ravid and W. Kamphorst).
APO onderwijs psychiatrie (coördinatie neurobiologie):
13-06-01: Neurologie versus Psychiatrie
Practicum Neuroanatomie
20-06-01: Leven na de dood.
26-09-01: APO cursus Psychiatrie AMC:
Neurobiologie van verslaving
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
19-12-01: APO cursus psychiatrie AMC:
Sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen
Neuroanatomie (practicum)
Onderwijs psychiatrie, geneeskunde, AMC, blok 15:
4-12-01: Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren
5-12-01: Neurobiologie van depressie
7-12-01: Neurobiologie van psychosen
19-12-01: Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
Capita Selecta Neurosciences: APO onderwijs Psychiatrie. Hersendood. 21 March., AMC
Chairman The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School, “Bridging Neurology and Psychiatry. Dementia,
Depression, Schizophrenia and Addiction”, AMC, 15-28 July 2001
Introductory speech
Introduction to the scientific program
Neuroanatomy (computer-assisted and anatomical preparations)
Functional neuroanatomy of the human hypothalamus (partly computer-assisted).
Neurobiology of depression.
22 nd International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, 20-24 August 2001:
Introduction
Introduction to the C.U. Ariëns Kappers lecture.
Brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease: use it or lose it. (22 August 2001)
Sexuale differentiatie van de hersenen: gender, sexuele oriëntatie en psychopathologische consequenties.
Subvereniging Assistenten Psychiatrie der Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie. Utrecht, 18 May 2001
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MIK module 14, AMC
Neurobiologische aspecten van depressie
Neurobiologische aspecten van psychose
Neurobiologische aspecten van verslaving
AMC Science Education Programme. “We are our brain”, 10 December 2001. AMC
2002
Blok 15, Medicine, AMC
15-01-02: Neurobiologie en verslaving
02-12-02: Neurobiologische aspecten van psychisch functioneren
06-12-02: Neurobiologie van psychosen
10-12-02: Neurobiologie van de ontwikkelingsstoornissen
17-12-02: Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
AIO course. Pathogenetic mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease (20-02-02)/AIO cursus 20/02/02 (ONWA)
Practical course 21/02/02: The use of human brain material for research purposes and the Netherlands Brain Bank.
APO onderwijs Psychiatrie (coördinatie Neurobiologie), AMC 03/01/02/APO course Psychiatry
Is er leven na de hersendood?
De Nederlandse Hersenbank
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen/verslaving (2 hours) 24/04/02
Is er leven na de hersendood? 15-05-02
Neurobiologie van schizophrenie. 29-05-02
Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen. 05-06-02
Practicum Neuroanatomie. 05-06-02
11/04/02 Herhalingscursus kindergeneeskunde AMC. De invloed van geslachtshormonen op de
hersenontwikkeling.
Principles of Neuroscience. Course organized by the Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam and the
Graduate School Pathophysiology of the Nervous System Utrecht.
Pathogenetic mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease, 20 februari.
The use of human brain for research purposes and the Netherlands Brain Bank. Together with R.W.H. Verwer and
R. Ravid, 21 februari
Studium Generale Universiteit Leiden ism Faculteit Godgeleerdheid Universiteit Leiden: Hersenen, bewustzijn en
geloof: Neurobiologische aspecten.: Religie in de academische arena. Leiden, 18 februari 2002.
MIK module 14, AMC
Neurobiologische aspecten depressie. 22 november 2002
Neurobiologische aspecten van psychose. 25 november 2002
Neurobiologische aspecten verslaving. 28 november 2002
Wetenschapsweek, AMC
Spanning tussen maatschappij, geneeskunde en de wetenschap. 7 oktober 2002
Workshop ‘Principles of Neuroscience’ (Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam and Graduate School
Pathophysiology of the Nervous System Utrecht.
Pathogenetic mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. 20 February 2002
PAOG herhalingscursus Kindergeneeskunde. Vrije Universiteit, 11 oktober 2002
Hersenen, bewustzijn en geloof: neurobiologische aspecten. Lezingenserie: Religie in de academische arena.
Studium Generale Universiteit Leiden i.s.m. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid. 18 februari 2002.
AGIO course Psychiatry AMC
12/02/02 Sexual differentiation of the brain. Practical course neuroanatomy
2003
Workshop: Gedrag in alle soorten en maten van kinderen in alle soorten en maten: Crimineel gedrag en hersenen.
MFAS congres: Kinderart(s). De kunst van het genezen van het zieke kind. 29 January 2003.
Dementia. Principles of Neuroscience. Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam and Graduate School
Pathophysiology of the Nervous System Utrecht. 19 February 2003.
Blok 15, Medicine, AMC
14-01-03 Neurobiologie en verslaving
AGIO course Psychiatry AMC
22/01/03 Eating disorders, addiction
29/01/03 Life/Death. Netherlands Brain Bank
05/02/03 Schizophrenia
12-03-03 Hersenen, Bewustzijn en Religie. Biologische studentenvereniging, University of Nijmegen
07-05-03 Is er leven na de hersendood? De Nederlandse Hersenbank
25-06-03 Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen. Practicum Neuroanatomie.
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APO courses Psychiatry:
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen/verslaving, 23 April, AMC
Neurobiologie van verslaving, 23 April, AMC
Is er leven na de hersendood? 7 May, AMC
Schizofrenie, 28 May, AMC
Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen, 25 June, AMC
Practicum Neuroanatomie, 25 June, AMC
Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen, 17 December, AMC
Practicum Neuroanatomie, 17 December, AMC
MIK Courses, AMC
Neurobiologische aspecten: depressie, 21 November, 12.3-13.15.
Neurobiologische aspecten: psychose, 24 November, 13.00-13.45
Neurobiologische aspecten: verslaving, 27 November, 10.0-10.45
2004
Blok XV Psychiatrie, Geneeskunde, AMC
Eetstoornissen, 14 January, AMC
Verslaving, 27 January, AMC
APO course Psychiatry
Schizofrenie, 21 January, AMC
Verslaving, 28 January, AMC
Eetstoornissen, 28 January, AMC
Is er Leven na de Dood, 4 February, AMC
Schizofrenie, 2 juni, AMC
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen, 9 juni, AMC
Neurobiologie van verslaving, 9 juni, AMC
Is er Leven na de Dood, 16 juni, AMC
Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen, 23 juni, AMC
Practicum Neuroanatomie, 23 juni, AMC
20/2 ONWA PhD course
Dementia. Free University.
26/10 Studium Generale Cyclus Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit van Utrecht. “Alleen Hersenen”.
Academiegebouw Universiteit van Utrecht.
17/11 Neurobiologische aspecten van depressie. Medische Informatiekunde (MIK) course, UvA
29/11 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychose. Medische Informatiekunde (MIK) course, UvA
02/12 Neurobiologische aspecten van verslaving. Medische Informatiekunde (MIK) course, UvA
06/12 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychiatrische stoornissen. Onderwijs Blok 15, UvA
07/12 Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen. Onderwijs Blok 15, UvA
15/12 Neurobiologie van psychosen. Onderwijs Blok 15, UvA
21/12 Neurobiologie van depressie. Onderwijs Blok 15, UvA
16/12 Two lectures for the Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences (SILS), UvA, on the relationship
between structure and function in the brain.
Brain development
Brain diseases in adulthood and aging
26-10-04 Alleen hersenen. Studium Generale cyclus Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit van Utrecht. “Het kind
als spiegel van de beschaving”.
2005
APO Onderwijs Psychiatrie (coördinatie Neurobiologie)
05/01 Is er leven na de hersendood?
05/01 De Nederlandse Hersenbank
12/01 Schizofrenie
19/01 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen/verslaving
02/02 Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen
Practicum Neuroanatomie
11/05 Schizofrenie
08/06 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
Neurobiologie van verslaving
15/06 Is er leven na de hersendood?
De Nederlandse Hersenbank
22/06 Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen
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Practicum Neuroanatomie
26/01 De neurobiologie van agressie. Symposium Blok 15, Agressie, een psychiatrisch probleem?
Biologische, psychologische, sociale en ontwikkelingsaspecten van agressie.
02/02 MFAS Congresdag 2005
Bio-psychologische kant van transseksualiteit en homoseksualiteit.
22-09-05 Neurodegenerative disorders, Symposium Staying Alive, X-Track, Megaron Educatorium, University of
Utrecht.
11-10-05 Amsterdam-China Symposium. Masterclass Neurosciences, Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
12-10-05 Amsterdam-China Symposium. Public Debate, 12-10-05, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam
10-10-05 Amsterdam-China Symposium. The human circadian system in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Academic Medical Center (AMC) Amsterdam, 10-10-05
Wetenschapsweek
12-10-05 Spanning tussen maatschappij, geneeskunde en de wetenschap. Wetenschapsweek, Academic
Medical Center (AMC).
29-11-05 D.F. Swaab. Neuropsychiatric diseases, Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, ONWA Introduction
course.
University Lectures Blok 15 Medicine AMC
05-12-05 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychiatrische stoornissen
06-12-05 Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen
14-12-05 Neurobiologie van psychosen
20-12-05 Neurobiologie van depressie
2006
University Lectures Blok 15 Medicine AMC
18-01-06 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
24-01-06 Neurobiologie en verslaving
25-01-06 Neurobiologie van placeboeffecten
04-12-06 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychiatrische stoornissen
05-12-06 Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen
13-12-06 Neurobiologie van psychosen
19-12-06 Neurobiologie van depressie
01-02-06 De Maakbare Mens ("Extreme Evolution Makeover"). M-Fas Congresdag
Lezing: Het maakbare brein
APO-onderwijs Psychiatrie AMC
11-01-06 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
11-01-06 Neurobiologie van verslaving
18-01-06 Schizofrenie
01-02-06 Is er leven na de hersendood?
01-02-06 De Nederlandse Hersenbank
08-02-06 Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen. Practicum Neuroanatomie
13-12-06 Hersenontwikkeling en functionele teratologie
04-03-06 Sex differences in the brain and gender. 16 th Med. Interfac. Congres (Delft).
Organisatie "Symposium for Students of Movement Sciences", Groningen (with Prof. dr. E.J.A. Scherder)
10-03-06 De Nederlandse Hersenbank: leven na de dood.
20-04-06 Seksuele differentiatie. Voor studenten biologie, biomedische wetenschappen en
psychobiologie UvA. NIN, Amsterdam
28-04-06 Seksuele differentiatie. Voor studenten neuropsychologie, Universiteit Twente. NIN, Amsterdam
10-05-06 Het menselijk karakter als ontwikkelingsstoornis. Cursusprogramma Landelijk Onderwijs
Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie, Den Dolder
18-05-06 Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen van de mens. Gastcollege Leidse Biologenclub,
Leiden.
09-10-06 Spanning tussen maatschappij, geneeskunde en de wetenschap. Wetenschapsweek 2006,
AMC, Amsterdam
09-11-06 Nascholingscursus voor psychiaters "Achter de Schermen", georganiseerd door Mark Two
Communications en het NIN. Het karakter als aangeboren afwijking.
Lezing Dick Swaab: Het menselijk karakter als ontwikkelingsstoornis
2007
Cursusprogramma Landelijk Onderwijs Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie, Tulip Inn De Veluwe, Beekbergen.
09-05-07 Het menselijk karakter als ontwikkelingsstoornis.
APO-onderwijs Psychiatrie AMC
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Schizofrenie
Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen/verslaving
Is er leven na de hersendood?
De Nederlandse Hersenbank
Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen
Practicum Neuroanatomie
Our character as inborn error. Biologen Symposium “Communication in Biology”, De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam
Parkinson & Alzheimer. Symposium for Students of Movement Sciences, Groningen, held in the NIN (with Prof. dr.
E.J.A. Scherder).
Het menselijk karakter als ontwikkelingsstoornis. Cursusprogramma Landelijk Onderwijs Kinder- en
Jeugdpsychiatrie, Tulip Inn De Veluwe, Beekbergen.
Neuropsychiatric diseases. AIO introductie cursus, NIN.
University Lectures Blok 15 Medicine AMC
17-01-07 Neurobiologische aspecten van eetstoornissen
22-01-07 Neurobiologie en verslaving
23-01-07 Het placebo-effect: het onbewust zelf-helende vermogen van de hersenen. Symposium Blok
15: “Placebo’s en het placebo-effect”.
03-12-07 Neurobiologische aspecten van psychiatrische stoornissen
04-12-07 Neurobiologische aspecten van ontwikkelingsstoornissen
12-12-07 Neurobiologie van psychosen
18-12-07 Neurobiologie van depressie
Medical Neurosciences and Neuro-anatomy College Master Neuroscience at the Vrije Universiteit
27-09-07 The human hypothalamus
Wetenschapsweek
09-10-07 Spanning tussen maatschappij, geneeskunde en de wetenschap. AMC
AIO introduction course
21-11-07 Neuropsychiatric diseases
2008
University Lectures Blok 15 Medicine AMC
16-01-08 Neurobiologie van eetstoornissen
22-01-08 Neurobiologie en verslaving
23-01-08 Neurobiologie van placebo's. HC 11: Symposium.
Het placebo-effect: het onbewust zelf-helende vermogen van de hersenen.
2 Gastcolleges Rechtsgeleerdheid (vak: Conflictbeheersing)
25-02-08 De determinanten van ons handelen en de Vrije Wil (Oudemannenhuispoort, UvA)
Achter de Schermen (nascholingscursus voor psychiaters). NIN
27-03-08 Het karakter als aangeboren afwijking
Depressie en de hypothalamus
Medical Neurosciences and Neuroanatomy Class Master Neuroscience at the Vrije Universiteit (host: Prof. dr.
E.J.A. Scherder)
26-09-08. "The Human Hypothalamus".
04-12-08. 2 guest lectures "Ons karakter als aangeboren afwijking" (UvA)
Open Forumdiscussie
11-12-08. Wetenschappers over Opvoeden.
2009
13-02-09. Lecture: Personality disorders. Neurobiology of Early Trauma (AMC, Faculty of Medicine).
16-02-09. 2-hour guestlecture on How to settle conflicts, Law Faculty, UvA.
26-03-09. Neurobiology: the neurobiology of aggression: a prelude to violence? Lecture at the UvA.
Violence in peace and war: interdisciplinary perspectives.
05-06-09. Programmering van het brein. Lecture Students of Medicine, AMC, UvA
13-07-09. Neurodegeneration and the dementias. AMC Summer School on Exploring the Brain, AMC/NIN
Amsterdam.
17-07-09. The Netherlands Brain Bank. AMC Summer School on Exploring the Brain, AMC/NIN,
Amsterdam.
02-10-09. Hypothalamic Disorders. Course on Medical Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy, VU University
Amsterdam.
17-11-09. Presentation to the new ONWAR students.
24-11-09. Collegereeks 'Wetenschappers over Opvoeden'. Pedagogische Wetenschappen, UvA, Carine
Ex, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam.
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2010
20-01-10 Fellowsprogramma: 3-hour Lecture on Development of Character/De Ontwikkeling van ons Karakter.
19-03-10 Blok 3.4. Lecture Early Traumatization (Faculty of Medicine, AMC/UvA), Psychiatric Disorders.
25-06-10 Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Module: Origin of diseases in the womb/Ontstaan van ziekten in de
baarmoeder. Programmering van het brein.
08-10-10 Gastcollege Neuropsychologie VU, Amsterdam
Guest lectures at the Zhejang University Medical School, Hangzhou, PR China.
03-12-10 Neurobiology, clinics and society.
- Programming of the brain: sexual differentia
- Functional teratology: chemicals and pregnancy
- Dementias: reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease
- New therapies and the old problem of placebos.
04-12-10 - Demonstration Human Brain Dissection (4 hrs)
07-12-10 - Programming of the brain: sexual differentia
- Functional teratology: chemicals and pregnancy
- Dementias: reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease
- New therapies and the old problem of placebos.
2011
22-02-11 Interdisciplinary Keuzecollege, Het Brein: Wat weten wetenschappers en wat kunnen we daarmee.
- Brein en Ontwikkeling (2-hour lecture).
07-03-11 - Seksuele ontwikkeling van de hersenen. Endocrinology course, “highlight lecture”, Science Park,
Amsterdam
14-03-11 AMC Blok 3.4 – Psychiatrische stoornissen
- Neurobiologie van vroege traumatisering.
06-06-11 Biomedical Sciences, LUMC Leiden
- Hersenen en homoseksualiteit
- Stelling, n.a.v. Wij zijn ons Brein.
24-06-11 Keuze-onderwijs Huisartsengeneeskunde (E. Fokke, VUmc), 2 hour lecture “We are our brains’
16-09-11 Psychologie college VU: Hypothalamic disorders
21-10-11 Medical Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy 2011/2012, AMC: Hypothalamic disorders
01-11-11 Sexual Differentiation. In Mastercourse Endocrinology, The Endocrinology of Stress, Hogeschool van
Amsterdam, Amsterdam.
04-11-11 Anatomy and Function of the human hypothalamus. Lecture within the framework of Experimental and
Clinical Neuroscience, VUmc Amsterdam, meeting room De Linge.
- Lecture for Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, PR China
Lectures as Chao Kuang Piu Professor of Zhejian University, Hangzhou, P.R.China
14-11-11 Neuroscience and its impact on society.
- Development of the brain: programming of sexual differentiation, language and religion
- Programming of the brain, criminal behavior and law
- Dementias and reactivation of neurons
- New therapies from neurosciences and the old problem of placebo
16-11-11 Neuroscience and its impact on society.
- Development of the brain: programming of sexual differentiation, language and religion
- Programming of the brain, criminal behavior and law
- Dementias and reactivation of neurons
- New therapies from neurosciences and the old problem of placebo
17-11-11 Masterclass research group Prof. Dr. A.M. Bao
18-11-11 Half-day discussion with the faculty of Philosophy, Zhejiang University; “Neuroscience and
Philosphy”
21-11-11 Depression and the necessity of brain banking. Hangzhou Psychiatric Hospital.
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23-11-11 Forum key lecture “Does our brain decide everything?” Faculty of Social Sciences, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, PR China
2012
06-03-2012 Seksuele differentiatie van onze hersenen. 2-Hour Lecture at SILS, UvA.
12-03-2012 Vroege traumatisering. 1-hour lecture at AMC, Faculty of Medicine (section Child Psychiatry)
12-03-2012 Hersenontwikkeling en de vorming van ons karakter. 2-hour lecture (evening) Science Park
Amsterdam, within the framework of the lecture cycle: the Brain.
Lectures held at Hangzhou University, China, in capacity of Professor of this university.
11-05-2012 Speech and Language
12-05-2012 Brain and Mind
Lectures held at Hefei University, China, in capacity of Professor of this university
14-05-2012 We are our brain
16-05-2012 Brain Pathology (5-hour lecture)
17-05-2012 The Brain decides who you are
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PUBLICATIONS of Dick Frans SWAAB
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MONOGRAPHS
2003
1. Swaab DF. The Human Hypothalamus. Basic and Clinical Aspects. Part I: Nuclei of the
Hypothalamus, Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Series Editors: M.J. Aminoff, F. Boller,
D.F. Swaab, vol. 79, 476 pp.
2004
1. Swaab DF. The Human Hypothalamus. Basic and Clinical Aspects. Part II: Neuropathology of the
Hypothalamus and Adjacent Brain Structures. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Series
Editors: M.J. Aminoff, F. Boller, D.F. Swaab, vol. 80, 596 pp.
These books were reviewed by
Fliers E, for J. Neuroendocrinology 16: 1009-1010, 2004
Lucassen PJ, for J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 64: 260-261, 2005
Lucassen PJ. for Neurology 64: 1668-1669, 2005
Hoogendijk WJG. for Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 46: 856-857, 2005
2010
1. Swaab, DF. Wij zijn ons brein. Van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer. Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam, pp.
400.
This book was reviewed in Elsevier, Trouw, Volkskrant, Arts and Auto, NRC Handelsblad and many other
publications. Please see the section Book Reviews of Wij zijn ons Brein at the end of this CV.
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ARTICLES IN JOURNALS (*special attention)
1967
1 Jongkind JF, DF Swaab - The distribution of thiamine diphosphate-phosphohydrolase in the
neurosecretory nuclei of the rat following osmotic stress. Histochemie 11, 319-324, 1967.
1970
2 Swaab DF - Factors influencing neurosecretory activity of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei in
rat, a histochemical and cytochemical study. Med. Diss., Amsterdam, 1970.
3 Swaab DF, JF Jongkind - The hypothalamic neurosecretory activity during the oestrus cycle,
pregnancy, parturition, lactation and persistent oestrus, and after gonadectomy, in the rat.
Neuroendocrinology 6, 133-145, 1970.
1971
4 Swaab DF - Pitfalls in the use of rapid freezing for stopping brain and spinal cord metabolism in rat and
mouse. J. Neurochem. 18, 2085- 2092, 1971.
5 Swaab DF, JF Jongkind - Influence of gonadotropic hormones on the hypothalamic neurosecretory
activity in the rat.Neuroendocrinology 8, 36-47, 1971.
6 Swaab DF, JF Jongkind, AA De Rijke-Arkenbout - Quantitative histochemical study on the influence of
lactation and changing levels of gonadotropic hormones on rat supraoptic nucleus. Endocrinology 89,
1123-1126, 1971.
1972
7 Swaab DF, K Boer - The presence of biologically labile compounds during ischemia and their
relationship to the EEG in the rat cerebral cortex and hypothalamus. J. Neurochem. 19, 2843-2853,
1972.
8 Swaab DF, LG Fransman - Reacties van patiënten op de aanwezigheid van een semi-arts in een
huisarts praktijk. Huisarts en Wetenschap 15, 346-350, 1972.
1973
9 Honnebier WJ, DF Swaab - The influence of anencephaly upon intrauterine growth of fetus and
placenta and upon gestation length. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Cwlth. 80, 577-588, 1973.
10 Swaab DF, WJ Honnebier - The influence of removal of the fetal brain upon intrauterine growth of the
fetus and the placenta and on gestation length. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Clwth. 80, 589-597, 1973.
1974
11 Honnebier WJ, DF Swaab - Influence of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), growth
hormone (GH) and fetal brain extracts on intrauterine growth of fetus and placenta in the rat. J. Obstet.
Gynaec. Brit. Clwth. 81, 439-447, 1974.
12 Honnebier WJ, AC Jöbsis, DF Swaab - The effect of hypophysial hormones and human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG) on the anencephalic fetal adrenal cortex and on parturition in the human. J. Obstet.
Gynaec. Brit. Clwth. 81, 423-438, 1974.
13 Lincoln DW, K Boer, DF Swaab - Measurements of intramammary pressure in rats by a pressure
sensitive radio-pill. Physiol. Behav. 12, 289-292, 1974.
1975
14 Boer K, DW Lincoln, DF Swaab - Effects of electrical stimulation of the neurohypophysis on labour in
the rat. J. Endocr. 65, 163-176, 1975.
15 Swaab DF, CW Pool - Specificity of oxytocin and vasopressin- immuno- fluorescence. J. Endocr. 66,
263-272, 1975.
16 Swaab DF, F Nijvelt, CW Pool - Distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin in the rat supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus. J. Endocr. 67, 461-462, 1975.
*17 Swaab DF, CW Pool, F Nijvelt - Immunofluorescence of vasopressin and oxytocin in the rat
hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system. J. Neural Transm. 36, 195-215, 1975. This paper is a 'citation
classic' of Current Contents, vol. 33 (no. 30) 1990.
1976
18 Boer GJ, FW Van Leeuwen, DF Swaab, JWL Nolten - Acid phosphatase activity in the rat
neurohypophysis during increased levels of gonadotropic hormones, in diabetes insipidus (Brattleboro
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strain) and after water loading. Acta Endocr. 81, 697-706, 1976.
19 Swaab DF, M Visser, FJH Tilders - Stimulation of intrauterine growth in rat by alpha-melanocytestimulating
hormone. J. Endocr. 70, 445-455, 1976.
1977
20 Dogterom J, TjB Van Wimersma Greidanus, DF Swaab - Evidence for the release of vasopressin and
oxytocin into cerebrospinal fluid: measurements in plasma and CSF of intact and hypophysectomized
rats. Neuroendocrinology 24, 108-118, 1977.
21 Swaab DF, CW Pool, FW Van Leeuwen - Can specificity ever be proved in immunocytochemical
staining? Letter to the Editor, J. Histochem. Cytochem. 25, 388-391, 1977.
22 Swaab DF, FW Van Leeuwen, J Dogterom, WJ Honnebier - The fetal hypothalamus and pituitary during
growth and differentiation. J. Steroid Biochem. 8, 545-551, 1977.
23 Van Leeuwen FW, DF Swaab - Specific immunoelectronmicroscopic localization of vasopressin and
oxytocin in the neurohypophysis of the rat. Cell Tiss. Res. 177, 493-501, 1977.
1978
24 Buijs RM, DF Swaab, J Dogterom, FW Van Leeuwen - Intra- and extrahypothalamic vasopressin and
oxytocin pathways in the rat. Cell Tiss. Res. 186, 423-433, 1978.
25 Swaab DF, B Fisser - Immunocytochemical localization of alpha- melanocyte stimulating hormone
(alpha-MSH)-like compounds in the rat nervous system. Neurosci. Lett. 7, 313-317, 1978.
26 Van Leeuwen FW, DF Swaab, C De Raay - Immunoelectron microscopic localization of vasopressin in
the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Cell Tiss. Res. 193, 1-10, 1978.
1979
27 Boer K, DF Swaab, M Visser - The fetal brain and parturition. Animal Reprod. Sci. 2, 63-75, 1979.
28 Boer HH, LPC Schot, EW Roubos, A Ter Maat, JC Lodder, D Reichelt, DF Swaab - ACTH-like
immunoreactivity in two electrotonically coupled giant neurons in the pond snail Lymnea Stagnalis. Cell
Tiss. Res. 202, 231-240, 1979.
29 Buijs RM, DF Swaab - Immuno-electron microscopical demonstration of vasopressin and oxytocin
synapses in the limbic system of the rat. Cell Tiss. Res. 204, 355-365, 1979.
30 Pévet P, DF Swaab - Immunocytochemical evidence for the presence of an alpha-MSH-like compound
in the rat pineal gland. J. Physiol., Paris, 75, 101-103, 1979.
31 Tilders FJH, HA Van der Woude, DF Swaab, AH Mulder - Identification of �MSH release -inhibiting
elements in the neurointermediate lobe of the rat. Brain Res. 171, 425-435, 1979.
32 Van Leeuwen FW, C De Raay, DF Swaab, B Fisser - The localization of oxytocin, vasopressin,
somatostatin and luteinizing hormone in the rat neurohypophysis. Cell Tiss. Res. 202, 189-201, 1979.
33 Visser M, DF Swaab - Life span changes in the presence of melanocyte stimulating hormone containing
cells in the human pituitary. J. Developm. Physiol. 1, 161-178, 1979.
1980
34 Boer GJ, RM Buijs, DF Swaab, GJ De Vries - Vasopressin and the developing rat brain. Peptides 1:
Suppl.1, 203-209, 1980.
35 Buijs RM, DN Velis, DF Swaab - Ontogeny of vasopressin and oxytocin in the fetal rat: early
vasopressinergic innervation of the fetal brain. Peptides 1, 315-324, 1980.
36 Dogterom J, FGM Snijdewint, P Pévet, DF Swaab - Studies on the presence of vasopressin, oxytocin
and vasotocin in the pineal gland, subcom- missural organ and fetal pituitary gland: failure to
demonstrate vasotocin in mammals. J. Endocr. 84, 115-123, 1980.
37 Pévet P, I Ebels, DF Swaab, MT Mud, A Arimura - Presence of AVT-�-MSH-, LHRH- and somatostatinlike
compounds in the rat pineal gland and their relationship with the UMO5R pineal fraction: an
immunocytochemical study. Cell Tiss. Res. 206, 341-353, 1980.
38 Swaab DF - Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte? Publikatie
inaugurale rede, 28 april 1980, Faculteit der Geneeskunde van de Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1980.
1981
39 Boer K, GJ Boer, DF Swaab - Reproduction in Brattleboro rats with diabetes insipidus. J. Reprod. Fert.
61, 273-280, 1981.
40 De Vries GJ, RM Buijs, DF Swaab - Ontogeny of the vasopressinergic neurons of the suprachiasmatic
nucleus and their extrahypothalamic projections in the rat brain - presence of a sex difference in the
lateral septum. Brain Res. 218, 67-78, 1981.
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41 Schot LPC, HH Boer, DF Swaab, S Van Noorden - Immunocytochemical demonstration of peptidergic
neurons in the central nervous system of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis with antisera raised to
biologically active peptides of vertebrates. Cell Tiss. Res. 216, 273-291, 1981.
42 Swaab DF - Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte? T. Verloskundigen
6(7/8), 189-198, 1981 (see inaug. lecture).
43 Swaab DF - Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte? T. Ziekenverpl.
34(23), 1014-1021, 1981 (see inaug. lecture).
44 Fliers E, DF Swaab - Activation of vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic neurons during aging in the
Wistar rat. Peptides 4: 165-170, 1983.
45 Goodfellow CF, MGR Hull, DF Swaab, J Dogterom, RM Buijs - Oxytocin deficiency at delivery with
epidural analgesia. Brit. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 90, 214-219, 1983.
46 Swaab DF, GJ Boer - Neuropeptides and brain development. Current perils and future potential. J.
Devel. Physiol. 5, 67-75, 1983.
47 Swaab DF, HP Oosterbaan - Exclusion of the fetal brain as the main source of rat and human amniotic
fluid oxytocin. Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 90, 1160-1167, 1983.
1984
48 Boer GJ, R Kragten, J Kruisbrink, DF Swaab - Vasopressin fails to restore postnatally the stunted brain
development in the Brattleboro rat, but affects water metabolism permanently. Neurobehav. Toxicol.
Teratol., 6, 103-110, 1984.
49 Swaab DF, MA Hofman - Sexuele differentiatie van de menselijke hersenen. Wending 39 (no.2), 75-81,
1984.
1985
50 Boer GJ, Swaab DF - Neuropeptide effects on brain development to be expected from behavioral
teratology. Peptides 6, suppl.2, 21-28, 1985.
51 De Vries GJ, RM Buijs, FW Van Leeuwen, AR Caffé, DF Swaab - The vasopressinergic innervation of
the brain in normal and castrated rats. J. Comp. Neurol. 233, 236-254, 1985.
52 Fliers E, GJ De Vries, DF Swaab - Changes with aging in the vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of
the rat brain. Brain Res. 48, 1-8, 1985.
53 Fliers E, DF Swaab, CW Pool, RWH Verwer - The vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human
supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus; changes with aging and in senile dementia. Brain Res. 342, 45-
53, 1985.
54 Hoogendijk JE, E Fliers, DF Swaab, RWH Verwer - Activation of vasopressin neurons in the human
supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus in senescence and senile dementia. J. Neurol. Sci. 69, 291-299,
1985.
55 Mirmiran M, E Brenner, J Van der Gugten, DF Swaab - Neurochemical and electrophysiological
disturbances mediate developmental behavioral alterations produced by medicines. Neurobeh.
Toxicology and Teratology 7, 677-683, 1985.
56 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab, GJ Boer - Increased amniotic vasopressin levels in experimentally growthretarded
rat fetuses. J. Devel. Physiol. 7, 89-97, 1985.
57 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab, GJ Boer - Oxytocin and vasopressin in the rat do not readily pass from the
mother to the amniotic fluid in late pregnancy. J. Devel. Physiol. 7, 55-62, 1985.
58 Ravid R, DF Swaab, CW Pool - Light microscopic immunocytochemical localization of vasopressin
binding sites in the rat kidney. J. Endocrinol., 105, 133-140, 1985.
59 Snijdewint FGM, GJ Boer, DF Swaab - Body and brain growth following continuous perinatal
administration of arginine- and lysine-vasopressin to the homozygous Brattleboro rat. Devel. Brain
Res.22, 269-277, 1985.
*60 Swaab DF, E Fliers - A sexually dimorphic nucleus in the human brain. Science 228, 1112-1115, 1985.
61 Swaab DF, E Fliers and B. Fisser - The vasopressin-containing neuron in the human brain; changes
during aging and senile dementia. Brit.J. Clinical Practise 39, 7-10, 1985.
62 Swaab DF, E Fliers, T Partiman - The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain in relation to sex,
age and dementia, Brain Res. 342, 37-44, 1985.
1986
63 Fliers E, SEF Guldenaar, N van de Wal, DF Swaab - Extrahypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin in the
human brain; presence of vasopressin cells in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Brain Res. 375,
363-367, 1986.
64 Mirmiran M, DF Swaab - Central neurotransmitter disturbances underlying developmental
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neurotoxicological effects. J. Neurotoxicology 7, 95-102, 1986.
65 Ravid R, HP Oosterbaan, BL Hansen, DF Swaab - Localisation of oxytocin, vasopressin and parts of
precursors in the human neonatal adrenal. Histochemistry 84, 401-407, 1986.
66 Ravid R, DF Swaab, E Fliers, JE Hoogendijk - Verhoogde vasopressine productie gedurende ouderdom
en dementie. Tijdschrift v. Gerontologie en Geriatrie 17, 136-140, 1986.
67 Ravid R, DF Swaab, TP van der Woude, GJ Boer - Immunocytochemically stained vasopressin binding
sites in rat brain. Ventricular application of vasopressin Accurel in the Brattleboro rat. J. Neurol. Sci.76,
317-333, 1986.
68 Ravid R, DF Swaab, TP van de Woude, GJ Boer - Immunocytochemically stained binding sites for
oxytocin and a-melanocyte stimulating hormone in rat brain following ventricular administration. Brain
Res. 379, 404-408, 1986.
69 Swaab DF - De hersenontwikkeling van het kind bij de verslaafde moeder. TGO (Tijdschrift voor
Therapie, Geneesmiddel en Onderzoek) 11, 254-257, 1986.
70 Swaab DF - Fundamenteel onderzoek van hersenen en het gebruik ervan door medici. Vakblad voor
Biologen 66, 335-337, 1986.
71 Swaab DF, MA Hofman, E Fliers - Sexuele differentiatie van de menselijke hersenen. Ned. T.
Geneeskunde, Caput Selectum 130, 106-110, 1986.
72 Van der Sluis PJ, GJ Boer, DF Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin in the developing rat brain as shown
by isoelectric focusing of radioimmunoassayable peptides. Dev. Brain Research 26, 85-90, 1986.
1987
73 Fliers E, DF Swaab - Neurobiologisch onderzoek naar veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer;
achtergronden van de organisatie van een hersenbank. Vox Hospitii, 11(3), 73-76, 1987.
74 Mirmiran M, DF Swaab - Influence of drugs on brain neurotransmitters and behavioral states during
development. Dev. Pharmacol. Ther.10, 377-384, 1987.
75 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab - Circulating neurohypophysial hormones in anencephalic infants. Am. J.
Obstet. and Gynec. 157, 117-119, 1987.
76 Ravid R, E Fliers, DF Swaab, C Zurcher - Changes in vasopressin and plasma testosterone in the
senescent Brown-Norway BN/BiRij rat. Gerontology 33, 87-98, 1987.
77 Roozendaal B, WA van Gool, DF Swaab, JE Hoogendijk, M Mirmiran - Changes in vasopressin cells of
the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus with aging. Brain Res.409, 259-264, 1987.
78 Swaab DF - De klok in onze hersenen. 11th Holst lecture, Techn. Univ. Eindhoven, 1987.
79 Swaab DF and E. Fliers - Vasopressin systems in the rat and human brain; their changes in relation to
aging and dementia. Reinhardsbrunn Symp. 1986, Math.- Naturwiss. R. 36, 165-169, 1987.
80 Swaab DF and HBM Uylings - Comments on review by Coleman and Flood `Neuron numbers and
dendritic extend in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease', Density measures: parameters to avoid.
Neurobiol. of Aging 8, 574-575, 1987.
1988
81 Chee CA, B Roozendaal, DF Swaab, E Goudsmit, M Mirmiran - Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and
vasopressin changes in the senile rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Neurobiology of Aging, 9, 307-312,
1988.
82 Goudsmit E, E Fliers, DF Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin excretion in the Brown-Norway rat in
relation to aging, water metabolism and testosterone. Mech. Ageing and Development 44, 241-252,
1988.
83 Goudsmit E, E Fliers, DF Swaab - Testosterone supplementation restores vasopressin innervation in
the senescent rat brain. Brain Res. 473, 306-313, 1988.
84 Hofman MA, E Fliers, E Goudsmit, DF Swaab - Morphometric analysis of the suprachiasmatic and
paraventricular nuclei in the human brain: sex differences and age-dependent changes. J. Anat. 160,
127-143, 1988.
85 Mirmiran M, J Overdijk, W Witting, A Klop, DF Swaab - A simple method for recording and analysing
circadian rhythms in man. J. Neurosci. Meth. 25, 209-214, 1988.
86 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab - Oxytocine en vasopressine in het amnionvocht bij de mens en de rat.
Tijdschr. v. Diergeneesk. 113, 677-680, 1988.
87 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab, MA Hofman - Het op gang komen van de baring: een kwestie van energie?
Medisch Journaal Groot Ziekengasthuis 's-Hertogenbosch, 3, 205-216, 1988
88 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab - Oxytocine en vasopressine in het amnionvocht bij de mens en de rat.
Tijdschr. Diergeneeskunde, 113, 677-680, 1988.
89 Ravid R, DF Swaab - De Hersenbank. Tijdschr. v. Ziekenverpl. 42, 358-360, 1988.
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90 Snijdewint FGM, GJ Boer, DF Swaab - Prenatal development of the Brattleboro rat is influenced by
genotype and lysine vasopressin treatment of the mother. Biol. Neonate 53, 295-304, 1988.
91 Swaab DF - Wij zijn onze hersenen. EOS Magazine 11, p. 139, 1988.
92 Swaab DF, MA Hofman - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus: ontogeny of the sexually
dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area. Devel. Brain Res. 44, 314-318, 1988.
93 Swaab DF, B Fisser, W Kamphorst, D Troost - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus; neuropeptide
changes in senium and Alzheimer's disease. Basic Appl. Histochem.32, 434, 1988.
94 Swaab DF, E Goudsmit, E Fliers - Veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer: de ontwikkeling van een
nieuwe onderzoekslijn binnen het Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek. Verband 12 (3), 5-6,
1988.
95 Turkenburg JL, DF Swaab, E Endert, AL Louwerse, NE van de Poll - Effects of lesions of the sexually
dimorphic nucleus on sexual behavior of testosterone-treated female Wistar rats. Brain Res. Bull. 21,
215-224, 1988.
96 Van Zwieten EJ, R Ravid, DF Swaab, Tj vd Woude - Immunocytochemically stained vasopressin
binding sites on blood vessels in the rat brain. Brain Res. 474, 369-373, 1988.
1989
97 Hofman MA, DF Swaab - The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area in the human brain: a
comparative, morphometric study. J. Anat. 164, 55-72, 1989.
98 Mirmiran M, DF Swaab, W Witting, MBOM Honnebier, WA Van Gool, P Eikelenboom - Biological clocks
in development, aging and Alzheimer's disease. Brain Dysfunct. 2, 57-66, 1989.
99 Oosterbaan HP, DF Swaab - Amniotic oxytocin and vasopressin in relation to human fetal development
and labor. Early Human Development 19, 253-262, 1989.
100 Swaab DF. - Blijvende effecten van chemische stoffen op het zich ontwikkelende zenuwstelsel:
functionele teratologie. Ned. Tijdschr. v. Geneesk. 133, 246-249, 1989.
101 Swaab DF - De fitrace naar de dood. Elseviers Magazine 45 (nr.5, 4-2-1989), p. 107.
102 Swaab DF, JJ Hauw, GP Reynolds, S Sorbi - Tissue Banking and EURAGE, J. Neurol. Sci. 93: 341-
343, 1989.
103 Troost D, JJ Van den Oord, JMBV De Jong, DF Swaab - Lymphocytic infiltration in the spinal cord of
patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clin. Neuropathol. 8, 289-294, 1989.
1990
104 Duyckaerts C, P Delaere, JJ Hauw, AL Abbamondi-Pinto, S Sorbi, I Allen, JP Brion, J Flament-Durand,
L Duchen, J Kauss, W Schlote, J Lowe, A Probst, R Ravid, DF Swaab, K Renkawek, B Tomlinson -
Rating of the lesions in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type: concordance between laboratories: a
European multicentric study under the auspices of EURAGE. J. Neurol. Sci. 97, 295-323, 1990.
105 Ghanbari H., BE Miller, HJ Haigler, M Arato, G Bissette, P Davies, Ch Nemeroff, E Perry, R Perry, R
Ravid, DF Swaab, WO Whetsell, FP Zemlan - Biochemical Assay of Alzheimer's Disease: Associated
Protein(s) in Human Brain Tissue. JAMA 263, 2907-2910, 1990.
106 Goudsmit E, MGP Feenstra, DF Swaab - Central monoamine metabolism in the male Brown-Norway rat
in relation to aging and testosterone. Brain Res. Bull., 25, 755-763, 1990.
107 Goudsmit E, MA Hofman, E Fliers, DF Swaab - The supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the human
hypothalamus in relation to sex, age and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 11, 529-536,
1990.
108 Goudsmit E, VN Luine, DF Swaab - Testosterone locally increases vasopressin content but fails to
restore choline acetyltransferase activity in the senescent male rat brain. Neurosci. Lett. 112, 290- 296,
1990.
109 Goudsmit E, NE Van de Poll, DF Swaab - Testosterone fails to reverse spatial memory decline in aged
rats and impairs retention in young and middle-aged animals. Behav. Neural Biol. 53, 6-20, 1990.
110 Hofman MA, E Goudsmit, JS Purba, DF Swaab - Morphometric analysis of the supraoptic nucleus in the
human brain. J. Anat. 172, 259-270, 1990.
111 Mullaert E, MET Boerrigter, R Ravid, DF Swaab, J Vijg - Increased levels of DNA breaks in cerebral
cortex of Alzheimer's disease patients. Neurobiology of Aging 11, 169-173, 1990.
112 Skene DJ, B Vivien-Roels, DL Sparks, P Pevet, R Ravid, DF Swaab - Daily variation in the
concentration of melatonin and 5-methoxytryptophol in the human pineal gland: effect of age and
Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res., 528, 170-174, 1990.
113 Swaab DF - Immunofluorescence of vasopressin and oxytocin, Citation Classic Current Contents 22,
no. 28, 9 July, p.34 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and no. 30, 23 July (Life Sciences), 1990.
*114 Swaab DF, MA Hofman - An enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus in homosexual men. Brain Res. 537,
141-148, 1990.
115 Swaab DF, MA Hofman, MBOM Honnebier - Development of vasopressin neurons in the human
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suprachiasmatic nucleus in relation to birth. Dev. Brain. Res. 52, 289-293, 1990.
116 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, P Poot, GJ Molenaar, FW van Leeuwen, DF Swaab - A vasopressin and
oxytocin containing nucleus in the pig hypothalamus that shows neuronal changes during puberty, J.
Comp. Neurol. 301, 138-146, 1990.
117 Witting W, IH Kwa, P Eikelenboom, M Mirmiran, DF Swaab - Alterations in the circadian rest-activity
rhythm in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Biol. Psychiatr. 27, 563-572, 1990.
1991
118 Hofman MA, DF Swaab - Sexual dimorphism of the human brain: myth and reality, Exp. Clin.
Endocrinol. 98, 161-170, 1991.
119 Kremer HPH, DF Swaab, GThAM Bots, B Fisser, R Ravid, RAC Roos -The hypothalamic lateral tuberal
nucleus in Alzheimer's disease, Ann. Neurol. 29, 279-284, 1991.
*120 Swaab DF - Brain aging and Alzheimer's disease: "wear and tear" versus "use it or lose it". Neurobiol.
Aging, 12, 317-324, 1991.
121 Swaab DF - Author's response to Commentaries, Neurobiology of Aging 12, 352-355, 1991.
122 Swaab DF - Het syndroom van Prader-Willi en de hypothalamus. In: Contactblad Prader-Willi
Vereniging no. 2, 3-5, december 1991. Tevens in Belgisch Kontactblad jaargang 4, nummer 2/3, p. 7-9.
123 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, CMJE Lugard-Kok, SJ Dieleman, MM Bevers, DF Swaab - Influence of
gonadectomy and testosterone supplementation on the postnatal development of the vasopressin and
oxytocin containing nucleus of the pig hypothalamus. Neuroendocrinology, 54: 580-586, 1991.
124 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, DF Swaab - Increasing neuron numbers in the vasopressin and oxytocin
containing nucleus of the adult female pig hypothalamus, Neuroscience Letters, 132: 85-88, 1991.
125 Van Zwieten EJ, R Ravid, PJ Van der Sluis, AA Sluiter, CW Pool, D Smyth, DF Swaab - Increased
vasopressin immunoreactivity in the rat brain after a postmortem interval of 6 hours. Brain Res. 550,
263-267, 1991.
126 Wierda M, E Goudsmit, PF Van der Woude, JS Purba, MA Hofman, H Bogte, DF Swaab - Oxytocin cell
number in the human paraventricular nucleus remains constant with aging and in Alzheimer's disease,
Neurobiol. Aging 12: 511-516, 1991.
1992
127 Bahnsen U, P Oosting, DF Swaab, P Nahke, D Richter, H Schmale - A missense mutation in the
vasopressin-neurophysin precursor gene cosegregates with human autosomal dominant
neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus, The EMBO journal, vol. 11, no. 1, 19-23, 1992.
128 Hofman MA, DF Swaab - Seasonal changes in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of man, Neuroscience
Letters, 139, 257-260, 1992.
129 Romijn HJ, AWJW Janszen, MJD Van Voorst, RM Buijs, R Balázs, DF Swaab - Perinatal hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy affects the proportion of GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the cerebral cortex
of the rat. Brain Research 592: 17-28, 1992.
130 Romijn HJ, AWJW Janszen, MJD Van Voorst, RM Buijs, R Balázs, DF Swaab - Perinatal hypoxia and
epilepsy. Acta Antwerpgentia 9, 24-36.
131 Swaab DF - How to prevent the retiring brain from degenerating, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery,
94, S150-S152, 1992.
132 Swaab DF, I Grundke-Iqbal, K Iqbal, HPH Kremer, R Ravid, JAP van de Nes - Tau and ubiquitin in the
human hypothalamus in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res. 590: 239-249 (1992).
133 Swaab DF - The Prader-Willi syndrome and the hypothalamus. Pickwick Papers (Newsletter of the
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association) May 1992. Also in The Open Door (Prader-Willi Syndrome
Association Australia, no. 2, p. 9-11, 1992).
134 Swaab DF, LJG Gooren, MA Hofman - Gender and Sexual Orientation in relation to hypothalamic
structures. Hormone Res. 38 (suppl.): 51-61, 1992.
135 Troost D, PAE Sillevis Smitt, JMBV De Jong, DF Swaab - Neurofilament and glia alterations in the
cerebral cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Acta Neuropathol. 84: 664-673, 1992
136 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, CMJE Lugard-Kok, DF Swaab - The supraoptic nucleus in the pig
hypothalamus: postnatal development and the effect of gonadal steroids. J. Endocrinology 134, 19-25,
1992.
137 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, DF Swaab, FW Van Leeuwen - Distribution of vasopressin and oxytocin cells
and fibres in the hypothalamus of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa), J. Comp. Neurol., 318: 138-146, 1992.
1993
138 Hofman MA, JS Purba, DF Swaab - Annual variations in the vasopressin neuron population of the
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human suprachiasmatic nucleus. Neuroscience 53: 1103-1112, 1993.
139 Hofman MA, DF Swaab - Diurnal and seasonal rhythms of neuronal activity in the suprachiasmatic
nucleus of humans. J. Biol. Rhythms 8: 283-295.
140 Kruijver FPM, FH De Jonge, WT Van den Broek, T Van der Woude, E Endert, DF Swaab - Lesions of
the suprachiasmatic nucleus do not disturb sexual orientation of the adult male rat. Brain Res. 624: 342-
346, 1993
141 Lucassen PJ, R Ravid, NK Gonatas, DF Swaab - Activation of the human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus neurons with aging and in Alzheimer's disease as judged from increasing size
of the Golgi apparatus. Brain Research 632: 105-113 (1993).
142 Panayotacopoulou MT, DF Swaab - Development of tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neurons in
the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus. Dev. Brain Res. 72: 145-150, 1993.
143 Purba JS, MA Hofman, D Troost, DF Swaab - Decreased number of oxytocin neurons in the
paraventricular nucleus of human hypothalamus in AIDS. Brain 116: 795-809.
144 Raadsheer FC, AA Sluiter, R Ravid, FJH Tilders, DF Swaab - Localization of corticotropin-releasing
hormone (CRH) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the human hypothalamus; age-dependent
colocalization with vasopressin. Brain Res. 615: 50-62, 1993.
145 Ravid R, DF Swaab - The Netherlands Brain Bank - a clinico-pathological link in aging and dementia
research. J. Neural Transm. [Suppl.] 39: 143-153, 1993.
146 Swaab DF - Neurohypophyseal peptides in the human hypothalamus in relation to development, sexual
differentiation, aging and disease. Regulatory Peptides 45: 143-147, 1993.
147 Swaab DF, MA Hofman, JAP Van de Nes, JS Purba, FC Raadsheer, PJ Lucassen - Functional
neuroanatomy and neuropathology of the human hypothalamus. Anat. & Embryol. 187: 317-330, 1993.
148 Taphoorn MJB, EJW Van Someren, FJ Snoek, RLM Strijers, DF Swaab, F Visscher, LP De Waal, CH
Polman - Fatigue, sleep disturbances and circadian rhythm in multiple sclerosis. J. Neurol. 240: 446-
448 (1993)
149 Troost D, N Claessen, JJ Van den Oord, DF Swaab, JMBV De Jong - Neuronophagia in the motor
cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 19, 390-397, 1993.
150 Van de Nes JAP, W Kamphorst, R Ravid, DF Swaab - The distribution of Alz-50 immunoreactivity in the
hypothalamus and adjoining areas of Alzheimer's disease patients. Brain, 116: 103-115, 1993.
151 Van der Post JAM, A Konijnenberg, K Boer, MCL Schaap, CEA Van Boxtel, A Sturk, GJ Boer, DF
Swaab - Preeclampsia is not associated with altered platelet vasopressin binding and cytosolic Ca2+
concentration. Am. J. Obstetr. & Gynecol., 169, 1169-1178, 1993.
152 Van Someren EJW, WA Van Gool, BFM Vonk, M Mirmiran, JD Speelman, DA Bosch, DF Swaab - A
new method for the ambulatory registration of tremor and movement. J. Neurol. Sci. 117: 16-23, 1993.
153 Van Someren EJW, Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - Non-pharmacological treatment of sleep and wake
disturbances in aging and Alzheimer's disease: chronobiological perspectives. Behav. Brain Res. 57:
235-253, 1993.
154 Van Zwieten EJ, WT Kos, R Ravid, DF Swaab - Decreased number of vasopressin immunoreactive
neurons in the medial amygdala and locus coeruleus of the aged rat, Neurobiology of Aging 14: 245-
248, 1993.
155 Van Zwieten EJ, DF Swaab - Neurohypophysial peptides in the human brain in relation to development,
sexual differentiation, aging and disease. Neuroendocrinology Lett. 15: 1-11, 1993.
156 Witting W, Mirmiran M, Bos NPA, Swaab DF - Effect of Light Intensity on Diurnal Sleep-Wake
Distribution in Young and Old Rats. Brain Research Bulletin 30: pp. 157-162, 1993.
1994
157 Fliers E, Noppen NWAM, Wiersinga WM, Visser TJ, Swaab DF - Distribution of thyrotropin-releasing
hormone(TRH)-containing cells and fibers in the human hypothalamus. J. Comp. Neurol. 350: 311-323,
1994
158 Gabreëls BAThF, DF Swaab, NG Seidah, JLP Van Duijnhoven, GJM Martens, FW Van Leeuwen -
Differential expression of the neuroendocrine polypeptide 7B2 in hypothalami of Prader-(Labhart)-Willi
syndrome patients. Brain Research 657: 281-293, 1994.
159 Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Alterations in circadian neuronal rhythmicity of the human suprachiasmatic
nucleus (SCN) with aging. Brain Research 651: 134-142, 1994.
160 Kudo T, K Iqbal, R Ravid, DF Swaab, I Grundke-Iqbal - A competitive enzyme-linked immunoflow assay
for ubiquitin in cerebrospinal fluid. Neuroreport 5: 1522-1524, 1994.
161 Kudo T, K Iqbal, R Ravid, DF Swaab, I Grundke-Iqbal - Alzheimer disease: correlation of cerebrospinal
fluid and brain ubiquitin levels. Brain Research 639, 1-7, 1994.
162 Lucassen PJ, A Salehi, CW Pool, NK Gonatas, DF Swaab - Activation of vasopressin neurons in aging
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and Alzheimer's disease. J. Neuroendocr. 6: 673-680, 1994.
163 Panayotacopoulou MT, Raadsheer FC, Swaab DF - Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with oxytocin
or vasopressin in neurons of the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus. Dev. Brain Research
83: 59-66, 1994.
164 Purba JS, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Decreased number of oxytocin-immunoreactive neurons in the
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in Parkinson's disease. Neurology 44, 84-89 (1994).
165 Raadsheer FC, DE Oorschot, RWH Verwer, FJH Tilders, DF Swaab - Age-related increase in the total
number of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the human paraventricular nucleus in controls
and Alzheimer's disease: comParison of the disector with an unfolding method. J. Comp. Neurol. 339:
447-457.
166 Raadsheer FC, FJH Tilders, DF Swaab - Similar age related increase of vasopressin colocalization in
paraventricular corticoptropin-releasing hormone neurons in controls and Alzheimer patients. J.
Neuroendocrinol. 6, 131-133 (1994).
167 Raadsheer FC, Hoogendijk WJG, Stam FC, Tilders FJH, Swaab DF. - Increased numbers of
corticotropin-releasing hormone expressing neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of
depressed patients. Neuroendocrinology 60: 436-444, 1994.
168 Salehi A, PJ Lucassen, CW Pool, NK Gonatas, R Ravid, DF Swaab - Decreased neuronal activity in the
nucleus basalis of Meynert in Alzheimer's disease as suggested by the size of the Golgi apparatus.
Neuroscience 59: 871-880, 1994.
169 Swaab DF, MA Hofman, PJ Lucassen, A Salehi, HBM Uylings - Neuronal atrophy, not cell death, is the
main hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 15: 369-371, 1994.
170 Swaab DF, JN Zhou, T Ehlhart, MA Hofman - Development of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
neurons in the human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in relation to birth and sex. Dev. Brain Research
79: 249-259, 1994.
171 Swaab DF, FC Raadsheer, E Endert, MA Hofman, W Kamphorst, R Ravid. Increased cortisol levels in
aging and Alzheimer's disease in postmortem cerebrospinal fluid. J. Neuroendocrinology 6: 681-688,
1994.
172 Van de Nes JAP, Sluiter AA, Pool CW, Kamphorst W, Ravid R, Swaab DF - The monoclonal antibody
Alz-50, used to reveal cytoskeletal changes in Alzheimer's disease, also reacts with somatostatinergic
neurons in the normal human hypothalamus and adjoining areas. Brain Research 655: 97-109, 1994.
173 Van de Nes JAP, Kamphorst W, Swaab DF - Arguments for and against the primary amyloid local
induction hypothesis on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Ann. Psychiatry 4: 95-111, 1994.
174 Van der Post JA, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Boer K, Van Boxtel CE, Swaab DF - Radioimmunoassay of
vasopressin during pregnancy. Use and removal of cystylaminopeptidase inhibitors. Clinica Chimica
Acta 230: 125-136, 1994.
175 Van Eerdenburg FJCM, DF Swaab - Postnatal development and sexual differentiation of pig
hypothalamic nuclei. Psychoneuroendocrinology 19 (5-7): 471-484, 1994.
176 Van Zwieten EJ, R Ravid, WJG Hoogendijk, DF Swaab - Stable vasopressin innervation in the
degenerating human locus coeruleus in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research 649: 329-333, 1994.
177 Witting W, M Mirmiran, NPA Bos, DF Swaab - The effect of old age on the free-running period of
circadian rhythms in rat. Chronobiology International 11: 103-112, 1994.
1995
178 De Vos RAI, ENH Jansen, FC Stam, R Ravid, H Begthel, H Ploegmakers, DF Swaab - "Lewy body
disease": clinico-neuro-pathological correlations in 18 consecutive cases of Parkinson's disease.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 97: 13-22, 1995.
179 Erkut ZA, MA Hofman, R Ravid, DF Swaab - Increased activity of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing
hormone (CRH) neurons in multiple sclerosis. J. Neuroimmunol. 62: 27-33, 1995.
180 Guldenaar SEF, Swaab DF - Estimation of oxytocin mRNA in the human paraventricular nucleus in
AIDS by means of quantitative in situ hybridization. Brain Research 700: 107-114.
181 Hofman MA, Skene DJ, Swaab DF - Effect of photoperiod on the diurnal melatonin and 5methoxytryptophol
rhythms in the human pineal gland. Brain Res. 671: 254-260.
182 Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Influence of aging on the seasonal rhythm of the human suprachiasmatic
nucleus (SCN). Neurobiology of Aging 16: 965-971.
183 Hoogendijk WJG, Pool CW, Troost D, Van Zwieten EJ, Swaab DF - Image-analyzer-assisted
morphometry of the locus coeruleus in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Brain, 118, 131-143. * Material from this paper was selected by the journal to serve as
cover illustration.
184 Lucassen PJ, E Goudsmit, G Mengod, JM Palacios, FC Raadsheer, SEF Guldenaar, DF Swaab - In situ
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hybridization for vasopressin mRNA in the human supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus; quantitative
aspects of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections as compared to cryostat sections. J.
Neuroscience Methods 57: 221-230, 1995 (& corrigendum in J. Neurosci. Meth. 64 (1996) 133).
185 Lucassen PJ, Chung WCJ, Vermeulen JP, Van Lookeren Campagne M, Van Dierendonck JH, Swaab
DF - Microwave-enhanced in situ end-labeling of fragmented DNA; parametric studies in relation to post
mortem delay and fixation of rat and human brain, J. Histochem. Cytochem. 43: 1163-1171, 1995.
186 Lucassen PJ, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Increased light intensity prevents the age related loss of
vasopressin-expressing neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Brain Res. 693: 261-266, 1995.
187 Portela A, Cornélissen G, Halberg F, Halberg J, Hofman MA, Swaab DF, Ikonomov OC, Stoynev AG -
Metachronalysis of circannual and circasemiannual characteristics of human suprachiasmatic
vasopressin-containing neurons. In Vivo 9: 347-358, 1995.
188 Purba JS, Raadsheer FC, Hofman MA, Ravid R, Polman CH, Kamphorst W, Swaab DF - Increased
number of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus
of patients with multiple sclerosis. Neuroendocrinology 62: 62-70, 1995.
*189 Raadsheer FC, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Lucassen PJ, Hoogendijk WJG, Tilders FJH, DF Swaab -
Increased corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA in the paraventricular nucleus of patients with
Alzheimer's disease or depression. Am. J. Psychiatry 152, 1372-1376, 1995.
190 Salehi A, Van de Nes JAP, Hofman MA, Gonatas NK, Swaab DF - Early cytoskeletal changes as shown
by Alz-50 are not accompanied by decreased neuronal activity. Brain Res., 678: 29-39.
191 Salehi A, Ravid R, Gonatas NK, Swaab DF - Decreased activity of hippocampal neurons in Alzheimer's
disease is not related to the presence of neurofibrillary tangles. J. Neuropathol. Exptl. Neurol. 54, 704-
709 (1995).
192 Salehi A, Heyn S, Gonatas NK, Swaab DF - Decreased protein synthetic activity of the hypothalamic
tuberomammillary nucleus in Alzheimer's disease as suggested by a smaller Golgi apparatus. Neurosci.
Lett. 193: 29-32, 1995.
193 Scherder EJA, Bouma A, Steen L, Swaab DF - Peripheral nerve stimulation in Alzheimer's disease; A
meta-analysis. Alzheimer's Research 1: 183-184 (1995).
194 Swaab DF - Ageing of the human hypothalamus. Horm. Res. 43: 8-11, 1995.
195 Swaab DF, Hofman MA - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus in relation to gender and
sexual orientation. (Trends in Neurosciences (TINS) 18: 264-270. *Material from this paper was
selected by the journal to serve as cover illustration.
196 Swaab DF, LJG Gooren, MA Hofman - Brain Research, Gender and Sexual Orientation. J.
Homosexuality 28: 283-301, 1995.
197 Swaab DF, Slob AK, Houtsmuller EJ, Brand T, Zhou JN - Increased number of vasopressin neurons in
the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of "bisexual" adult male rats following perinatal treatment with the
aromatase blocker ATD. Dev. Brain Res., 85: 273-279.
198 Swaab DF, Purba JS, Hofman MA - Alterations in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and its
oxytocin neurons (putative satiety cells) in Prader-Willi syndrome: A study of five cases. J. Clin.
Endocrin. Metab. 80(2):573-579.
199 Swaab DF - Development of the human hypothalamus. Neurochem. Res. 20(5), 509-519, 1995
200 Swaab DF - Kan activatie van het zenuwstelsel het Alzheimerproces gunstig beïnvloeden? COBObulletin
2: 3-6, 1995.
201 Van der Woude PF, Goudsmit E, Wierda M, Purba JS, Hofman MA, Bogte H, Swaab DF - No
vasopressin cell loss in the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus during aging and in
Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 16: 11-18.
202 Van Leeuwen FW, Chouham S, Axelson JF, Swaab DF, Van Eerdenburg FJCM - Sex differences in the
distribution of estrogen receptors in the septal area and hypothalamus of the domestic pig (sus scrofa).
Neuroscience 64(1): 261-275.
203 Witting W, Boerma D, Koster-van Hoffen GC, Swaab DF, Mirmiran M. - Light suppresses frequency and
endogenous amplitude of the circadian system in nocturnal animals. Biological Rhythm Research 26:
477-485, 1995.
204 Zhou JN, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - VIP neurons in the human SCN in relation to sex, age and
Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging 16, 571-576.
*205 Zhou JN, Hofman MA, Gooren LJG, Swaab DF - A sex difference in the human brain and its relation to
transsexuality. Nature 378: 68-70, 1995. Reprinted with permission in the Int. J. Transgenderism 1 in
1997 (electronic journal).
206 Zhou JN, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - No changes in the number of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
expressing neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of homosexual men; comParison with vasopressin
expressing neurons. Brain Res. 672: 285-288.
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1996
207 Evans DAP, JPH Burbach, DF Swaab, FW Van Leeuwen - Mutant vasopressin precursors in the human
hypothalamus: evidence for neuronal somatic mutations in man. Neuroscience 71: 1025-1030.
208 Guldenaar SEF, B Veldkamp, O Bakker, WM Wiersinga, DF Swaab, E Fliers - Thyrotropin-releasing
hormone gene expression in the human hypothalamus. Brain Res. 743: 93-101. *Material from this
paper was selected by the journal to serve as cover illustration.
209 Hofman MA, Zhou JN, Swaab DF - Suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain: an
immunocytochemical and morphometric analysis. The Anatomical Record 244: 552-562, 1996.
210 Hofman MA, Zhou JN, Swaab DF - No evidence for a diurnal vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
rhythm in the human suprachiasmatic nucleus. Brain Research 722: 78-82, 1996.
211 Hoogendijk WJG, Van Someren EJW, Mirmiran M, Hofman MA, Lucassen PJ, Zhou JN, Swaab DF -
Circadian rhythm-related behavioral disturbances and structural hypothalamic changes in Alzheimer’s
disease. Int. Psychogeriatrics 8, suppl. 3: 245-252 and 269-272, 1996.
212 Korting C, EJ Van Zwieten, GJ Boer, R Ravid, DF Swaab - Increase in vasopressin binding sites in the
human choroid plexus in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res. 706: 151-154, 1996.
213 Mirmiran M, Van Someren EJW, Swaab DF - Is brain plasticity preserved during aging and in
Alzheimer's disease. Behavioural Brain Research 78: 43-48, 1996
214 Purba JS, Hoogendijk WJG, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Increased number of vasopressin and oxytocin
expressing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the human hypothalamus in depression. Arch.
Gen. Psych. 53: 137-143, 1996.
*215 Salehi A, Verhaagen J, Dijkhuizen PA, Swaab DF - Colocalization of high affinity neurotrophin receptors
in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons and their differential reduction in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience 75: 373-378, 1996.
216 Te Koppele JM, Lucassen PJ, Sakkee AN, Van Asten JG, Ravid R, Swaab DF, Van Bezooijen CFA - 8-
OHdG levels in brain do not indicate oxidative DNA damage in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging
17: 819-826.
217 Timmers HJLM, Swaab DF, Van de Nes JAP, Kremer HPH - Somatostatin 1-12 immunoreactivity is
decreased in the hypothalamic lateral tuberal nucleus of Huntington's disease patients. Brain Res. 728:
141-148, 1996.
218 Van Someren EJW, Hagebeuk EEO, Lijzenga C, Scheltens P, De Rooij SEJA, Jonker C, Pot AM,
Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - Circadian rest-activity rhythm disturbances in Alzheimer's disease. Biol. Psych.
40: 259-270, 1996.
219 Van Someren EJW, Lazeron RHC, Vonk BFM, Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - Gravitational artefact in
frequency spectra of movement acceleration: implications for actigraphy in young and elderly subjects.
J. Neurosci. Meth. 65: 55-62, 1996.
220 Van Zwieten EJ, Ravid R, Swaab DF - Differential vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of the human
parabrachial nucleus: no changes in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res. 711: 146-152, 1996.
221 Zhou JN, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Morphometric analysis of vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide neurons in the human suprachiasmatic nucleus: influence of microwave treatment. Brain
Res. 742: 334-338, 1996.
1997
222 Dai J, Swaab DF, Buijs RM - Distribution of vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
fibers in the human hypothalamus with special emphasis on suprachiasmatic nucleus efferent
projections. J. Comp. Neurol. 383: 397-414, 1997.
223 Fliers E, Guldenaar SEF, Wiersinga WM, Swaab DF - Decreased hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing
hormone (TRH) gene expression in patients with nonthyroidal illness. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab. 82: 4032-
4036, 1997.
224 Lucassen PJ, Chung WCJ, Kamphorst W, Swaab DF - DNA damage distribution in the human brain as
shown by in situ end labeling: area specific differences in aging and Alzheimer's disease. J.
Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 56: 887-900.
225 Lucassen PJ, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Guldenaar SEF, Pool CW, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Unchanged
amounts of vasopressin mRNA in the supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus during aging and in
Alzheimer's disease. J. Neuroendocrinology 9: 297-305, 1997.
226 Swaab DF, Salehi A - Letter to the Editor. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 56: 216, 1997.
227 Van der Post JAM, Van Buul BJA, Hart AAM, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Pesman G, Legros JJ, Steegers
EAP, Swaab DF, Boer K. - Vasopressin and oxytocin levels during normal pregnancy: effects of chronic
dietary sodium restriction. J. Endocrinol. 152: 345-354, 1997.
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228 Van Someren EJW, Lijzenga C, Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - Long-term fitness training improves the
circadian rest-activity rhythm in healthy elderly males. J. Biol. Rhythms 12: 146-156, 1997.
229 Van Someren EJW, Kessler A, Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - Indirect bright light improves circadian restactivity
rhythm disturbances in demented patients. Biol. Psychiatr. 41: 955-963, 1997.
1998
230 Dai JP, Van der Vliet J, Swaab DF, Buijs RM - The human retinohypothalamic tract as revealed by in
vitro postmortem tracing. J. Comp. Neurol. 397: 357-370, 1998.
*231 Dai JP, Swaab DF, Buijs RM - Recovery of axonal transport in ‘dead neurons’. Lancet 351: 499-500.
232 Dai JP, Swaab DF, Van der Vliet J, Buijs RM - Postmortem tracing reveals the organization of
hypothalamic projections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the human brain. J. Comp. Neurol. 400: 87-
102.
233 Dai JP, Van der Vliet J, Swaab DF, Buijs RM - Postmortem anterograde tracing of intrahypothalamic
projections of the human dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. J. Comp. Neurol. 401: 16-33.
234 Erkut Z, Pool CW, Swaab DF - Glucocorticoids suppress corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and
vasopressin (AVP) expression in human hypothalamic neurons. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab. 83: 2066-2973,
1998
235 Gabreëls BAThF, Swaab DF, De Kleijn DPV, Dean A, Seidah NG, Van de Loo J-W, Van de Ven WJM,
Martens GJM, Van Leeuwen FW - The vasopressin precursor is not processed in the hypothalamus of
Wolfram syndrome patients with diabetes insipidus: evidence for the involvement of PC2 and 7B2. J.
Clin. Endocr. Metabol. 83: 4026-4033, 1998.
236 Gabreëls BAThF, Swaab DF, De Kleijn DPV, Seidah NG, Van de Loo J-W, Van de Ven WJM, Martens
GJM, Van Leeuwen FW - Attenuation of the polypeptide 7B2, prohormone convertase PC2 and
vasopressin in the hypothalamus of some Prader-Willi patients: indications for a processing defect. J.
Clin. Endocr. Metab. 83: 591-599.
237 Hoogendijk WJG, Purba JS, Hofman MA, De Vos RAI, Jansen ENH, Swaab DF - Depression in
Parkinson’s disease is not accompanied by more corticotropin-releasing hormone expressing neurons
in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Biol. Psych. 43: 913-917, 1998.
238 Lucassen PJ, Van Someren EJW, Swaab DF - Zijn actieve neuronen beter bestand tegen veroudering
en de ziekte van Alzheimer? Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie 29: 177-183, 1998.
*239 Mayer A, Swaab DF, Pilgrim C, Reisert I, Lahr G - Genes involved in male sex determination are
expressed in adult human brain. Neurogenetics 1: 281-288, 1998
240 Mulder M, Ravid R, Swaab DF, De Kloet ER, Haasdijk E, Kulk J, Van der Boom J, Havekes LM -
Reduced levels of cholesterol, phospholipids and fatty acids in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s
disease patients are not related to apolipoprotein E4. Alzheimer’s Dis. Assoc. Disorders 12: 198-203,
1998.
241 Oleana V, Salehi A, Swaab DF - Increased expression of the TIAR protein in the hippocampus of
Alzheimer patients. Neuroreport 9: 1451-1454, 1998.
242 Salehi A, Bakker JM, Mulder M, Swaab DF - Limited effect of senile plaques on neuronal density in the
hippocampal CA1 Area of Alzheimer patients. Alzh. Dis. Assoc. Disorders. 12: 77-82, 1998.
*243 Salehi A, Dubelaar EJG, Mulder M, Swaab DF - Decreased activity of nucleus basalis neurons in
Alzheimer’s disease is ApoE type dependent. PNAS 95: 11445-11449.
244 Salehi A, Pool CW, Mulder M, Ravid R, Gonatas NK, Swaab DF - Activity of hippocampal CA1 neurons
in Alzheimer’s disease is not affected by the presence of adjacent neuritic plaques. J. Alzh. Disease 1:
107-118.
245 Salehi A, Gonzalez-Martinez V, Swaab DF - A sex difference and no effect of ApoE-type on the amount
of cytoskeletal alterations in the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging 19:
505-510, 1998
246 Scherder EJA, Bouma A, Van Someren EJW, Swaab DF - Beneficial effects of peripheral nerve
stimulation on cognition, behaviour and the rest-activity rhythm in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurosci. News
1: 18-25.
247 Van de Nes JAP, Kamphorst W, Ravid R, Swaab DF - ComParison of beta-protein/A4 deposits and Alz-
50-stained cytoskeletal changes in the hypothalamus and adjoining areas of Alzheimer's disease
patients: amorphic plaques and cytoskeletal changes occur independently. Acta Neuropathol. 96: 129-
138, 1998.
248 Van Someren EJW, Scherder EJA, Swaab DF - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
improves circadian rhythm disturbances in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated
Disorders 12: 114-118, 1998.
249 Van Someren EJ, Vonk BFM, Thijssen W, Speelman JD, Schuurman PR, Mirmiran M, Swaab DF - A
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new actigraph for long-term registration of the duration and intensity of tremor and movement. IEEE 45:
386-395, 1998.
1999
*250 Hoogendijk WJG, Sommer IEC, Pool CW, Kamphorst W, Hofman MA, Eikelenboom P, Swaab DF -
Lack of association between depression and the loss of neurons in the locus coeruleus in Alzheimer’s
disease. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 56: 45-51.
*251 Hoogendijk WJG, Feenstra MPG, Botterblom MHA, Gilhuis J, Sommer IEC, Kamphorst W,
Eikelenboom P, Swaab DF - Increased activity of surviving locus coeruleus neurons in Alzheimer’s
disease. Annals of Neurology, 45: 82-91.
252 Hoogendijk WJG, Swaab DF - Klinische consequenties van centrale activatie van de hypothalamushypofyse-bijnier
as. Tijdschrift Psychiatrie 41: 597-601.
253 Huitinga I, Van der Cammen MMJF, Fisser B, Swaab DF - Detectie van cytokines in paraffine-ingebed
formaline-gefixeerd hersenweefsel van multiple sclerose patiënten. Histotechniek en Cytovisie 5: 19-22.
254 Ishunina TA, Swaab DF - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons of the human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus: size changes in relation to sex and age. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 84: 4637-
4644.
255 Ishunina TA, Salehi A, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Activity of vasopressinergic neurons of the human
supraoptic nucleus is age and sex dependent. J. Neuroendocr. 11: 251-258.
256 Liu R, Zhou JN, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Hofman MA, Swaab DF - Decreased melatonin levels in
postmortem cerebrospinal fluid in relation to aging, Alzheimer’s disease and ApoE-� 4/4 genotype. J.
Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 84: 323-327.
257 Salehi A, Swaab DF - Diminished neuronal metabolic activity in Alzheimer’s disease. J. Neural Transm.
106: 995-986.
258 Salehi A, Ocampo M, Verhaagen J, Swaab DF - P75 neurotrophin receptor in the nucleus basalis of
Meynert in relation to age, sex and Alzheimer’s disease. Exp. Neurol. 161: 245-258.
259 Scherder EJA, Van Someren EJW, Swaab DF - Epilepsy: a possible contraindication for
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Letter to the Editor. J. Pain Sympt. Management 17: 152-
153.
260 Swaab DF - Hypothalamic peptides in human brain diseases. Trends Endocrinol. Metabol. 10: 236-244.
261 Van Someren EJW, Swaab DF, Colenda CC, Cohen W, Vaughn McCall W, Rosenquist PB - Bright light
therapy: improved sensitivity to its effects on rest-activity rhythms in Alzheimer patients by application of
non-parametric methods. Chronobiol. Int. 16: 505-518, 1999.
262 Van Someren EJW, Scherder EJA, Lijzenga C, Swaab DF - Het slaap-waakritme bij veroudering en
dementie. Modern Medicine7:628-633.
263 Zhou JN, Swaab DF - Activation and degeneration during aging: a morphometric study of the human
hypothalamus. Microscopy Res. and Techn. 44: 36-48.
2000
264 Chung WCJ, Swaab DF, De Vries GJ - Apoptosis during sexual differentiation of the bed nucleus of the
stria terminalis in the rat brain. J. Neurobiol. 43: 234-243.
265 Fernandez-Guasti A, Fodor M,Kruijver FPM, Swaab DF - Sex differences in the distribution of androgen
receptors in the human hypothalamus. J. Comp. Neurol. 425: 422-435.
266 Hoogendijk WJG, Meynen G, Eikelenboom P, Swaab DF - Brain alterations in depression. Acta
Neuropsychiatrica 12: 54-58.
267 Huitinga I, Van der Cammen MJF, Salm LP, Erkut ZA, Van Dam AM, Tilders FJH, Swaab DF -
Interleukin-1� immunoreactive neurons in the human hypothalamus: changes in the paraventricular
nucleus in multiple sclerosis. J. Neuroimmunology 107: 8-20, 2000.
268 Ishunina, T.A., Salehi, A. and Swaab, D.F. - Sex- and age-related P75 neurotrophin receptor expression
in the human supraoptic nucleus. Neuroendocrinology 71: 243-251.
269 Ishunina, T.A., Unmehopa, U.A., Dolzhikov, A.A., Swaab, D.F. - Multinucleated arginine-vasopressin
neurons in the human supraoptic nucleus: A hallmark of pulmonary pathology. Neuroendocrinology 72:
318-326.
270 Ishunina, T.A., Kruijver, F.P.M., Balesar, R., Swaab, D.F. - Differential expression of estrogen receptor
� and � immunoreactivity in the human supraoptic nucleus in relation to sex and aging. J. Clin. Endocr.
Metabol. 85: 3283-3291.
271 Kruijver, F.P.M., Zhou, J.N., Pool, C.W., Hofman, M.A., Gooren, L.J.G., Swaab, D.F. - Male-to-female
transsexuals have female neuron numbers in a limbic nucleus. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 85: 2034-
2041, 2000. This paper was awarded the GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education
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Society) prize 2002.
*272 Liu, R.Y., Zhou, J.N., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., van Heerikhuize, J., Kamphorst, W., Unmehopa, U.A.,
Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Decreased vasopressin gene expression in the biological clock of
Alzheimer’s disease patients with and without depression. J. Neuropath. Exptl. Neurol. 59: 314-322,
2000.
273 Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Goudsmit, E., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Swaab, D.F. - Simultaneous detection of
tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactivity and vasopressin mRNA in neurons of the human paraventricular
and supraoptic nucleus. Brain Res. 855: 181-185.
274 Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W. and Swaab, D.F. - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
(TENS) improves the rest-activity rhythm in midstage Alzheimer’s disease. Behav. Brain Res. 101: 105-
107.
275 Van Leeuwen, F.W., Kamel, D., Sluijs, J.A., Sonnemans, M.A.F., Fischer, D.F., Benne, R., Swaab, D.F.,
Salehi, A., Hol, E.M. - Molecular misreading: a new type of transcript mutation expressed during aging.
Neurobiol. Aging 21: 879-891.
276 Verwer, R.W.H., Jansen, K.A., Sluiter, A.A., Pool, C.W., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased
hippocampal metabolic activity in Alzheimer patients is not reflected in the immunoreactivity of
cytochrome oxidase subunits. Exp. Neurol. 163: 440-451.
2001
277 Fliers, E., Unmehopa, U., Manniesing, S., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased neuropeptide Y
(NPY) expression in the infundibular nucleus of patients with nonthyroidal illness. Peptides 22: 459-465.
278 Goncharuk, V.D., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Dai, J.P., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Neuropeptide changes in
the suprachiasmatic nucleus in primary hypertension indicate functional impairment of the biological
clock. J. Comp. Neurol. 431: 320-330.
279 Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Meynen, G., Feenstra, M.G., Eikelenboom, P., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. -
Verhoogde activiteit van stressregulerende systemen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Gerontol. Geriatr. 32:
17-23.
280 Huitinga, I., Van Beurden, D., De Groot, C.J.A., Van der Valk, P., Kamphorst, W., Tilders, F.J.H.,
Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic lesions in multiple sclerosis. J. Neuropath. Exptl. Neurol. 60: 1208-1218.
281 Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Increased expression of estrogen receptor � and � in the nucleus
basalis of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging 22: 417-426.
282 Ishunina, T.A.,Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Pool, C.W., Swaab, D.F. - Metabolic activity of
the human ventromedial nucleus neurons in relation to sex and aging. Brain Res. 893: 70-76.
283 Kruijver, F.P.M., Fernandez-Guasti, A., Fodor, M., Kraan, E.M., Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in
androgen receptors of the human mamillary bodies are related to endocrine status rather than to sexual
orientation or transsexuality. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 86: 818-827.
*284 Lucassen, P.J., Müller, M.B., Holsboer, F., Bauer, J., Holtrop, A., Wouda, J., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., De
Kloet, E.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hippocampal apoptosis in major depression is a rare event and absent from
subareas at risk for glucocorticoid overexposure. Am. J. Pathol. 158: 453-468.
285 Müller, M.B., Lucassen, P.J., Yassouridis, A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Holsboer, F., Swaab, D.F. - Neither
major depression nor glucocorticoid treatment affects the cellular integrity of the human hippocampus.
Eur. J. Neurosci.14: 1603-1612.
286 Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A., Ishunina, T.A. - Structural and functional
sex differences in the human hypothalamus. Horm. Behav. 40: 93-98.
*287 Zhou, J.N., Riemersma, R.F., Unmehopa, U.A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman,
M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in arginine vasopressin neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in
depression. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 58: 655-662.
2002
*288 Chung, W.C.J., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the bed nucleus of the stria
terminalis in humans may extend into adulthood. J. Neurosci. 22: 1027-1033.
289 Dai, J., Buijs, R.M., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. (2002) Impaired axonal transport of cortical neurons in
Alzheimer’s disease is associated with neuropathological changes. Brain Res. 948: 138-144.
290 Erkut, Z.A., Endert, E., Huitinga, I., Swaab, D.F. - Cortisol is increased in postmortem cerebrospinal
fluid of multiple sclerosis patients: relationship with cytokines and sepsis. Multiple Sclerosis 8: 229-236.
291 Erkut, Z.A., Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Eikelenboom, J., Van Leeuwen, F.W., Swaab, D.F. - Glucocorticoid
treatment is associated with decreased expression of processed AVP but not of proAVP, neurophysin
or oxytocin in the human hypothalamus: Are PC1 and PC2 involved? Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 23: 33-44.
292 Fodor, M., Van Leeuwen, F.W., Swaab, D.F. - Differences in post mortem stability of sex steroid
receptor immunoreactivity in rat brain. J. Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 50: 641-649.
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293 Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic NPY and AGRP are increased in
human illness but not in Prader-Willi syndrome and other obese subjects. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 87:
927-937.
294 Goncharuk, V.D., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Paraventricular nucleus of the
human hypothalamus in primary hypertension: activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. J.
Comp. Neurol. 443: 321-331.
295 Hu, X-Y., Zhang, H.Y., Qin, S., Xu, H., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J-N. - Increased p75 NTR expression in
hippocampal neurons containing hyperphosphorylated tau in Alzheimer patients. Exptl. Neurol. 178:
104-111.
296 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in androgen receptor immunoreactivity in the cholinergic
nuclei of the basal forebrain of elderly and Alzheimer patients. Exptl. Neurol. 176: 122-132.
297 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Neurohypophyseal peptides in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Ageing
Res. Revs. 31: 1-22.
298 Ishunina, T.A., Wouda, J., Fisser, B., Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in estrogen receptor � and �
expression in vasopressin neurons of the supraoptic nucleus in elderly and Alzheimer’s disease
patients: no relationship with cytoskeletal alterations. Brain Res. 951: 322-329.
299 Kruijver, F.P.M., Balesar, R., Espila, A.M., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor-�
distribution in the human hypothalamus in relation to sex and endocrine status. J. Comp. Neurol. 454:
115-139.
300 Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F. - Sex hormone receptors are present in the human suprachiasmatic
nucleus. Neuroendocrinology 75: 296-305.
*301 Overeem, S., Van Vliet, J.A., Lammers, G.J., Zitman, F.G., Swaab, D.F., Ferrari, M.D. (2002) The
hypothalamus in episodic brain disorders. Lancet Neurol. 1: 437-444
302 Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Malidelis, Y., Fliers, E., Bouras, C., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Increased
expression of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in neurons of the paraventricular and supraoptic
nucleus in illnesses with prolonged osmotic or non-osmotic stimulation of vasopressin release.
Neuroendocrinology 76: 254-266.
303 Pandi-Perumal, S.R., Seils, L.K., Kayumov, L., Ralph, M.R., Lowe, A., Moller, H., Swaab, D.F. -
Senescence, sleep, and circadian rhythms. Ageing Res. Rev. 1: 559-604.
304 Scherder, E.J.A., Deijen, J.B., Vreeswijk, S.H., Sergeant, J.A., Swaab, D.F. - Cranial electrostimulation
(CES) in patients with probable Alzheimer’s disease. Behav. Brain Res. 128: 215-217.
305 Swaab, D.F. - The complex effects of sex hormones on the brain: it all depends on species, sex, age
and cell type. XX vs. XY 1: 1-2.
306 Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A., Ishunina, T.A. - Sexual differentiation of the
human hypothalamus. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 511: 75-100 (Discussion 100-5).
307 Trottier, S., Chotard, C., Traiffort, E., Unmehopa, U., Fisser, B., Swaab, D.F., Schwartz, J.C. - Colocalization
of histamine with GABA but not with galanin in the human tuberomamillary nucleus. Brain
Res. 939: 52-64.
308 Van Someren, E.J.W., Raymann, R.J.E.M., Scherder, E.J.A., Daanen, H.A.M., Swaab, D.F. - Circadian
and age-related modulation of thermoreception and temperature regulation: mechanisms and functional
implications. Ageing Res. Rev. 1: 721-778.
*309 Verwer, R.W.H., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Dijkhuizen, P.A., Ter Brake, O., Baker, R.E., Salehi, A., Sluiter,
A.A., Kok, M.J.M., Müller, L.J., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Cells in human post-mortem brain tissue
slices remain alive for several weeks in culture. FASEB J. 16: 54-60.
310 Verwer, R.W.H., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Ter Brake, O., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Life after death?
Neurology 59: p. 2006.
311 Verwer, R.W.H., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Swaab, D.F. - Tissue cultures from adult
human postmortem subcortical brain areas. J. Cell. Mol. Med. 6: 429-432.
2003
312 Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Brouwer, J.P., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F.,
Fliers, E. - Decreased thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in the hypothalamic
paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of patients with major depression. Molec. Psychiatr. 8: 838-839
313 De Rijk, R., Schaaf, M., Stam, F.J., De Jong, I.E.M., Swaab, D.F., Vreugdenhof, E., Cidlowski, J.A., De
Kloet, E.R., Lucassen. P.J. - Very low levels of the glucocorticoid receptor beta isoform in the human
hippocampus as shown by Taqman RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry. Mol. Brain Res. 116: 17-26.
314 Fernandez-Guasti, A., Rodriguez-Manzo, G., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual behaviour reduces hypothalamic
androgen receptor immunoreactivity. Psychoneuroendocrinology 28: 501-512.
315 Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing hormone
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(GHRH) cell number in human illness, Prader-Willi syndrome and obesity. Clin. Endocrinol. 58: 743-
755.
316 Hu, X.Y., Qin, S., Lu, Y.P., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. - Decreased estrogen receptor-alpha
expression in hippocampal neurons in relation to hyperphosphorylated tau in Alzheimer patients. Acta
Neuropathol. (Berl.). 106: 213-220.
317 Huitinga, I., Erkut, Z.A., Van Beurden, D., Swaab, D.F. - Impaired HPA-axis activity and unfavourable
disease prognosis with active multiple sclerosis lesions in the hypothalamus. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. vol.
992, 118-129.
318 Ishunina, T.A., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. - Changes in metabolic activity and estrogen receptors in
the human medial mamillary nucleus: relation to sex, aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging
24: 817-828.
319 Ishunina, T.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptors and metabolic
activity in the human tuberomamillary nucleus: changes in relation to sex, aging, and Alzheimer’s
disease. Brain Res. 988: 84-96
320 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Increased neuronal metabolic activity and estrogen receptors in the
vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca in Alzheimer’s disease: relation to sex and aging. Exptl.
Neurol. 183: 159-172
321 Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Sachser, N., Swaab, D.F. - Early social stress in male guinea pigs changes
social behaviour, and autonomic and neuroendocrine functions. J. Neuroendocrinol. 15: 761-769.
322 Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Straub, R.H., Sachser, N., Swaab, D.F. - Early social stress in female
guinea pigs induces a masculinization of adult behavior and corresponding changes in brain and
neuroendocrine function. Behav. Brain Res. 144: 199-210.
323 Kruijver, F.P.M., Balesar, R., Espila, A.M., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen-receptor-β
distribution in the human hypothalamus: similarities and differences with ER-α distribution. J. Comp.
Neurol. 466: 251-277.
324 Lu, Y.-P., Zeng, M., Hu, X.-Y., Xu, H., Swaab, D.F., Ravid, R., Zhou, J.-N. - Estrogen receptor alphaimmunoreactive
astrocytes are increased in the hippocampus in Alzheimer’s disease. Exptl. Neurol.
183: 482-488.
325 Luijpen, M.W., Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F., Sergeant, J.A. - Nonpharmacological
interventions in cognitively impaired and demented patients. A comParison with
cholinesterase inhibitors. Rev. Neurosci. 14: 343-368.
*326 Scherder, E.J.A., Sergeant, J.A., Swaab, D.F. - Pain processing in dementia and its relation to
neuropathology. Lancet Neurol. 2: 677-686.
327 Skene, D.J., Swaab, D.F. - Melatonin rhythmicity: effect of age and Alzheimer’s disease. Exp. Gerontol.
38: 199-206.
328 Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C., Kruijver, F.P., Hofman, M.A., Hestiantoro, A. - Sex differences in the
hypothalamus in the different stages of human life. Neurobiol. Aging 24 (suppl. 1): S1-16.
329 Swaab, D.F. - Discussion to Sex differences in the hypothalamus in the different stages of human life.
Neurobiol. Aging 24 (suppl. 1): S17-S19.
330 Swaab, D.F., Dubelaar, E.J., Scherder, E.J., Van Someren, E.J., Verwer, R. - Therapeutic strategies for
Alzheimer disease: focus on neuronal reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons. Alzheimer Dis.
Assoc. Disord. 17: S114-22.
331 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R., Raymann, R., Swaab, D.F. - Het effect van licht en temperatuur
op verstoord slaap-waak-ritme bij ouderen. Psychopraxis 2: 48-50.
332 Verwer, R.W.H., Baker, R.E., Boiten, E.F.M., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Van Ginkel, C.J.M., Sluiter, A.A.,
Swaab, D.F. - Post-mortem brain tissue cultures from elderly control subjects and patients with a
neurodegenerative disease. Exp. Gerontol. 38: 167-172.
333 Wu, Y.-H., Feenstra, M.G.P., Zhou, J.-N., Liu, R.-Y., Torano, J.S., Van Kan, H.J.M., Fischer, D.F.,
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Molecular changes underlying reduced Pineal Melatonin levels in Alzheimer’s
disease; Alterations in Preclinical and Clinical Stages. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metabol. 88: 5898-5906.
334 Zhou, J.N., LIu, R.Y., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in the circadian
rhythm of salivary melatonin begin during middle-age. J. Pineal Res. 34: 11-16.
335 Zhou, J.N., Liu, R.Y., Kamphorst, W., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Early neuropathological Alzheimer
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336 Dai, J., Buijs, R.M., Swaab, D.F. - Glucocorticoid hormone (cortisol) affects axonal transport in human
cortex neurons but shows resistance in Alzheimer's disease. Brit. J. Pharmacol. 143 (5): 606-610.
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*337 Dubelaar, E.J., Verwer, R.W., Hofman, M.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - ApoE
epsilon4 genotype is accompanied by lower metabolic activity in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in
Alzheimer patients and controls as indicated by the size of the Golgi apparatus. J. Neuropathol. Exp.
Neurol. 63: 159-169.
338 Erkut, Z.A., Klooker, T., Endert, E., Huitinga, I., Swaab, D.F. - Stress of dying is not suppressed by highdose
morphine or by dementia. Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 152-157
339 Hestiantoro, A. and Swaab, D.F. - Changes in estrogen receptor-� and -� in the infundibular nucleus of
the human hypothalamus are related to the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology. J. Clin.
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activity and more severe multiple sclerosis with hypothalamic lesions. Ann. Neurol. 55: 37-45.
341 Ishunina, T.A., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. - Metabolic alterations in the hypothalamus and basal
forebrain in vascular dementia. J. Neuropathol. Exptl. Neurol. 63: 1243-1254.
342 Lu, Y.P., Zeng, M., Swaab, D.F., Ravid, R., Zhou, J.N. - Colocalization and alteration of estrogenreceptor-alpha
and -beta in the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease. Hum. Pathol. 35 (3): 275-280.
342 Luijpen, M.W., Swaab, D.F., Sergeant, J.A., Scherder, E.J.A. - Effects of transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation (TENS) on self-efficacy and mood in elderly with mild cognitive impairment.
Neurorehab. & Neural Repair 18: 166-175
343 Salehi, A., Delcroix, J.D., Swaab, D.F. - Alzheimer’s disease and NGF signalling. J. Neural Transm.
111: 323-345.
344 Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relevance for gender identity, transsexualism
and sexual orientation. Gynecol. Endocrinol. 19: 301-312.
345 Swaab, D.F. - Neuropeptides in hypothalamic neuronal disorders. Int. Rev. of Cytol. 240: 305-375
346 Van Someren, E.J.W., Swart-Heikens, J., Endert, E., Bisschop, P.H., Swaab, D.F., Bakker, P.J.M.,
Romijn, J.A., Fliers. E. - Long-term effects of cranial irradiation for childhood malignancy on sleep in
adulthood. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 150: 503-510.
2005
347 Alkemade, A., Vuijst, C.L., Unmehopa, U.A., Bakker, O., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. -
Thyroid hormone receptor expression in the human hypothalamus and anterior pituitary. JCEM 90: 904-
912.
348 Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Glucocorticoids decrease
TRH mRNA expression in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the human hypothalamus. JCEM 90:
323-327.
349 Alkemade, A., Friesema, E.C., Kuiper, G.G., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F., Visser, T.J., Fliers, E. -
Novel neuroanatomical pathways for thyroid hormone action in the human anterior pituitary. J. Clin.
Endocrinol. Metabol. 90: 4322-4334.
*350 Bao, A.-M., Hestiantoro, A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. - Colocalization of
corticotrophin-releasing hormone and estrogen receptor-α in the paraventricular nucleus of the
hypothalamus in mood disorders. Brain 128: 1301-1313.
351 Fronczek, R., Lammers, G.J., Balesar, R., Unmehopa, U., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic hypocretin
(orexin) system is not affected in Prader-Willi syndrome. J. Clin. Endocr. Metab. 90: 5466-5470.
352 Ishunina, T.A., Van Beurden, D., Van der Meulen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Huitinga, I., Swaab, D.F. -
Diminished aromatase immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus, but not in the basal forebrain nuclei in
Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 173-194.
*353 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F., Fischer, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in the medial
mamillary nucleus of Alzheimr's disease patients: identification of a novel MS1 isoform. JCEM. 90:
3757-3765. Submission of sequence data to GenBank, nucleotide sequence bankit651211 AY750962.
354 Luijpen, M.W., Swaab, D.F., Sergeant, J.A., Van Dijk, K.R.A., Scherder, E.J.A. - Effects of
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on memory in elderly with mild cognitive impairment.
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355 Malidelis, Y.I., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Unmehopa, U.A., Kontostavlaki, D.P.,
Swaab, D.F. - Absence of a difference in the neurosecretory activity of supraoptic nucleus vasopressin
neurons of neuroleptic-treated schizophrenic patients. Neuroendocrinology 82: 63-69.
356 Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Malidelis, Y., Van Heerikhuize, J., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Individual
differences in the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA in neurosecretory neurons of the human
paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei: positive correlation with vasopressin mRNA. Neuroendocrinology
81: 329-338.
357 Raymann, R., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Cutaneous warming promotes sleep onset. Am. J.
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358 Scherder, E., Oosterman, J., Swaab, D.F., Herr, K., Ooms, M., Ribbe, M., Sergeant, J., Pickering, G.,
Benedetti, F. - Recent developments in pain in dementia. BMJ 330: 461-464.
359 Scherder, E., Oosterman, J.M., Ooms, M.E., Ribbe, M.W., Swaab, D.F. - Chronische pijn bij dementie
en bij aandoeningen met een verhoogd risico op cognitieve achteruitgang. Tijdschr. Gerontol. 36: 116-
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360 Scherder, E.J.A., Wolters, E., Polman, C., Sergeant, J., Swaab, D. - Pain in Parkinson's disease and
multiple sclerosis; its relation to the medial and lateral pain systems. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral
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361 Scherder, E.J.A., Van Paasschen, J., Deijen, J.B., Van der Knokke, S., Orlebeke, J.F., Burgers, I.,
Devriese, P.P., Swaab, D.F., Sergeant, J.A. - Physical activity and executive functions in the elderly
with mild cognitive impairment. Aging & Mental Health 9: 272-280.
362 Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.M., Lucassen, P.J. - The stress system in the human brain in depression and
neurodegeneration. Ageing Research Reviews 4: 141-194.
363 Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Spijkstra, W., Woods, J.W., Howard, A.D., Zycband, E.,
Feighner, S.D., Hreniuk, D.L., Palyha, O.C., Guan, X.-M., MacNeil, D.J., Van der Ploeg, L.H.T., Swaab,
D.F. - Increased melanin concentrating hormone receptor type I (MCH1R) in the human hypothalamic
infundibular nucleus in cachexia. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 90: 2412-2419.
364 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F. - Licht op het slaap-waakritme bij ouderen en op
dementie. State-of-the-art-artikel. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 47: 29-38.
365 Wu, Y.-H., and Swaab, D.F. The human pineal gland and melatonin in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Journal of Pineal Research, 38 (2005) 145-152.
2006
366 Alkemade, A., Friesema, E.C., Kuiper, G.G., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F., Visser, T.J., Fliers, E. -
Novel neuroanatomical pathways for thyroid hormone action in the human anterior pituitary. Eur. J.
Endocrinol. 154: 491-500.
367 Bao, A.M., Fischer, D.F., Wu, Y.H., Hol, E.M., Balesar, R., Unmehopa, U.A., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. -
A direct androgenic involvement in the expression of human corticotropin-releasing hormone. Molec.
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368 Dubelaar, E.J.G., Mufson, E.J., Ter Meulen, W., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Verwer, R.W.H., Swaab, D.F. -
Increased metabolic activity in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in elderly individuals with mild
cognitive impairment as indicated by the size of the Golgi apparatus. J. Neuropathol. Exptl. Neurol. 65:
257-266.
369 Eggermont, L., Swaab, D.F., Luiten, P., Scherder, E. - Exercise, cognition and Alzheimer's disease:
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370 GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) - Atypical gender development - a review.
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371 Hoekert, M., Van der Lek, R.F., Swaab, D.F., Kaufer, D., Van Someren, E.J. - Comparison between
informant-observed and actigraph assessments of sleep-wake rhythm disturbance in demented
residents of homes for the elderly. Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 14: 104-111.
372 Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Living by the clock: the circadian pacemaker in older people. Ageing
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373 Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Meynen, G., Endert, E., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Increased cerebrospinal fluid
cortisol level in Alzheimer's disease is not related to depression. Neurobiol. Aging. 27: 780-781.
374 Kontostavlaki, D.P., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Sluijs, J.A., Unmehopa, U., Huitinga, I., Hol, E.M., Swaab,
D.F. - Co-expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and GTP cyclohydrolase I in arginine vasopressinsynthesizing
neurons of the human supraoptic nucleus demonstrated by laser microdissection and realtime
PCR. Neuroendocrinology. 84: 386-395.
375 Liu, R.Y., Unmehopa, U.A., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Glucocorticoids suppress vasopressin gene
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376 Lucassen, P.J., Heine, V.M., Muller, M.B., Van der Beek, E.M., Wiegant, W.M., De Kloet, E.R., Joels,
M., Fuchs, E., Swaab, D.F., Czeh, B. - Stress, depression and hippocampal apoptosis. CNS &
Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, 5: 531-546 (Review)
377 Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Increased arginine
vasopressin mRNA expression in the human hypothalamus in depression: a preliminary report. Biol.
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378 Overeem, S., Verschuuren, J.J., Fronczek, R., Schreurs, L., Den Hertog, H., Hegeman-Kleinn, I.M., Van
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Duinen, S.G., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Lammers, G.J. - Immunohistochemical screening for
autoantibodies against lateral hypothalamic neurons in human narcolepsy. J. Neuroimmunol. 174: 187-
191.
379 Scherder, E.J.A., Van Tol, M.J., Swaab, D.F. - High-frequency cranial electrostimulation (CES) in
patients with probable Alzheimer's disease. Am. J. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 85: 614-618.
380 Scherder, E.J.A., Knol, D., Van Tol, M.J., Van Someren, E., Deijen, J.B., Swaab, D., Scheltens, P.
(Effects of high-frequency cranial electrostimulation on the rest-activity rhythm and salivary cortisol in
Alzheimer's disease. A pilot study. Dement. Geriatr. Cogn. Disord. 22: 267-272.
381 Van de Nes, J.A.P., Konemann, S., Nafe, R., Swaab, D.F. - β-protein/A4 deposits are not associated
with hyperphosphorylated tau in somatostatin neurons in the hypothalamus of Alzheimer’s disease
patients. Acta Neuropathologica 111: 126-138.
382 Van Someren, E.J., Pticek, M.D., Speelman, J.D., Schuurman, P.R. - New actigraph for long-term
recording. Mov. Discord.: 21: 1136-1143.
383 Wu, Y.-H., Fischer, D.F., Kalsbeek, A., Garidou-Boof, M.-L., Van der Vliet, J., Pirovano, C., Liu, R.-Y.,
Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - Pineal clock gene oscillation is disturbed in Alzheimer’s disease, due to
functional disconnection from the "master clock". FASEB J, 20: E1171-E1180.
384 Wu, Y-H., Zhou, J.-N., Balesar, R., Bao, A.-M., Unmehopa, U., Bao, A., Jockers, R., Van Heerikhuize,
J.J., Swaab, D.F. - Distribution of MT1 melatonin receptor immunoreactivity in the human hypothalamus
and pituitary gland: colocalization of MT1 with vasopressin, oxytocin, and corticotropin-releasing
hormone. J. Comp. Neurol. 499: 897-910.
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385 Aziz, N.A., Swaab, D.F., Pijl, H., Roos, R.A.C. - Hypothalamic dysfunction and neuroendocrine and
metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease: clinical consequences and therapeutic implications. Revs.
Neurosci 18: 223-251.
386 Bao, A.M. and Swaab, D.F. - Gender difference in age-related number of corticotropin-releasing
hormone-expressing neurons in the human hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and the role of sex
hormones. Neuroendocrinology 85: 27-36
387 Fronczek, R., Overeem, S., Lee, S.Y.Y., Hegeman, I.M., Van Pelt, J., Van Duinen, S.G., Lammers, G.J.,
Swaab, D.F. - Hypocretin (orexin) loss and sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Brain 131: 1577-
1585.
388 Goncharuk, V.D., Buijs, R.M., Swaab, D.F. - Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in hypertensive
patients are activated in the hypothalamus but not in the brainstem. J. Comp. Neurol. 503: 148-168.
389 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F., Bogolepova, I.N. - Estrogen receptor α in the hypothalamus and basal
forebrain of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia cases. Morphological Newsletter, International
Morphological Journal, no. 1-2 (in Russian).
390 Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in the human brain in menopause. Maturitas 57: 20-22.
391 Ishunina, T.A., Fischer, D.F., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha and its splice variants in the
hippocampus in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging 28: 1670-1681.
392 Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J. - Relation between
corticotropin-releasing hormone neuron number in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and
depressive state in Alzheimer's disease. Neuroendocrinology 85: 37-44.
393 Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J. - Hypothalamic oxytocin
mRNA expression and melancholic depression. Mol. Psychiatry 12: 118-119.
394 Raymann, R.J., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J. - Skin temperature and sleep-onset latency: changes
with age and insomnia. Physiol. Behav. 90: 257-266.
395 Scherder, E., Eggermont, L., Swaab, D., Van Heuvelen, M., Kamsma, Y., De Greef, M., Van Wijck, R.,
Mulder, T. - Gait in ageing and associated dementias; its relationship with cognition. Neurosci.
Biobehav. Rev. 31: 484-497.
396 Scherder, E.J., Vuijk, P.J., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J. - Estimating the effects of right median
nerve stimulation on memory in Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled pilot study. Exp. Aging
Res. 33: 177-186.
397 Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior. Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
21: 431-444.
398 Verwer, R., Sluiter, A., Balesar, R., Baayen, J., Noske, D., Dirven, C.,Wouda, J., Van Dam, A.,
Lucassen, P., Swaab, D. - Mature astrocytes in the adult human neocortex express the early neuronal
marker doublecortin. Brain 130: 3321-3335.
399 Wu, Y.H. and Swaab, D.F. - Disturbance and strategies for reactivation of the circadian rhythm system
in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Sleep Med. 8: 623-636.
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400 Wu, Y.H., Zhou, J.N., Van Heerikhuize, J., Jockers, R., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased MT1 melatonin
receptor expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging
28: 1239-1247.
401 Wu, Y.H., Fischer, D.F., Swaab, D.F. - A promoter polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene is
associated with the pineal MAOA activity in Alzheimer's disease patients. Brain Res. 1167: 13-19.
2008
402 Aziz, N.A., Fronczek, R., Maat-Schieman, M.L.C., Unmehopa, U.A., Roelandse, F.W.C., Overeem, S.,
Van Duinen, S.G., Lammers, G.J., Swaab, D.F., Roos, R.A.C. - Hypocretin and melanin-concentrating
hormone in patients with Huntington disease. Brain Pathology 18: 474-483
403 Bao, A.-M., Meynen, G., Swaab, D.F. - The stress system in depression and neurodegeneration: focus
on the human hypothalamus. Brain Res. Rev. 57: 531-553.
404 Bossers, K., Meerhoff, G., Balesar, R., Van Dongen, J.W., Kruse, C.G., Swaab, D.F., Verhaagen, J. -
Analysis of gene expression in Parkinson's disease: possible involvement of neurotrophic support and
axon guidance in dopaminergic cell death. Brain Pathology 19: 91-107.
405 Fronczek, R., Overeem, S., Lee, S.Y.Y., Hegeman, I.M., Van Pelt, J., Van Duinen, S.G., Lammers, G.J.,
Swaab, D.F. - Hypocretin (orexin) loss and sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Brain 131, e88.
406 Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - A sex difference in the hypothalamic uncinate nucleus: relationship
to gender identity. Brain 13: 32-46.
407 Goldstone, A.P., Holland, A.J., Hauffa, B.P., Hokken-Koelega, A.C., Tauber, M. et al. -
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408 Herbert, Joe. Commentary to Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F., A sex difference in the hypothalamic
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409 Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Age-dependent ERα MB1 splice variant expression in discrete areas
of the human brain. Neurobiol. Aging 29: 1177-1189.
410 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor-α splice variants in the human brain. Gynecological
Endocrinology 24: 93-98 (Review).
411 Raymann, R.J.E.M, Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Skin deep: enhanced sleep depth by
cutaneous temperature manipulation. Brain 131: 500-513.
412 Riemersma-van der Lek, R.F., Swaab, D.F., Twisk, J., Hol, E.M., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Someren,
E.J.G. - Effect of bright light and melatonin on cognitive and noncognitive function in elderly residents.
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413 Swaab, D.F. - Sexual orientation and its basis in brain structure and function. PNAS 105, pp. 10273-
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414 Wang, S.S., Kamphuis, W., Huitinga, I., Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - Depression laser-dissected. Mol.
Psychiatry 13: 741.
415 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma-Van der Lek, R.F., Twisk, J., Hol, E.M., Hoogendijk, W., Swaab, D.F.
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416 Wang, S.S., Kamphuis, W., Huitinga, I., Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - Gene expression analysis in the
human hypothalamus in depression by laser microdissection and real-time PCR: the presence of
multiple receptor imbalances. Mol. Psychiatry 13: 786-799.
417 Wu, L., Sluiter, A.A., Guo, Ho-fu, Balesar, R.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Verwer, R.W.H. - Neural stem
cells improve neuronal survival in cultured postmortem brain tissue from aged and Alzheimer patients.
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418 Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - A sex difference in the hypothalamic uncinate nucleus: relationship
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2009
419 Chen, X.N., Meng, Q.Y., Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F., Wang, G.H., Zhou, J.N. - The involvement of retinoic
acid receptor-α in corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression and affective disorders. Biol.
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420 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hippocampa estrogen receptor-alpha splice variant TADD1 in the human
brain in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neuroendocrinology 89: 187-199, 2009
421 Koning, N., Swaab, D.F., Hoek, R.M., Huitinga, I. - Distribution of the immune inhibitory molecules
CD200 and CD200R in the normal central nervous system and multiple sclerosis lesions suggests
neuron-glia and glia-glia interactions. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 68: 159-167, 2009.
422 Swaab, R.I. and Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in the effects of visual contact and eye contact in
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423 Swaab, D.F. and Garcia-Falgueras, A. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender
identity and sexual orientation. Functional Neurol. 24(1): 17-28, 2009
424 De Rooij, S., Swaab, D.F., Roseboom, T.J., Painter, R.C. - Sexual orientation and gender identity after
prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine: a pilot study. Arch. Sex. Behav. 38: 411-416, 2009
425 Eggermont, L.H.P., Swaab, D.F., Hol, E.M., Scherder, E.J.A. - Observation of hand movements by older
persons with dementia: Effects on cognition. A pilot study. Dement. Geriatr. Cogn. Disord. 27: 366-374,
2009
426 Eggermont, L.H.P., Swaab, D.F., Hol, E.M., Scherder, E.J.A. - Walking the line. A randomized
controlled trial on the effects of a short-term walking program on cognition in dementia. J. Neurol.
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427 Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J.G. - Hypothalamic
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428 Eggermont, L.H., Swaab, D.F., Knol, D.L., Scherder, E.J. - Hand motor-activity, cognition, mood and the
rest-activity rhythm in dementia: a clustered RCT. Behavioural Brain Res. 196: 271-278.
2010
429 Middeldorp, J., Boer, K., Sluijs, J.A., De Filippis, L., Encha-Razavi, F., Vescovi, A.L., Swaab, D.F.,
Aronica, E., Hol, E.M. - GFAPδ in radial glia and subventricular zone progenitors in the developing
human cortex. Development 137: 313-321, 2010
430 Meynen, G., Van Stralen, H., Smit, J.H., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J.G. - Relation
between neuritic plaques and depressive state in Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 22: 14-
20, 2010
431 Scherder, E., Eggermont, L., Achterberg, W., Plooij, B., Volkers, K., Weijenberg, R., Hooghiemstra, A.,
Prick, A.E., Pieper, M., Blankevoort, C., Zwakhalen, S., Van Heuvelen, M.J.G., Hamers, J., Lobbezoo,
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432 Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E., Hofman, M., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Vasopressin and the output of the
hypothalamic biological clock. J. Neuroendocrinol. 22: 362-372, 2010
433 Wawrzik, M., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J., Buiting, K., Horsthemke, B. - The C15orf2
gene in the Prader-Willi syndrome region is subject to genomic imprinting and positive selection.
Neurogenetics 11: 153-161, 2010
434 Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F. - Corticotrophin-releasing hormone and arginine vasopressin in depression
focus on the human postmortem hypothalamus. Vitam. Horm. 82: 339-365, 2010.
435 Middeldorp, J., Boer, K., Sluijs, J.A., De Filippis, L., Encha-Razavi, F., Vescovi, A.L., Swaab, D.F.,
Aronica, E., Hol, E.M. - GFAP delta in radial glia and subventricular zone progenitors in the developing
human cortex. Development 137(2): 313-321, 2010
436 Wawrzik, M. Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J., Buiting, K., Horsthemke, B. - The C15orf2
gene in the Prader-Willi syndrome region is subject to genomic imprinting and positive selection.
Neurogenetics 11(2): 153-161, 2010.
437 Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual hormones and the brain - an essential alliance for sexual
identity and sexual orientation. Endocr. Dev. 17: 22-35, 2010.
438 Scherder, E.J.A., Bogen, T., Eggermont, L., Hamers, J.P.H., Swaab, D.F. - The more physical inactivity,
the more agitation in dementia. Int. Psychogeriatrics 22:8, 1203-1208.
439 Sprangers, M.A.G., Bartels, M., Veenhoven, R., Baas, F., Martin, N.G., Mosing, M., Movsas, B., Ropka,
M.E., Shinozaki, G., Swaab, D., The GENEQOL Consortium – Which patient will feel down, which will
be happy? The need to study the genetic disposition of emotional states. Qual. Life Res. 19: 1429-1437.
440 Sprangers, M.A.G., Sloan, J.A., Barsevick, A., Chauhan, C., Dueck, A.C., Raat, H., Shi, Q., Van
Noorden, C.J.F., The GENEQOL Consortium and D.F. Swaab – Scientific imperatives, clinical
implications, and theoretical underpinnings for the investigation of the relationship between genetic
variables and patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes. Qual. Life Res. 19: 1395-1403.
441 Bossers, K., Wirz, K.T.S., Meerhoff, G.F., Essing, A.H.W., Van Dongen, J.W., Houba, P., Kruse, C.G.,
Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. – Concerted changes in transcripts in the prefrontal cortex precede
neuropathology in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain 133: 3699-3723.
442 Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F. – Sex differences in the brain, behavior and neuropsychiatric disorders. The
Neuroscientist 16: 550-565.
443 Zhou, T., Wang, S.S., Ren, H. Qi, X-R., Luchetti, S., Kamphuis. W., Zou, J.N., Wang, G., Swaab, D.F. –
Dendritic cell nuclear protein-1, a novel depression-related protein, upregulates corticotropin-releasing
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hormone expression. Brain, 133: 3069-3079.
2011
444 Goncharuk, V.D., Buijs, R.M., Jhamandas, J.H., Swaab, D.F. - Vasopressin (VP) and neuropeptide FF
(NPFF) systems in the normal and hypertensive human brainstem. JCN Res. Systems Neurosci.
519:93-124
445 Meng, Q.Y., Chen, X-N, Zhao, J., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. – Distribution of retinoic acid receptor-α
immunoreactivity in the human hypothalamus. Neuroscience 174: 132-142
446 De Fost, M., Van Trotsenburg, A.S.P., Van Santen, H.M., Endert, E., Van den Elzen, C., Kamsteeg,
E.J., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. – Familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus due to a novel mutation in
the arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II gene. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 165: 161-165.
447 Liu, J., Hu, P., Qi, X.R., Meng, F.T., Kalsbeek, A., Zhou, J.N. – Acute restraint stress increases
intrahypothalamic oestradiol concentrations in conjunction with increased hypothalamic oestrogen
receptor Beta and aromatase mRNA expression in female rats. J. Neuroendocrinol. 23: 435-443.
448 Meynen, G. Swaab, D.F. – Why medication in involuntary treatment may be less effective: the
placebo/nocebo effect. Medical Hypotheses 77: 993-995.
449 Wang, Q., Joëls, M., Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. – Hippocampal GR expression is increased in elderly
depressed females. Neuropharmacology 62: 527-533.
450 Plooij, B., Swaab, D.F., Scherder, E. – Autonomic responses to pain in aging and dementie. Rev.
Neurosci. 22(5): 583-589.
2012
451 Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased alternative splicing of estrogen receptor-alpha mRNA in the
Alzheimer's disease brain. Neurobiol. Aging 33: 286-296.
452 Meynen, G., Swaab, D.F., Widdershoven, G. – Nocebo and informed consent in the internet era. Am. J.
Bioethics 12(3): 1-2, 2012.
453 Zhao, J., Bao, A.-M., Qi, X.-R., Kamphuis, W., Luchetti, S., Lou, J.-S., Swaab, D.F. – Gene expression
of GABA and glutamate pathway markers in the prefrontal cortex of non-suicidal elderly depressed
patients. J. Affect. Dis. 138: 494-502.
455 Shan, L., Bossers, K., Luchetti, S., Balesar, R., Lethbridge, N., Chazot, P.L., Bao, A-M., Swaab, D.F. –
Alterations in the histaminergic system in the substantia nigra and striatum of Parkinson’s patients: a
postmortem study. Neurobiol. Aging, 33: 1488e1-e13.
456 Neuronal histamine production remains unaltered in Parkinson’s disease despite the accumulation of
Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites in the tuberomamillary nucleus. Neurobiol. Aging 33: 1343-1344.
457 Shan, L., Hofman, M.A., Van Wamelen, D.J., Van Someren, E.J.W., Bao, A.-M., Swaab, D.F. – Diurnal
fluctuation in histidine decarboxylase expression, the rate limiting enzyme for histamine production, and
its disorder in neurodegenerative diseases. Sleep 35 (5)|: 713-715.
458 Fronczek, R., Van Geest, S., Frölich, M., Roelandse, F.W.C., Lammers, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Hypocretin
(orexin) loss in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging 33: 1642-1650.
459 Rodriguez-Pereira R., Kanhai, H., Rosendaal, F., Van Dommelen, P., Swaab, D.F., Rodigues-Pereira,
E., Van de Wetering, B. – Parenteral pethidine for labour pain relief and substance use disorder: 20year
follow-up cohort study in offspring. BMJ Open 2012;2:3000719 doi:10.1136/bmjopen
2012 (in press)
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased alternative splicing of estrogen receptor-α mRNA in the Alzheimer's
disease brain. Neurobiology of Aging.
Liu, C.Q., Shan, L., Balesar, R., Luchetti, S., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Luo, J.H., Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.M. -
Quantitative in situ hybridization protocol for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human brain material. Methods
Scherder, E.J.A., Bouma, A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Disturbances in behavior and rest-activity
rhythm in Alzheimer's disease improve by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Int. J. Geriatr.
Psychiatr.
Swaab, D.F., Bao A-M. - (Re-)activation of neurons in aging and dementia: Lessons from the hypothalamus.
Exp. Gerontology, 2010.
Goncharuk, V.D., Buijs, R.M., Jhamandas, J., Swaab, D.F. - Vasopressin (VP) and neuropeptide FF (NPFF)
systems in the normal and hypertensive human brainstem. J. Comp. Neurol.
Scherder, E.J.A., Eggermont, L., Visscher, C., Scheltens, P., Swaab, D.F. - Understanding higher level gait
disturbances in mild dementia in order to improve rehabilitation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Rev.
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U., Hessel, E.V.S., Swaab, D.F., Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E. - Suppressor of cytokine
signaling 3 in the human hypothalamus. In press.
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Alkemade, A., Yi, C.-X., Pei, L., Harakalova, M., Swaab, D.F., La Fleur, S.E., Fliers, E., Kalsbeek, A. – AgRP
and NPY expression in the human hypothalamic infundibular nucleus correlate with body mass index, whereas
changes in αMSH are related to type 2 diabetes. Journal Clin. Endocrin. & Metab. In press. Epub ahead of
print.
Wijte, D. McDonnell, L.A., Balog, C.I.A., Bossers, K., Deelder, A.M., Swaab, D.F., Verhaagen, J., Mayboroda,
O.A. – A novel peptidomics approach to detect markers in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s disease samples.
In press.
2012 (submitted/offered/in preparation, accepted)
Alkemade, A., Harakalova, M., Swaab, D., Fliers, E., Kalsbeek, A. - Decreased α-melanocyte stimulating
hormone (αMSH) expression in the hypothalamic infundibular nucleus of subjects with type 2 diabetes.
(submitted)
Chung, W.C.J., Balfoort, M., Unmehopa, U., Mobach, D., Lopez, M.J., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Distribution
of gonadal steroid receptors in the sexually dimorphic bed nucleus of the stria terminalis during human brain
development. (in preparation)
Garcia-Falgueras, A., Ligtenberg, L., Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F. - Galanin neurons in the sexually dimorphic
nucleus of the human preoptic area (SDN-POA) in relation to sex, age, and gender identity. (submitted)
Luchetti, S., Bossers, K., Van de Bilt, S., Agrapart, V., Ramirez Morales, V., Frajese, G.V., Swaab, D.F. -
Neurosteroid synthesis changes in prefrontal cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Annals of Neurology, submitted.
Plooij, B., Eggermont, L.H., Swaab, D.F., Scherder, E.J. - Pain and aerobic physical activity in aging and
dementia: are they causally related? (submitted)
Plooij, B., Eggermont, L., De Kieviet, J., Swaab, D., Scherder, E. - Relieving chronic musculoskeletal pain; to
move or not to move.
Rodriguez-Pereira, R., Kanhai, H.H.H., Rosendaal, F.R., Van Dommelen, P., Swaab, D.F., Van de Wetering,
B.J.M. - Parenteral opioids for labour pain relief are not linked to substance use disorder of offspring
(submitted).
Shan, L., Liu, C.-Q., Van Heerikhuize, J., Wu, J.L., Bao, Ai-Min, Swaab, D. - Histamine production: no
relationship to Parkinson's disease neuropathology. Submitted to Annals of Neurology.
Shan, L., Liu, C-Q., Balesar, R., Van Heerikhuize, J., Swaab, D.F., Bao, A-M. - Histamine production in
Parkinson's disease brain: relationship with Lewy bodies and gender. Offered to Brain.
Swaab, D.F. and Bao, A. - Effect of age and sex hormones on corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the
paraventricular nucleus of the human hypothalamus. Brain. (submitted)
Swaab, D.F. and Garcia-Falgueras, A. - Letter to the Editor of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (submitted)
Wu, L., Sluiter, A.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.-N., Verwer, R.W.H. - Neural stem cells improve neuronal survival in
cultured postmortem brain tissue from aged patients. (offered)
Zhao, X., Zhao, J., Bossers, K., Swaab, D.F., Pei, G. - β-Arrestin 1 modulates Alzheimer's disease
pathogenesis via promotion of γ-secretase complex formation. Offered.
Frijling, J., Yee, J.R., Carter, C.S., Swaab, D.F. – The effects of oxytocin and social context on hormone release
and neural activation in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and dorsal motor nucleus of hte vagus
in female praire voles.
Zwinderman, A.H., Sprangers, M.A.G., Baas, F., Van Noorden, C.J.F., Radbruch, L., Davies, A., Swaab, D.F.,
Sloan, J., Kaasa, S., Skorpen, F., Klepstad, P., the GeneQol Consortium – Genes selected for their relevance to
pain or cachexia are also associated with fatigue and dyspnea: Evidence from the European Pharmacogenetic
Opioid Study. Offered
Borgers, A.J., Fliers, E., Siljee-Wong, J.E., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E., Bisschop, P.H., Alkemade, A. –
Arginine vasopressin immunoreactivity is decreased in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus of subjects
with suprasellar tumours. Offered.
Friesema, E.C.H., Visser, T.J., Borgers, A.J., Kalsbeek, A., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E., Alkemade, A. – Thyroid
hormone transporters and deiodinases in the developing human hypothalamus. Accepted Eur. J.
Endocrinology.
Melief, J., De Wit, J., Teunissen, C., Uitdehaag, B.M., Swaab, D.F., Huitinga, I. – Cortisol relates to disease
progression and lesion type in multiple sclerosis. Submitted.
Siljee-Wong, J., Unmehopa, U.A., Kalsbeek, A., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E., Alkemade, A. – Melanocortin-4
receptor distribution in the human hypothalamus. Offered.
Makris, N, Swaab, D.F., Van der Kouwe, A., Abbs, B., Boriel, D., Handa, R., Tobet, S., Goldstein, J.M. –
Morphometric parcellation methodology of the human hypothalamus in neuroimaging: validation, normative data
and sex differences. Offered to Neuroimage.
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BOOK CHAPTERS
1970
1 Jongkind, J.F. and D.F. Swaab - Qualitative and quantitative histochemistry of mammalian
neurosecretory centers. In: Bargmann and Scharrer: Aspects of Neuroendocrinology, pp. 296-300.
Springer, Berlin/ Heidelberg/New York, 1970.
1972
2 Swaab, D.F. - The Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial System and Reproduction. In: Topics in
Neuroendocrinology. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 38, J. Ariëns Kappers and J.P. Schadé (Eds.),
pp.225-244, 1972.
1974
3 Boer, K., G.J. Boer and D.F. Swaab - Does the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system play a role in
gestation length or the course of parturition? In: Integrative Hypothalamic Activity. Progress in Brain
Research, Vol. 41, D.F. Swaab and J.P. Schadé (Eds.), pp. 307-319. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical
Press, Amsterdam, 1974.
4 Swaab, D.F. and W.J. Honnebier - The role of the fetal hypothalamus in development of the fetoplacental
unit and in parturition. In: Integrative Hypothalamic Activity. Progress in Brain Research,
Vol.41, D.F. Swaab and J.P. Schadé (Eds.), pp. 255-280. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press,
Amsterdam, 1974.
1975
5 Swaab, D.F. - Development of thyroid function and regulation in rat. In: Brain Development and Thyroid
Deficiency, A. Querido and D.F. Swaab (Eds.), pp. 19-21. North-Holland Publishing Comp., Amsterdam-
New York, 1975.
1976
6 Van Leeuwen, F.W., D.F. Swaab and H.J. Romijn - Light and electron microscopic localization of
oxytocin and vasopressin in rats. In: Immunoenzymatic Techniques, INSERM Symposium No. 2, G.
Feldmann, P. Druet, J. Bignon and S. Avrameas (Eds.), pp. 345-353. North-Holland Publishing Comp.,
Amsterdam-Oxford, 1976.
1977
7 Swaab, D.F. and M. Visser - A function for alpha-MSH in fetal development and the presence of an
alpha-MSH like compound in nervous tissue. In: Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone: Control, Chemistry
and Effects, F.J.H. Tilders, D.F. Swaab and Tj. B. Van Wimersma Greidanus (Eds.), pp. 170-178.
Karger, Basel, 1977.
8 Swaab, D.F., K. Boer and W.J. Honnebier - The influence of the fetal hypothalamus and pituitary on the
onset and course of parturition. In: The Fetus and Birth, Ciba Foundation Symposium 47, J. Knight and
M. O'Connor (Eds.), pp. 379-400. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam-New York,
1977.
9 Visser, M. and D.F. Swaab - Alpha-MSH in the human pituitary. In: Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone:
Control, Chemistry and Effects, F.J.H. Tilders, D.F. Swaab and Tj.B. Van Wimersma Greidanus (Eds.),
pp.42-45. Karger, Basel, 1977.
1978
10 Corner, M.A., R.E. Baker, N.E. Van de Poll, D.F. Swaab and H.B.M. Uylings (Eds.) - Maturation of the
Nervous System. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 48. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press,
Amsterdam, 1978.
11 Swaab, D.F., K. Boer - Cerebro e hipofisis fetal en el crecimiento intra-uterino y el parto. In: Avances en
Obstetricia y Ginecologia, J. Gonzales-Merlo, J. Iglesias Guiu y I. Burzaco (Eds.), pp. 149-158. Salvat
Editores, S.A., Barcelona, 1978.
12 Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer and M. Visser - The fetal brain and intrauterine growth. In: Paediatrics and
Growth, D. Barltrop (Ed.), Postgrad. Med. J. 54, Suppl. 1, pp. 63-73, 1978.
13 Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer, K. Boer, J. Dogterom, F.W. Van Leeuwen and M. Visser - Fetal neuroendocrine
mechanisms in development and parturition. In: Maturation of the Nervous System, Progress in Brain
Research, Vol. 48, M.A. Corner, R.E. Baker, N.E. Van de Poll, D.F. Swaab and H.B.M. Uylings (Eds.),
pp. 277-289. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1978.
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1979
14 Swaab, D.F. and K. Boer - Function of pituitary hormones in human parturition - A comParison with data
in the rat. In: Human parturition: New Concepts and Developments, M.J.N.C. Keirse, A.B.M. Anderson
and J. Bennebroek Gravenhorst (Eds.), pp. 49-71. Kluwer Acad. Publishers Group, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands, 1979.
15 Swaab, D.F., M. Visser and J. Dogterom - The maturity of the foetal brain and its involvement in labour.
In: Psychoneuroendocrinology in reproduction, L. Zichella and P. Pancheri (Eds.), pp. 483-495.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1979.
1980
16 Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab, H.B.M. Uylings, K. Boer, R.M. Buijs and D.N. Velis - Neuropeptides in rat brain
development. In: Adaptive Capabilities of the Nervous System. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 53, P.
McConnell, G.J. Boer, H.J. Romijn, N.E. Van de Poll and M.A. Corner (Eds.), pp.207-227.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1980.
17 Buijs, R.M., D.N. Velis and D.F. Swaab - Extrahypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of
fetal and adult rat brain. In: Adaptive Capabilities of the Nervous System. Progress in Brain Research,
Vol. 53, P. McConnell, G.J. Boer, H.J. Romijn, N.E. Van de Poll, and M.A. Corner (Eds.), pp. 159-167.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1980.
18 Swaab, D.F. - Neuropeptides and brain development - a working hypothesis. In: A Multidisciplinary
Approach to Brain Development, C. Di Benedetta, R. Balázs, G. Gombos and P. Porcellati (Eds.), pp.
181-196. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1980.
19 Swaab, D.F. - Neurohypophysial hormones and their distribution in the brain. In: Hormones and the
Brain, D. de Wied and P.A. van Keep (Eds.), pp. 87-100. MTP Press Limited, Lancaster, England, 1980.
20 Swaab, D.F. and K. Boer - Technical developments in the study of neuroendocrine mechanisms in rat
pregnancy and parturition. In: Animal Models in Fetal Medicine, P.W. Nathanielsz (Ed.), pp. 169-234.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1980.
1981
21 Pévet, P., R.M. Buijs, J. Dogterom, B. Vivien-Roels, F.C. Holder, J.M. Guerné, A. Reinharz, D.F.
Swaab, I. Ebels and C. Neacsu - Peptides in the mammalian pineal gland. In: Pineal Function, C.D.
Matthews and R.F. Seamark (Eds.), pp. 173-184. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, 1981.
22 Swaab, D.F. and J.T. Martin - Functions of alpha-melanotropin and other opiomelanocortin peptides in
labour, intrauterine growth and brain development. In: Peptides of the Pars Intermedia, Ciba Foundation
Symposium, Vol. 81, D. Evered and G. Lawrenson (Eds.), pp. 196-217. Pitman Medical, London, 1981.
23 Swaab, D.F. and J.P. Ter Borg - Development of peptidergic systems in the rat brain. In: The Fetus and
Independent Life, Ciba Foundation Symposium Vol. 86, K. Elliott and J. Whelan (Eds.), pp. 271-294.
Pitman Medical, London, 1981.
24 Swaab, D.F., P.W. Achterberg, G.J. Boer, J. Dogterom and F.W. Van Leeuwen - The distribution of
MSH and ACTH in the rat and human brain and its relation to pituitary stores. In: Endogenous Peptides
and Learning and Memory Processes, J.L. Martinez, R.A. Jensen, R.B. Messing, H. Rigter and J.L.
McGaugh (Eds.), pp. 7-36. Academic Press, New York, 1981.
1982
25 Boer, G.J., K. Boer, and D.F. Swaab - On the reproductive and developmental differences within the
Brattlebor rat. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 394, 37-47, 1982.
26 Buijs, R.M., P. Pévet and D.F. Swaab - (Eds.) Chemical Transmission in the Brain: The Role of Amines,
Amino Acids and Peptides. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 55. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical
Press, Amsterdam, 1982.
27 Swaab, D.F. - Comments on the validity of immunocytochemical methods. In: Cytochemical Methods in
Neuroanatomy, V. Chan-Palay and S.L. Palay (Eds.), pp. 423-440. Alan R. Liss, Inc. New York, 1982.
28 Swaab. D.F. - Neuropeptides. Their distribution and function in the brain. In: Chemical Transmission in
the Brain. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 55, R.M. Buijs, P. Pévet and D.F. Swaab (Eds.). pp. 97-122.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1982.
29 Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer, K. Boer, H.P. Oosterbaan and P.R. Oosting - Neurohypophysial and
intermediate lobe peptides in intrauterine growth and labour. In: Neuroendocrinology of Vasopressin,
Corticoliberin and Opiomelanocortins, A.J. Baertschi and J.J. Dreifuss (Eds.), pp. 343-352. Academic
Press, London, 1982.
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1983
30 Boer, G.J. and D.F. Swaab - Long-term effects on brain and behavior of early treatments with
neuropeptides. In: Application of Behavioral Pharmacology in Toxicology, G. Zbinden, V. Cuomo, G.
Racagni and B. Weiss (Eds.), pp. 251-263. Raven Press, New York, 1983.
31 Boer, K. and D.F. Swaab - Oxytocine en de baring. In: Voortgang en Visie. 25 jaar Verloskunde en
Gynaecologie. Bundel aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. G.J. Kloosterman bij zijn afscheid als hoogleraar aan
de UvA, onder redactie van P.E. Treffers, M.F. Schutte, O.P. Bleker, D. van Alten J.V.Th.H. Hamerlynck
en J.H. van Wering. Bohn, Scheltema en Holkema, Utrecht/Antwerpen, pp.216-226, 1983.
32 Buijs, R.M., G.J. de Vries, F.W. van Leeuwen and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin: distribution
and putative functions in the brain. In: The Neurohypophysis: Structure, Function and Control. Progress
in Brain Research, Vol. 60, B.A. Cross and G. Leng (Eds.), pp.115-122. Elsevier/North-Holland
Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1983.
33 Pool, Ch.W., R.M. Buijs, D.F. Swaab, G.J. Boer and F.W. van Leeuwen - On the way to a specific
immunocytochemical localization. In: Immunohistochemistry, A.C. Cuello (Ed.), IBRO Handbook Series
`Methods in Neurosciences', pp.1-46. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., New York/London, 1983.
34 Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Possible mechanisms underlying the teratogenic effects of medicines of
the developing brain. In: Proc. EFCNS Congress, `Prenatal Development Disturbances', pp.127-156,
1983. Pre-published in TCCD, Vol. 6, May 1983.
1984
35 Swaab, D.F. and M.A. Hofman - Sexual differentiation of the human brain. A historical perspective. In:
Sex Differences in the Brain. Relation between Structure and Function. Progress in Brain Research,
Vol. 61., G.J. de Vries et al. (Eds.), pp. 361-374. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam,
1984.
36 Swaab, D.F., H.P. Oosterbaan, R. Ravid and M.A. Hofman - Parturition as an outcome of fetal
neuroendocrine stimuli superimposed upon an inherent metabolic mechanism. In: Research in Perinatal
Medicine II. "Fetal Neuroendocrinology", F. Ellendorff, P.D. Gluckman and N. Parvizi (Eds.), pp. 259-
274. Perinatology Press, Ithaca, New York, 1984.
37 Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Possible mechanisms underlying the teratologic effects of medicines on
the developing brain. In: Neurobehavioral Teratology, J. Yanai (Ed.), pp. 55-71. Elsevier/North-Holland
Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1984.
38 Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers and B. Fisser - The vasopressin containing neuron in the human brain; changes
during aging and senile dementia. Proceedings of the EURAGE Workshop on "Aging of the brain and
senile dementia: the inventory of EEC potentialities", D.L. Knook, G. Calderini and L. Amaducci (Eds.),
pp. 71-78, 1984.
1985
39 Fliers, E., W.A. Van Gool, F.P.A.J. Van Haaren, M. Mirmiran and D.F. Swaab - Meeting Report: Aging
of the Brain and Senile Dementia. 14th International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam,
August 26-30, Neurobiol. Aging 6, 341-344, 1985.
40 Oosterbaan, H.P., D.F. Swaab and G.J. Boer - The origin of amniotic oxytocin and vasopressin and
their relationship to intra-uterine growth. In: The Physiological Development of Fetus and Newborn, C.T.
Jones and P.W. Nathanielsz (Eds.), pp. 89-92. Academic Press, London, 1985.
41 Swaab, D.F. - Report of the Study Group No. 11 of the World Congr. by the UNIPEI, `Influence of fetal
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125 Swaab, D.F. - Neurobiology and neuropathology of the human hypothalamus. In: Bloom, F.E. and
Hökfelt, T. (Eds.) Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy. The Primate Nervous System, Part I, vol. 13,
pp. 39-137.
126 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Van de Nes, J.A.P., Ravid, R. and Salehi, A. - Reduced neuronal activity
is one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In: B.T. Hyman, C. Duyckaerts, Y. Christen (Eds.)
Connections, Cognition, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp.83-104.
127 Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Fodor, M., Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain. In:
Biomedical Reviews, vol. 7, pp. 17-32, The Bulgarian-American Center, Varna, Bulgaria, 1997
128 Swaab, D.F. - Hogere functies in lagere regionen: de opwaardering van de hypothalamus tot
onderkamer in het huis van de menselijke geest. In: Van Everdingen, J.J.E. en Gerson, B.P.R. (eds.)
Huis van de Geest, Boom/Belvédere, Amsterdam, pp. 37-46, 1997.
129 Swaab, D.F. - Prader-Willi syndrome and the hypothalamus. Acta Paediatr. Suppl. 423: 50-54, 1997.
130 Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Fodor, M. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human
hypothalamus: differences according to sex, sexual orientation, and transsexuality. In: Ellis, L, Ebertz, L.
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131 Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E.J.A., Lijzenga, C., Mirmiran, M., Swaab, D.F. - Stimulation of the
circadian timing system is effective in the treatment of sleep-wake rhythm disturbances in aging and
Alzheimer patients. In: Beersma, D.G.M., Arends, J.B.A.M., Van Bemmel, A.L., Hofman, W.F., Ruigt,
G.S.F. (Eds.) Sleep-Wake Research in the Netherlands, vol. 8, Dutch Soc. for Sleep-Wake Research,
pp. 99-103.
1998
132 Fliers, E., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Physiological and pathophysiological aspects of thyrotropinreleasing
hormone (TRH) gene expression in the human hypothalamus. Thyroid 8: 921-928
133 Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W., Salehi, A. - Brain Banking in Aging and Dementia Research -
The Amsterdam Experience. In: Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Fisher et al. (eds.),
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134 Salehi, A., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Ishunina, T., Swaab, D.F. - Neuronal activity and genetic background in
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135 Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Transcutane electrische neuro stimulatie (TENS)
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136 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Salehi, A., Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Verwer, R.W.H. -
Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. In: Verhaagen, J., Van Leeuwen,
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137 Swaab, D.F. - The human hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system in health and disease. In: Urban,
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138 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenontwikkeling, karakter en plasticiteit. In Psychoanalyse en Neurobiologie.
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139 Swaab, D.F. - interview met René de Bok in Macht en Onmacht in de Geneeskunde. De toekomstvisie
van Nederlandse topspecialisten. Uitgeverij Strengholt, 1998.
140 Uylings, H.B.M., Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A. - Hersenen in wording. In: Ontwikkeling van de hersenen.
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141 Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E.J.A., Lijzenga, C., Mirmiran, M., Swaab, D.F. - Treatment of
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1999
142 Salehi, A., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Neuronal activity and genetic background
in Alzheimer’s disease. In: Iqbal, K., Swaab, D.F., Winblad, B. and Wisniewski, H.M. (Eds.), Alzheimer’s
Disease and Related Disorders. Etiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics..John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp.
487-492.
143 Scherder, E.J.A., Bouma, A., Van Someren, E.J.W. and Swaab, D.F. - Effects of transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on mood and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease. In: Iqbal, K., Swaab,
D.F., Winblad, B. and Wisniewski, H.M. (Eds.), Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. Etiology,
Pathogenesis and Therapeutics. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp. 763-769.
144 Swaab, D.F. - Biological rhythms in health and disease: the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the
autonomous system. In: P.J. Vinken, G.W. Bruyn (Series Eds), O. Appenzeller (Volume Ed.),
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145 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Salehi, A., Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W. and Verwer, R.W.H. -
Decreased neuronal activity and therapeutic strategies directed towards reactivation in Alzheimer’s
disease. In: Iqbal, K., Swaab, D.F., Winblad, B. and Wisniewski, H.M. (Eds.), Alzheimer’s Disease and
Related Disorders. Etiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp. 750-756.
146 Tilders, F.J.H., Schmidt, E.D., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Swaab, D.F. - Delayed effects of stress and immune
activation. In: Baillière’s Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Vol. 13, pp. 523-540. Harcourt
Publishers Ltd.
147 Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E.J.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Stimulation of the circadian timing system in
healthy and demented elderly. In: Iqbal, K., Swaab, D.F., Winblad, B. and Wisniewski, H.M. (Eds.),
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148 Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E.J.A., Lijzenga, C., Swaab, D.F. - Het slaap-waakritme bij
veroudering en dementie. In: Modern Sleep Medicine., Knuistingh Neven, A. (Ed.) Van Zuiden
Communications, Alphen a/d Rijn. pp. 93-99.
2000
149 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenontwikkelingen. In: Zorgen na Morgen. Samengesteld door A.L.M. Lagro-Janssen.
Van der Wees, Utrecht, p. 122.
150 Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Veltman, D.J., Zhou, J.N. - Interaction of prefrontal cortical
and hypothalamic systems in the pathogenesis of depression. In: Uylings, H.B.M., Van Eden, C.G., De
Bruin, J.P.C., Feenstra, M.P.G., Pennartz, C.M.A. (Eds.) Progress in Brain Research 126, pp. 376-396,
Elsevier, Amsterdam.
151 Swaab, D.F. - Mensen maken altijd onderscheid tussen een omgevingsfactor en een biologische factor
- het hele onderscheid tussen biologisch of sociaal is zo achterhaald!. In: K. Neuvel (ed.) Wee de
Genen. Over de biologische fundamenten van menselijk gedrag. Meinema, Zoetermeer.
152 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F. - Chronobiologische mechanismen en
behandelingen van nachtelijke onrust bij gezonde en demente ouderen. In: Ontwikkelingen in de
Geriatrie. H.J.M. Cools, Lagaay, A.M., Roos, R.A.C., Verhoeff, J.B. (Eds.) LUMC 2000.
2001
153 Liu, R.-Y., Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - Biological rhythm disorder: in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. In:
Neuroendocrinologie des démences. Hormones, plaisir, vieillissement. Michel, B.F. et al. (eds.). Solal,
Marseille, 2001, pp. 11-30.
154 Swaab, D.F., Boer, K. - Functional teratogenic effects of chemicals on the developing brain. In: Fetal
and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery, third edition, Levene, M.I., Whittle, M.J., Chervenak, F.A.,
Punt, J., Bennett, M.J. (eds.). Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
155 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenen, bewustzijn en geloof. Neurobiologische aspecten. In: Hersenen. Bewustzijn.
Zicht op onszelf. P.M.F. Oomen, J.W.M. Osse, V.G.H.J. Kirkels (Eds.) Valkhof Pers, Nijmegen, pp. 79-
95.
156 Swaab, D.F. and Huitinga, I. - The hypothalamus in multiple sclerosis. In: Pathology and clinical
features of multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the MS Forum in Athens, Greece.
157 Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - De toekomst van het onderzoek naar hersenletsel en herstel. In: Het
Brein belicht: omgaan met de gevolgen van niet-aangeboren hersenletsel. Uitgeverij Lemma BV,
Utrecht, pp. 65-75.
158 Swaab, D.F., Boer, K. - Functional teratogenic effects of chemicals on the developing brain. In: Fetal
and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery. Levene, M.I. et al. (eds.). Churchill Livingstone, London,
2001, pp.251-265.
2002
159 Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - A brain for all seasons: cellular and molecular mechanisms of
photoperiodic plasticity. In: Hofman, M.A., Boer, G.J., Holtmaat, A.J.G.D., Van Someren, E.J.W.,
Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. Progress in Brain Research vol. 138. Plasticity in the Adult Brain: from
genes to neurotherapy. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 255-306.
160 Riemersma, R.F., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - 24-hour salivary melatonin rhythm in demented
elderly. Sleep-wake research in the Netherlands. Vol. 13. Van Zuiden, Alphen a/d Rijn, pp. 88-90
161 Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A., Ishunina, T.A. - Sexual differentiation of
the human hypothalamus. Proceedings Dallas Conference on Pediatric Gender Reassignment: a
Critical Reappraisal. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 511: 75-100
162 Swaab, D.F. - Leo Isaac Swaab, vrouwenarts. In: Erflaters van de Geneeskunde. Kaandorp, C.J.E.,
Van Everdingen, J.J.E., Mooij, A. (Eds.) Belvédère/Medidact. Overveen/Alphen aan den Rijn, pp. 170-
177.
163 Swaab, D.F. - Gender issues in brain structures and functions and their relevance for psychopathology.
In: Part I: Basic Principles. Textbook Biological Psychiatry. D'Haenen, Den Boer, J.A., Willner, P. (Eds.),
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. pp. 189-209.
164 Swaab, D.F. and Hofman, M.A. - The fifteenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers Lecture. An Introduction. In:
Hofman, M.A., Boer, G.J., Holtmaat, A.J.G.D., Van Someren, E.J.W., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F.
Progress in Brain Research vol. 138. Plasticity in the Adult Brain: from genes to neurotherapy. Elsevier,
Amsterdam, pp. 397-399.
165 Swaab, D.F., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Hofman, M.A., Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Verwer, R.W.H.
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in the Adult Brain: from genes to neurotherapy Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 343-373.
166 Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A., Ishunina, T.A. - Sexual differentiation of
the human hypothalamus. In: Zderic et al. (Eds.) Pediatric Gender Assignment: A Critical Reappraisal.
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 511: 75-100. Discussion 100-105.
167 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F. - Functional plasticity of the circadian timing
system in old age: light exposure. In: Hofman, M.A., Boer, G.J., Holtmaat, A.J.G.D., Van Someren,
E.J.W., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. Progress in Brain Research vol. 138. Plasticity in the Adult Brain:
from genes to neurotherapy. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 205-231.
2003
168 Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic neuropeptides in Prader-Willi
syndrome: regulatory peptides (invited review). In: Eiholzer, U., l’Allemand, D., Zipf, W.B. (eds.): Prader-
Willi Syndrome as a Model for Obesity. Karger AG. Basel, pp. 31-43.
169 Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Thomas, E.L., Brynes, A.E., Bell, J.D., Frost, G., Ghatei, M.A.,
Holland, A., Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic neuropeptides and regulation of fat mass in
Prader-Willi syndrome. In: Eiholzer, U., l’Allemand, D., Zipf, W.B. (Eds.). Prader-Willi Syndrome as a
Model for Obesity. International Symposium, Zurich, Basel, Karger, pp. 31-43.
170 Huitinga, I., Erkut, Z.A., Van Beurden, D., Swaab, D. - The hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis in
multiple sclerosis. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 992: 118-128.
171 Raymann, R.J.E.M., Schneijdenberg, W., Drosopoulos, S., Den Haan, R., Van Braak, E., Van Krevelen,
G., Collins, S., Vis, R., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Effects of peripheral thermal stimulation on
sleep onset latency and scores of subjective feelings associated with sleepiness. In: Bemmel, Beersma,
Hofman, Ruigt and Vos (Eds.). Sleep-Wake Research in the Netherlands. Vol. 14, pp. 66-69.
172 Swaab, D.F., Hestiantoro, A., Wu, Y. - Neuroendocrinology of memory in Alzheimer’s disease. In: Iqbal,
K. and Winblad, B. (eds). Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders: Research Advances. Chapter 41,
pp. 459-467. Published by: Ana Asian Intl. Acad. of Aging, Bucharest, Romania, 2003.
173 Swaab, D.F. - Reactivation of atrophic neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurol. Res. 25: 652-660, 2003.
2004
174 Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Neuroplasticity in the human hypothalamus during aging: In:
Mocchegiani, E. and Straub, R. (Eds.) The Neuroendocrine Immune Network in Aging, Elsevier,
Amsterdam, pp. 105-121.
175 Riemersma, R.F., Mattheij, C.A.M., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Melatonin rhythms and
supplementation in old age. In: E. Mocchegioani (Ed.) Neuro-immune Biology, vol. 9. The
Neuroendocrine immune network in ageing. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 195-211.
176 Stoeckart, R., Swaab, D., Gijs, L., Slob, K. - Biologie van de seksualiteit; endocrinologische,
anatomische en fysiologische aspecten. In: Gijs, L., Gianotten, W., Vanwesenbeeck, I., Weijenborg, P.
(Eds.) Seksuologie. Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, 2004, pp. 73-134.
177 Swaab, D.F., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hestiantoro, A. - Sex hormone receptors in the human hypothalamus in
the different stages of human life. In: Genazzani, A.R. (Ed.) Hormone Replacement Therapy and the
Brain. Controversial Issues in Climacteric Medicine Series, Parthenon Publishing Group, CRC Press,
Boca Raton, pp. 44-56.
2005
178. Swaab, D.F. - The role of hypothalamus and endocrine system in sexuality. In; Hyde, J.S. (Ed.)
Biological substrates of human sexuality, American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA,
pp. 21-74.
179. Swaab, D.F., Van Pelt, J., Hofman, M.A. - Introduction to the seventeenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers Lecture.
Progress in Brain Research 147: 39-41.
180 Scherder, E.J.A., Swaab, D.F. - Pain in dementia. In: F. Cervero, T.S. Jensen (Eds.) Handbook of
Clinical Neurology, vol. 81, Elsevier, Amsterdam
2006
181 Fliers, E., Alkemade, A., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic thyroid hormone feedback in
health and disease. In: Kalsbeek, Fliers, Hofman, Swaab, Van Someren, Buijs (Eds.). Progress in Brain
Research. Vol. 153: 189-207.
182 Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - The seventeenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers Lecture: an introduction. In:
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183 Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W., Buijs, R.M. – Hypothalamic
Integration of Energy Metabolism. In Kalsbeek, Fliers, Hofman, Swaab, Van Someren, Buijs (Eds.).
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184 Lucassen, P.J., Heine, V.M., Muller, M.B., Van der Beek, E., Wiegant, V.M., De Kloet, R., Joels, M.,
Fuchs, E., Swaab, D.F. and Czeh, B. – Stress, depression and hippocampal apoptosis. In CNS &
Nuerological Disorders – Drug Targets 5, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., pp. 531-546.
185 Scherder, E.J.A., Swaab, D.F. - Pain in dementia. In: F. Cervero, T.S. Jensen (Eds.) Handbook of
Clinical Neurology. Vol. 81: 817-829.
186 Swaab, D.F. - Reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Proceedings of "Il
International Congress on Neuroregeneration. Revista Brasileira de Neurologia, 99-112.
187 Swaab, D.F. - The human hypothalamus in metabolic and episodic disorders. In: Kalsbeek, Fliers,
Hofman, Swaab, Van Someren, Buijs (Eds.). Progress in Brain Research. Vol. 153: 3-45.
2007
188 Swaab, D.F. - Ons karakter als aangeboren afwijking. In: W. Koops, B. Levering, M. de Winter (Eds.)
Het kind als spiegel van de beschaving. Uitgeverij SWP, Amsterdam, pp. 45-61.
189 Swaab, D.F., De Ranitz, A.G.S. - Agressief en crimineel gedrag. In: Cath, D.C., Gijsbers van Wijk,
C.M.T., Klumpers, U.M.H. (Eds.) Sekseverschillen in de psychiatrie. Een neurobiologische benadering.
Van Gorcum 2007, pp. 208-229.
190 Swaab, D.F. - Seksuele differentiatie van het brein: bepalen je hersenen of je hetero of homo wordt? In:
Jeroen Geurts: Over de Kop. Fascinerende vragen over het brein. Scriptum Psychologie, pp. 56-81.
191 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen: Over het brein en ons unieke karakter. In: Opvoeden, wat kun je?
Carine Ex, Wereldbibliotheek, Amsterdam 2007, pp. 13-23.
2008
192 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Neuroendocrinology of Eating Disorders. In: Encyclopedia of
Neuroscience, Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany.
193 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - The Hypothalamo Neurohypophysial System. In: Encyclopedia of
Neuroscience, Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany.
194 Swaab, D.F. - Verschil moet er zijn, maar in de hersenen mocht het niet. Woord vooraf. In: M. Delfos,
Verschil Mag Er Zijn Waarom er mannen en vrouwen zijn. Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, Amsterdam, 2008, pp.
9-14.
2009
195 Kreier, F., Swaab, D.F. - History of neuroendocrinology: 'the spring of primitive existence'. In: Finger, S,
Boller, F. Tyler, K.L., Eds. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 95 (3 rd series) History of Neurology,
chapter 23, p. 335-360.
196 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Neuroendocrinology of tumors. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer
Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany, 2645-2648.
197 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Neuroendocrinology of eating disorders. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.
Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany. 2635-2637
198 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Neuroendocrinology. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer Science
and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany, 2631-2635.
199 Bao, A-M., Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F. - Neuroendocrinology of Psychiatric Disorders. Encyclopedia of
Neuroscience. Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany, 2641-2645
200 Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F. - Endocrine disorders of development and growth. Encyclopedia of
Neuroscience. Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany
201 Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis, stress and depression. Encyclopedia
of Neuroscience. Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany
202 Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Drinking disorders and osmoregulation. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.
Springer Science and Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany
203 Stoeckart, R., Swaab, D., Gijs, L., De Ronde, P., Slob, K. - Biologie van de seksualiteit;
endocrinologische, anatomische en fysiologische aspecten. In: Gijs, L., Gianotten, W.L.,
Vanwesenbeeck, I., Weijenborg, P.T.M. (Eds). Seksuologie. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten, 2009
204 Verhaagen, J. and Swaab, D.F. - The eighteenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers lecture: an introduction. In: J.
Verhaagen et al. (Eds). Progress in Brain Research, vol. 175, pp. 497-499.
205 Swaab, D.F., Verweij, W.T.P. - Neuro-Theology: Demasqué of Religions. In: Verhagen, P.J., Van
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009.
2010
205 Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual hormones and the brain: an essential alliance for sexual
identity and sexual orientation. In: Loche, S., Cappa, M., Ghizzoni, L., Maghnie, M., Savage, M.O.
(Eds.) Pediatric Neuroendocrinology, Endocr. Dev. Basel, Karger, vol 17, pp. 22-35.
206 Savic, I., Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to
gender identity and sexual orientation. In: Savic-Berglund, I. (Ed.). Progress in Brain Research,
Elsevier, Amsterdam, vol. 186, 2010.
2011
207 Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain and male/female behaviour. In: Beets, G.,
Schippers, J. and te Velde, E. Eds. The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies: Late Fertility and
Consquences, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 33-47
208 Swaab, D.F. – Foreword. In: ISAO collection on the occasion of the World Alzheimer Day, 21
September.
209 Swaab, D.F. – Foreword. In: Doodeerlijk, A.A. Wouda.
210 Swaab, D.F. – Levenslange gevolgen van je tijd in de baarmoeder. In: What’s on your mind?! Alles over
je hersenen. p. 9. Abbott and Volle Maan, 2011
211 Swaab, D.F. – De neurobiologie van geheugen en intuïtie. In: Intuïtie in de Geneeskunde. Ed. F. Jonker
& C. Tacke, pp. 9-11, De Tijdstroom, Utrecht.
212 Swaab, D.F. – Mijn belangrijkste drijfveer is nieuwsgierigheid. In: Geloof in de Wetenschap. Ed. M. van
Veelen, Buijten en Schipperheijn Motief, Amsterdam, pp 139-145
2012
213 Swaab, D.F., Bao, A-M., Garcia-Falgueras, A., Hofman, M.A., Ishunina, T.A. – Sex differences in the
forebrain. In: The Human Nervous System, 3 rd Edition, Elsevier Inc.
214 Swaab, D.F. – Neurotheologie – het demasqué van religies. In: P.J. Verhagen, H.J.G.M. van Megen,
Handboek psychiatrie, religie en spiritualiteit. Uitgeverij De Tijdstroom, pp. 319-335.
215 V.D. Goncharuk and D.F. Swaab – Essential hypertension as a hypothalamic disease. In: The Human
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1975
2 Querido, A. and D.F. Swaab - (Eds.) Brain Development and Thyroid Deficiency. North-Holland
Publishing Comp., Amsterdam-New York, 1975.
1976
3 Corner, M.A. and D.F. Swaab - (Eds.) Perspectives in Brain Research. Progress in Brain Research, Vol.
45. Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1976.
1977
4 Tilders, F.J.H., D.F. Swaab and Tj.B. Van Wimersma Greidanus - (Eds.) Melanocyte Stimulating
Hormone: Control, Chemistry and Effects. Karger, Basel, 1977.
1986
5 Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers, M. Mirmiran, W.A. Van Gool and F. Van Haaren - (Eds.) Aging of the Brain and
Alzheimer's Disease. Progress in Brain Research. Vol.70, Elsevier Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1986.
1988
6 Boer, G.J., M.G.P. Feenstra, M. Mirmiran, D.F. Swaab and F. Van Haaren (Eds.) - Biochemical Basis of
Functionional Neuroteratology: permanent effects of chemicals on the developing brain. Progr. Brain Res.,
Vol.73, Elsevier Biomed. Press, Amsterdam, 1988.
1992
7 Swaab, D.F., M.A. Hofman, M. Mirmiran, R. Ravid and F.W. Van Leeuwen (Eds.) - The Human
Hypothalamus in Health and Disease. Progress in Brain Research 93, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
1999
8 Iqbal, K., Swaab, D.F., Winblad, B., Wisniewski, H.M. (Eds.) - Alzheimer’s disease and related
disorders. Etiology, pathogenesis and therapeutics. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chicester.
2002
9 Hofman, M.A., Boer, G.J., Holtmaat, A.J.G.D., Van Someren, E.J.W., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. -
Plasticity in the adult brain: from genes to neurotherapy. Progress in Brain Research, vol. 138, Elsevier,
Amsterdam
2006
10 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Pain. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 81, 900 pp. Elsevier,
Edinburgh
11 Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W., Buijs, R.M. (Eds.) -
Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism. Progress in Brain Research, vol. 153, 414 pp., Elsevier,
Amsterdam
12 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Motor Neuron Disorders and Related Diseases, vol. 82, Elsevier,
Edinburgh
2007
13 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders, Part I, vol. 83, 3 rd
series Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh
14 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders, Part II, vol. 84, 3 rd
series Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh
15 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - HIV/AIDS and the nervous system. vol. 85, 3 rd series Handbook
of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh
16 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Myopathies, vol. 86, 3 rd series Handbook of Clinical Neurology,
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Elsevier, Edinburgh
17 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Malformations of the Nervous System, vol. 87, 3 rd series
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh
18 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Neuropsychology and behavioral neurology. Vol. 88, 3 rd series
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh
2008
19 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Dementias. Vol. 89, 3 rd series Handbook of Clinical Neurology,
Elsevier, Edinburgh
20 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Disorders of Consciousness, Vol. 90, 3 rd series Handbook of
Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
21 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Neuromuscular Junction Disorders. Vol. 91, 3 rd series Handbook
of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
2009
22 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Stroke. Part I: Basic and Epidemiological Aspects. Vol. 92, 3 rd
series Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
23 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Stroke. Part II: Clinical Manifestations and Pathogenesis. Vol.
93, 3 rd series Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
24 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Stroke. Part III: Investigation and Management. Vol. 94, 3 rd
series Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
24 Swaab, D.F. (Advisor) - Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. Dyce, K.M., Sack, W.O., Wensing, C.J.G.
(Eds), Saunders Elsevier, 2009
2010
25 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - History of Neurology, vol. 95. Elsevier Edinburgh.
26 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 96, Bacterial Infections of
the Central Nervous System, Elsevier Edinburgh.
27 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 97, Headache. Elsevier
Edinburgh.
2011
28 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 100, Hyperkinetic
Movement Disorders, Elsevier Edinburgh.
29 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 101, Muscular Dystrophies,
Elsevier Edinburgh.
30 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 102, Neuroophthalmology,
Elsevier Edinburgh.
31 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. – Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 104, Neuro-Oncology, Part
I, Elsevier, Edinburgh.
32 Aminoff, M.J., Boller, F., Swaab, D.F. – Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 105, Neuro-Oncology, Part
II, Elsevier, Edinburgh
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REPORTS and COLUMNS
1976
1 Swaab, D.F. - (Ed.) Netherlands Central Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam. Progress Report
1975. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde,
Tweede Reeks, Deel 67, 1976.
1977
2 Swaab, D.F. - The Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. NUFFIC Bull. 21(2), 13-20, 1977.
3 Swaab, D.F. - (Ed.) Netherlands Central Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam. Progress Report
1976. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde,
Tweede Reeks, Deel 68, 1977.
4 Swaab, D.F. - Algemene inleiding Neuroendocrinologie. PAO-cursus `Neuroendocrinologie',
Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek en Biologische Raad van de KNAW, 1977.
1978
5 Swaab, D.F. - Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Progress Report 1977. Verhandelingen der
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks, Deel 71,
1978.
1979
6 Swaab, D.F. - Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Progress Report 1978. Verhandelingen der
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks, Deel 73,
1979.
1980
7 Swaab, D.F. - Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Progress Report Verhandelingen der
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks, Deel 75,
1980.
1981
8 Swaab, D.F. (Ed.) - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endocrinologie, Verenigingsverslag vergadering 18
oktober 1980, Utrecht. Ned. T. Geneesk. 125, 605-608, 1981.
9 Swaab, D.F. (Ed.) - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endocrinologie, Verenigingsverslag vergadering 21
februari 1981, Utrecht. Ned. T. Geneesk. 125, 1142-1144, 1981.
10 Swaab, D.F. - Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Progress Report 1980. Verhandelingen der
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks, Deel 77,
1981.
1982
11 Swaab, D.F., M.A. Corner and W. Chen-Pelt - Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Progress
Report 1981. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd.
Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks, Deel 79, 1982.
1983
12 Fliers, E., A. Lisei and D.F. Swaab - Dementia. Some current concepts and research in The
Netherlands. (op verzoek van het Ned. Inst. v. Gerontologie) Ned. Inst. v. Hersenonderzoek,
Amsterdam, pp. 1-47, 1983.
13 Fliers, E., A. Lisei and D.F. Swaab - Dementie: recente inzichten en onderzoek in Nederland;
Samenvatting van een reviewstudie in opdracht van het Ned. Inst. v. Gerontologie, Stichting
Studentenpers, Nijmegen, pp. 1-27, 1983.
14 Swaab, D.F. - Resultaten en conclusies van de SOOM-Workshop,`Dementie onderzoek', t.b.v. de
Stichting Onderzoek op het terrein van de Ouder wordende Mens (SOOM), October 1983, 1-7, 1983.
15 Van de Poll, N.E., D.F. Swaab and W. Chen-Pelt - Progress Report 1982 of the Netherlands Institute for
Brain Research. Reprinted from: `Institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,
Progress Report 1982'. Verh. KNAW, Afd. Nat., 2e reeks, deel 81, pp.1-63, 1983.
1985
16 Chen-Pelt, W., P.J. Van Nieuwkoop and D.F. Swaab - Progress Report 1985 of the Netherlands
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Institute for Brain Research. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 1985.
17 Swaab, D.F., (co-author of) Advies inzake teratogeniteit van chemische stoffen. Gezondheidsraad, Den
Haag, 11 maart 1985.
18 Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer en H.B.M. Uylings - Neurowetenschappen. In: Innovatieve Ontwikkelingen in de
Neurowetenschappen, Jaarboek Gezondheidsraad 1985, 134-139.
1986
19 Swaab, D.F. (co-author of) - Report on the evaluation of the teratogenicity of chemical substances.
Health Council of the Netherlands, 129 pp., 1986.
1987
20 Swaab, D.F. (co-author of) - Report on Clinical, pathological and experimental opportunities for
collaborative research on ageing of the brain and dementia in the EEG countries and Switzerland,
EURAGE, Rijswijk, 1987.
21 Swaab, D.F. (co-author of) - Report on Dementie en de Ziekte van Alzheimer, MEDIGON, 1987.
22 Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers and E. Goudsmit - Onderzoek naar vasopressineneuronen tijdens de
veroudering en bij Alzheimer-patiënten. ZWO-jaarboek 1986, 225-230, 1987.
23 Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers and W.A. Van Gool - Multidisciplinair onderzoek naar circadiane ritme
veranderingen tijdens veroudering en bij de ziekte van Alzheimer; noodzaak van infrastructurele
voorzieningen als een hersenbank. In: SOOM Werkdocumenten nr. 14, `Kennis over ouder', E.G.J.
Küper-Carriere (Ed.), pp.13-21, 1987.
24 Swaab, D.F. and J. Jolles - Dementie en de ziekte van Alzheimer. In: MEDIGON Beleidsnota 1987-
1991, pp.549, 1987.
1989
25 Swaab, D.F. - Veel informatie maar geen genezing van MS. NRC Handelsblad, 14 March 1989.
26 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Schizofrenie. In: Het Parool, 11 Nov. 1989.
27 Swaab, D.F., D. Knook and A. Hofman - Standpunt: Hersenonderzoek naar dementie en de ziekte van
Alzheimer - Waar blijft Nederland? In: Het Parool, 16 september 1989.
1990
28 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Alzheimer. In: Het Parool, 6 January 1990, 17.
29 Swaab, D.F. - Osteopathie en MS. In: Op Zoek 35, April 1990.
30 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Geboorte. In: Het Parool, 17 March 1990, 17.
31 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Vruchten. In: Het Parool, 5 May 1990.
32 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Vervuiling. In: Het Parool, 23 June 1990.
33 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Spons. In: Het Parool, 25 August 1990.
34 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Mosselen. In: Het Parool, 20 October 1990.
35 Swaab, D.F. - Myelinetransplantatie en MS. Op Zoek 27 (Oct./Nov 1990), 110-111.
36 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Querido. In: Het Parool, 15 December 1990.
1991
37 Swaab, D.F. - Dementia (in Dutch) In: Kijken in Hersenen, N. Model and J.M. van Ree (Eds.), Kok
Kampen, pp. 63-69.
38 Swaab, D.F. - Dementie. In: H. Mochel and J.M. van Ree (Eds.), Kijken in Hersenen, Kok, Kampen, pp.
63-69, 1991.
39 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Melatonine, Het Parool, 16 January 1991.
40 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Parkinson, Het Parool, 13 April 1991.
41 Swaab, D.F. - Standpunt: Ziel, Het Parool, 1 June 1991.
42 Swaab, D.F. - Mysterie ALS is nog steeds onopgelost (article on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Het
Parool, 31 augustus 1991.
43 Swaab, D.F. Boksen. Het Parool, 2 november 1991.
1992
44 Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, J. Steinmetz and F. Veltmeijer (Eds.) - Progress Report of the Netherlands Brain
Bank.
45 Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, F. Veltmeijer (Eds.) - Jaarverslag Nederlandse Hersenbank, Amsterdam.
46 Swaab, D.F. - De ziekte van Alzheimer. Column voor het neurobiologisch symposium: Het Brein in
Stukken, 11 November 1992.
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47 Swaab, D.F. - Alles staat bij de geboorte al vast. HN Magazine 48, p. 5-7.
1993
48 Swaab, D.F., O. Pach and W.T.P. Verweij (Eds.) - Progress Report Netherlands Institute for Brain
Research 1992.
49 Swaab, D.F. - De Nederlandse Hersenbank: op zoek naar gezond verstand. Hersenpanne.
Hersenstichting Nederland. Den Haag, p. 7.
50 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenen en Geest. Leidse Biologen Almanak, p. 227-230.
1996
51 Swaab, D.F. - Anorexia nervosa en bulimia nervosa: ziekten van de hypothalamus? CNS Review 1: 14-
15, 1996
52 Swaab, D.F. - Tien jaar Nederlandse Hersenbank. Mediator 7: 6-8, 1996.
53 Swaab, D.F. - Neuropornografie. CNS Review 1, 11, 1996
1997
54 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. CNS Review 2, 13, 1997
55 Swaab, D.F. - Little Wrong. CNS Review 2, 15, 1997
56 Swaab, D.F. - De onmaakbaarheid van sexe en sex. CNS Review 2, 12-13.
57 Swaab, D.F. - De biologische basis van Genesis: ritmen van een week. CNS Review 3,
58 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 16e jaargang, no. 4, december 1997, pp. 8-9.
1998
59 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes II. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 17e jaargang, no. 1, februari 1998, p. 12.
60 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes III. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 17e jaargang, no. 2, juli 1998, p.21.
61 Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Van den Berg, M. (Eds.) - Nederlande Hersenbank: Jaarverslag 1996-1997.
62 Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Van den Berg, M. (Eds.) - Nederlande Hersenbank: Progress Report 1996-
1997.
63 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes IV. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 17e jaargang, no. 3, p.8.
64 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenblessure? Medisch Contact 40: 1269, 1998
65 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes V. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 17e jaargang, 5-6, 1998.
1999
66 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes VI. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 18e jaargang, #2, p. 6-7.
67 Goldstone, A.P. and Swaab, D.F. - What causes the increased appetite in Prader-Willi syndrome?
Pickwick Papers, vol. 11: 12-13, 1999.
68 Goldstone, A.P. and Swaab, D.F. - What causes the increased appetite in Prader-Willi syndrome?
Wavelength 20-22
68 Swaab, D.F. - Hersenontwikkelingen. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der
Geneeskunst, Jubileumspecial Medisch Contact, p. 20, 13 nov. 1999
69 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes VII. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 18e jaargang, #3, p. 6-7.
70 Swaab, D.F. - boekbespreking van Handbook of the Aging Brain voor het Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie
en Geriatrie 30, p. 204.
71 Swaab, D.F. - boekbespreking van Ouderdom Bestaat Niet voor het Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en
Geriatrie 30, p. 211.
72 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes VIII. In Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 18e jaargang, #4, p. 8-9.
73 Swaab, D.F. - Eight suggestions for the development of Alzheimer research in China. Newsletter of
Senile Dementia 1, China Association of Alzheimer’s Disease Scientists, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital
University of Medical Sciences: 10-11.
74 Swaab, D.F. - Mensen maken altijd onderscheid tussen een omgevingsfactor en een biologische factor
- het hele onderscheid tussen biologisch of sociaal is zo achterhaald! In: Wee de Genen, K. Neuvel
(Ed.) Uitgeverij Meinema, Zoetermeer. pp. 157-168
2000
75 Swaab, D.F. - Reactie op stelling “Binnen 10 jaar zal een medicijn de ziekte van Alzheimer bij de wortel
aanpakken. Alzheimer Magazine.
76 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes IX. Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 19e jaargang, nr. 3, 10-11.
77 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F. - Licht en melatonine in de behandeling van
nachtelijke onrust. Alzheimer Magazine 1, pp. 22-24.
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78 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. In: Trouw. Rubriek Letter en Geest, p. 47, 30 september 2000.
79 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes X. Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 19e jaargang, nr. 4, p. 11.
80 Swaab, D.F. - Alzheimer onderzoek: het begin van een beter einde. David de Wied-lecture 2000.
Stichting David de Wied-lezing, Universiteit Utrecht en CenE Bankiers NV, Utrecht, 14 april 2000.
2001
81 Swaab, D.F. - Boekbespreking van “Alzheimer's disease. A compendium of current theories. Annals of
the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 924, USA. Ed. by Zaven S. Khachaturian and M.-Marsel
Mesulam. In: Ned. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie, jaargang 32, p. 136.
82 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XI. Sarcoidose Nieuws, 20ste jaargang no. 2, 10.
83 Swaab, D.F. - Portret van Prof. dr. David de Wied. In: Dertien in een dozijn. Wetenschappelijke
uitgeverij Bunge, Utrecht (offered).
84 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. Fysioscoop, 27ste jaargang, nr. 4, p. 9.
85 Gill, K., Tibben, A., Swaab, D.F. - Als het leven niets meer biedt. (offered)
86 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XII. Sarcoidose Nieuws, 20ste jaargang no. 4, p.8.
87 Swaab, D.F. - Criminele hersenen. In: Natuur en Techniek, 69e jaargang, 2001.
88 Swaab, D.F. - Boekbespreking van: “Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. Annual 2001,
Gauthier and Cummings (Eds). Martin Dunitz Ltd. London, 216 pp. in Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie 32,
p. 283, 2001.
2002
89 Swaab, D.F. - Boekbespreking van Valk, J., Barkhof, F., Scheltens, P. - Magnetic resonance in
dementia. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany, 2002, 353 p. in Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie 33,
p. 92, 2002.
90 Swaab, D.F. - Boekbespreking van Szesko, P.R., Strous, R.D., Goldman, R.S., Ahstari, M., Knuth, K.H.,
Lieberman, J.A., Bilder, R.M. - Neuropsychological correlates of hippocampal volumes in patients
experiencing a first episode of schizophrenia in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 146: 871-
872, 2002.
91 Swaab, D.F. - portret David de Wied. Academische Boekengids 31, 2002
92 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XIII. Sarcoïdose Nieuws, 21ste jaargang, nr. 2, p. 7-8
93 Swaab, D.F. - Placebo heeft een meetbaar effect op de hersenfunctie bij depressie. Ned. Tijdschrift v.
Geneeskunde 146: 1709.
94 Swaab, D.F. - Meer post-mortemhersenonderzoek van schizofreniepatiënten wenselijk. Ned. Tijdschrift
v. Geneeskunde 146: 871.
95 Swaab, D.F. - Dementie. Advies van een commissie van de Gezondheidsraad aan de Minister van
Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, Den Haag: Gezondheidsraad, 2002, publicatienummer 2002/04.
96 Swaab, D.F. - Dementia. Advice by a committee of the Health Council of the Netherlands to the
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague. Health Council of the Netherlands 2002, nr.
2002/04E.
97 Swaab, D.F. - Zonder Fosfor Geen Gedachten. AMC Magazine, december 2002, p. 22.
98 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XIV. Sarcoïdose Nieuws 3, 21ste jaargang, 2002, p. 10.
2003
99 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XV. Sarcoïdose Nieuws 1, 22ste jaargang, 2003, nr. 1, p. 16-17
100 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XVI. Sarcoïdose Nieuws 2, 22ste jaargang, 2003, nr. 2, p. 15.
101 Swaab, D.F. - Is er Leven na de (hersen)dood? Thomas More Lecture, Maastricht, p. 49-50
102 Swaab, D.F. - Evolutionair gezien zijn we weinig meer dan wegwerpartikelen. In: Visser, H. (Ed.) Leven
zonder God. Elf interviews over ongeloof. LJ Veen. pp.139.
103 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XVII. Sarcoïdose Nieuws 3, 22ste jaargang, nr. 3, p. 12-13.
104 Swaab D.F. - Position paper on ‘HRT in climacteric and aging brain’. Member of Scientific Panel,
edited by Genazzani, A.R., Gambacciani, M., Simoncini, T., Schneider, H.P.G. (eds.) “Controversial
Issues in Climacteric Medicine” series. Climacteric 6: 188-203.
105 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XVIII (‘Bidden’). Sarcoïdose Nieuws. 22ste jaargang, no. 4, p. 16.
106 Swaab, D.F. - Geheugen in een ouder brein. Alzheimer Magazine, jaargang 6. nr. 4, p. 4-5.
107 Swaab, D.F. - Neurons in the human postmortem brain are still very much alive. Brain Res. vol. 1000.
107 Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R., Raymann, R., Swaab, D.F. - Het effect van licht en temperatuur
op verstoord slaap-waakritme bij ouderen. Psychopraxis jaargang 5, nr. 2, p. 48-50.
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2004
108 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XIX: Zenuwen. Sarcoïdose Nieuws. 23ste jaargang, no. 2, p. 14.
109 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XX: de zorg van “mijn” longarts Carel Roos. Sarcoïdose Nieuws.
Jaargang 23, no. 3, p. 18-19.
110 Besser, M., Carr, S., Cohen-Kettenis, P., Connolly, P., De Sutter, P., Diamond, M., Di Ceglie, D.,
Higashi, Y., Kruijver, F., Martin, J., Playdon, Z-J., Ralph, D., Reed, T., Reid, R., Reiner, W., Swaab, D.,
Terry, T., Wilson, P., Wylie, K. (BBC Trans Group). Atypical gender development. Gires, King's Fund,
april 2004, pp. 1-19. In press (2006) Int. J. Transsexualism
2005
111 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XXI: Bezuinig nu op onderzoek en bezuur het later. Jaargang 23, no. 4,
p. 22-23.
112 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XXII: Sarcoïdose door stamceltransplantatie. Jaargang 24, no 1, p. 26.
113 Swaab, D.F. - two papers for 25 years of MS Research, patient magazine MenSen.
114 Swaab, D.F. - Zijn moeders echt slimmer? Bespreking van Moederbrein - Hoe moederschap je slimmer
maakt, van Katherine Ellison. Opzij, p. 20, september 2005
115 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompje XXIII: Donor?
116 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XXIV: Tatoeages en piercings. Sarcoïdose Nieuws, jaargang 24, nr. 4,
december 2005, p. 18
117 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. Academy Magazine, winter 2005/2006, pp. 16-29
2006
118 Swaab, D.F. - Granuloompjes XXV. Lang leven en Chinese kruiden. Sarcoïdose Nieuws, jaargang 25,
p. 25-28.
119 Swaab, D.F. - De hersenen; het placebo-effect. Het onbewuste zelfhelende vermogen. Lentekriebels.
Hersenen (???) pp. 22-24.
120 Swaab, D.F. - Hans Ariëns Kappers. Levensbericht door D.F. Swaab. In: Levensberichten en
herdenkingen 2006, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen.
121 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. In: Proviand, juni 2006, p. 5
2007
122 Swaab, D.F. - Nawoord bij “Het biologische misverstand”, D. Mesland (Ed.).
123 Swaab, D.F. - De analytische psychiatrie in zicht. In: Health Management Forum. Tijdschrift voor
toekomstverkenning, strategieontwikkeling en innovatie. maart 2007-07-30
2008
124 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Wij zijn ons brein. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 22/23 maart.
125 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Bijna-dood kan niet. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 29/30
maart.
126 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. De week is in de urine. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 5/6 april
127 Swaab, D.F. - De onbetrouwbare bijbel. Boekbespreking van Omhoog Kijken in Platland. Over geloven
in de wetenschap, door Kees Dekker. De Academische Boekengids 66, januari 2008, p. 35.
128 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Effectieve placebo's. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 12/13 april
2008
129 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Zwarte Jan. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 19/20 april 2008
130 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Schade na de liefde. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 26/27 april
2008
131 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Het verliefde brein. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 3/4 mei
2008
132 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Agressief de buik uit. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 10/11 mei
2008
133 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Onreine mosselen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 17/18 mei
2008
134 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Cursus Uitburgering. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 24/25 mei
2008
135 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Gevraagd: hersenen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 7/8 juni
2008
136 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Oorlog in de Zomer. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 14/15 juni
2008
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137 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. He, ho of bi. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 21/22 juni 2008.
138 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Agressie. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 28/29 juni 2008.
139 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Geluk bij Ongeluk. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 5/6 juli 2008
140 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Geneesgebed. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 11/12 juli 2008
141 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Man/vrouw. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 19/20 juli 2008
142 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Groepsstraf. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 26/27 juli 2008
143 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Freuds gelijk. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 2/3 augustus
2008
144 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Olympische seksen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 9/10
augustus 2008
145 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Neuroporno. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 16/17 augustus
2008
146 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Hersenstimulatie. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 23/24
augustus 2008
147 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. De 21 gram. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 30/31 augustus
2008
148 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Baren doe je samen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 6/7
september 2008
149 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Prothese in het brein. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 13/14
september 2008
150 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Blinde ouderdom. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 20/21
september 2008
151 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Denken en geloven. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 27/28
september 2008
152 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Geen keus. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 4/5 oktober 2008
153 Swaab, D.F. - PWS Research in mice and human brain. In: Wavelength (newsletter for parents and
professionals - International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation), vol. 2, pp. 22-23, July 2008
154 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Zelf je arm afzagen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 11/12
oktober 2008
155 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Half leven. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 18/19 oktober 2008
156 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Aangeboren. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 25/26 oktober
2008
157 Swaab, D.F. - Verschil moet er zijn, maar in de hersenen mocht het niet. In: Martine F. Delfos. Verschil
mag er zijn. Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, Amsterdam.
158 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Hart en ziel. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 1/2 november 2008
159 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Puberhoofd. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 8/9 november 2008
160 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Puberhoofd 2. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 15/16 november
2008
161 Swaab, D.F. - Hoeveel pijn. Relevant. NVVE nr. 4, november 2008.
162 Swaab, D.F. - Swaab over hersenen. Gelukkig. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 29/30 november 2008
163 Swaab, D.F. - Boodschappen van God. In: de Telegraaf, zaterdag 4 oktober 2008
164 Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. Themabijlage Onze Hersenen. Media Planet, September 2008.
165 Swaab, D.F. - Uit de keuken van de apologie. Discussie over Geneesgebed van Swaab (NRC weekend
column). In: Oikodomè, jaargang XII, nr. 3, december 2008, p. 54-64
166. Swaab, D.F. - Getallen als bergen. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 13/14 december 2008
167. Swaab, D.F. - Te veel hersens. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 20/21 december 2008
168. Swaab, D.F. - Geniaal. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 27/28 december 2008
2009
169. Swaab, D.F. - Iedereen savant. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 3/4 januari 2009
170. Swaab, D.F. - Brein per kilo. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 17/18 januari 2009
171. Swaab, D.F. - De mens in het beest. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie 31 januari/1 februari 2009
172. Swaab, D.F. - Goed gedrag. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 14/15 februari 2009
173. Swaab, D.F. - Hersenmoraal. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 28 februari/1 maart 2009
174. Swaab, D.F. - Het Juiste Moment. In: Relevant, nr. 1, februari 2009
175. Swaab. D.F. - Weer Baby. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 14/15 maart 2009
176. Swaab, D.F. - Veelplassers. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie, 28/29 maart 2009
177. Swaab, D.F. - Respijt door een schedelmeting. NRC Handelsblad. 4 mei 2009
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178. Swaab, D.F. - Strabismus In Een absolute mus. Mussenwoorden in tekst en tekening. Peter Müller, Bert
Keizer, p. 28, ISBN 978-90-8138-871-9
179. Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamus In Een absolute mus. Mussenwoorden in tekst en tekening. Peter Müller,
Bert Keizer, p. 100, ISBN 978-90-8138-871-9
180. Swaab, D.F. - Voorwoord in Puberbrein. Binnenstebuiten. Huub Nelis & Yvonne van Sark.
181. Swaab, D.F. - Vloeibaar Vertrouwen. Swaab over Hersenen. In: NRC weekblad (week 9-15 mei 2009).
182. Swaab, D.F. - Vaderskindjes. Swaab over Hersenen. In: NRC weekblad (week 20-27 juni 2009).
183. Swaab, D.F. - De werking van een placebo. In: MS Info, juni 2009.
184. Swaab, D.F. - Samen zullen we niet alleen zijn. NRC Handelsblad, vrijdag 9 oktober 2009
2010
185. Swaab, D.F. - Bén ik nog als ik niet meer denk. In: Relevant. NVVE, no. 2, May 2010.
186. Swaab, D.F. - Om internationaal mee te tellen, moet de overheid Nederlandse universiteiten dwingen
tot samenwerking bij wetenschappelijk onderzoek. In: Folia, rubriek Overigens, vol. 63, no. 32, May
2010
187 Swaab, D.F. – Voorwoord bij Genderkinderen. Sarah Wong en Ellen de Visser, Uitg. d’jonge hond,
2010
188 Swaab, D.F. – Foreword of Inside Out, Sarah Wong and Ellen de Visser, d’jonge hond Publishing 2010
189 Swaab, D.F. – Honderdduizend kilometer vezels. De neurobiologie van angst en agressie bij het kind.
Balans Belicht, redactie Arga Paternotte en Miriam de Heer, februari 2011, pp. 22-28.
190 Swaab, D.F. – Foreword of Doodeerlijk, by A.A. Wouda
2012
191 Swaab, D.F. – De keuze van Dick Swaab, Hersenonderzoeker/schrijver. Bij de tentoonstelling
Rollercoaster, MOTI (Museum of the Image, Breda).
192 Swaab, D.F. – Overigens. In Folia Magazine nr. 33, 6 juni 2012
193 Swaab, D.F. – Hersenverschillen bij identieke tweelingen: waarom zijn we allemaal uniek? 25 years of
NTR.
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ABSTRACTS etc.
1968
Jongkind, J.F. and D.F. Swaab - Enzymatische parameters voor neuro-secretorische activiteit. Negende
Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch-Biologische Verenigingen, Nijmegen, 1968.
Jongkind, J.F. and D.F. Swaab - Enzymatic parameters for neurosecretory activity. 3rd Int. Congr. of
Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, New York, 1968, p. 120 (Springer, New York), 1968.
1969
Swaab, D.F. and J.F. Jongkind - De mogelijkheid van een verband tussen de neurosecretorische activiteit en de
gonadotropinen spiegels bij de rat. Tiende Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch-Biologische Verenigingen,
Utrecht, 1969.
Swaab, D.F. and J.F. Jongkind - The relation between the neurosecretory activity and the level of gonadotropic
hormones. Gener. comp. Endocr. 13, p. 533, 1969.
1970
Swaab, D.F. and J.F. Jongkind - The activation of neurosecretory activity by gonadotropic hormones. J. Endocr.
48, xliv-xlv, 1970.
1973
Boer, K. and D.F. Swaab - Telemetric recordings from the rat hypothalamus. J. Endocr. 57, xxxiii-xxxiv, 1973.
Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab and J.F. Jongkind - Lysosomale enzym activiteits-veranderingen in de neurohypophyse
van de rat tijdens de activering van het hypothalamusneurohypofyse systeem. Veertiende Federatieve
Vergadering van Medisch-Biologische Verenigingen, Groningen, 1973.
Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab and J.F. Jongkind - Changes in enzyme activities of the neurohypophysis after
influencing in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system of the rat. J. Endocr. 57, xviii, 1973.
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - The role of the human foetal brain in the onset of labour. J. Endocr. 57, xxxxxxi,
1973.
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - The role of the human and rat foetal hypothalamus upon intrauterine growth
of foetus and placenta and on gestation length. Acta Endocr. (Kbh.) Suppl. 177, p. 241, 1973.
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - The influence of anencephaly upon intrauterine growth of fetus and placenta
and upon gestation length. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Cwlth. 80, pp. 57788, 1973.
Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer and J.W.L. Nolten - The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) of the
Brattleboro rat. Acta endocr. (Kbh.) Suppl. 177, p.80, 1973.
Swaab, D.F., W.J. Honnebier and K. Boer - The role of the fetal rat brain in labour. J. Endocr. 57, xxxi-xxxii,
1973.
1974
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - The role of the hypothalamo-hypophysial system in fetal and placental
growth. Vijftiende federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen, Nijmegen, 1974.
Swaab, D.F. - Neuro-endocriene regulatie van intr-uteriene groei en baring. Ned. T. Geneesk. 118, p. 364,
1974.
Swaab, D.F. and W.J. Honnebier - Stimulation of the human fetal adrenal by ACTH and its role in parturition.
Fourth International Congress on Hormonal Steroids. J. Steroid Biochem. 5, Abstract 295. Mexico City, 2-7
September, 1974.
Swaab, D.F., H.J.G. Hollemans, A.P.M. Schellekens, J.L. Touber, T.E.W. Feltkamp and A.L. Van Rossum -
Localization of vasopressin in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) of the rat by
immunofluorescence-histochemistry. Vijftiende Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch-Biologische
Verenigingen, Nijmegen, 1974.
Swaab, D.F. - De betekenis van het hypothalamus-neurohypofyse systeem voor diurese en voortplanting.
Organorama 11(2), 3-9, 1974.
1975
Boer, K., D.W. Lincoln and D.F. Swaab - Effects of electrical stimulation of the neurohypophysis on labour in the
rat. Zestiende Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch- Biologische Verenigingen, Utrecht, Abstract p. 159, 1975.
Boer, G.J., C. Van Rheenen-Verberg, Y. Koenders, J. Brugge and D.F. Swaab - Cellular localization of the
neurohypophyseal acid phosphatase activity increase following water deprivation of the rat. Zestiende
Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch-Biologische Verenigingen, Utrecht, Abstract p. 158, 1975.
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - Regulation of growth velocity by the foetus. Xth Acta Endocrinologica
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Congress, Amsterdam, Abstract p. 97, 1975.
Swaab, D.F., F. Nijveldt and C.W. Pool - Distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin within the rat hypothalamus.
Xth Acta Endocrinologica Congress, Amsterdam, Abstract p. 131, 1975.
Swaab, D.F., C.W. Pool, F. Nijveldt, H.J.G. Hollemans, A.P.M. Schellekens and J.L. Touber - The localization of
oxytocin and vasopressin in the hypothalamus and neurohypophysis of the rat by immunofluorescence.
Zestiende federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen, Utrecht, Abstract p. 362, 1975.
Van Leeuwen, F.W. and D.F. Swaab - Immunolocalization of neurohypophyseal hormones in rats at the light
and electronmicroscopic level by means of a peroxidase procedure. Zestiende federatieve vergadering van
medisch-biologische verenigingen, Utrecht, Abstract p. 274, 1975.
Van Wimersma Greidanus, Tj.B., J. Dogterom, J.H.J. Goedemans, R.M. Buijs and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin
and oxytocin content of neurohypophyses of Brattleboro rats, as measured by radioimmuno-assay. Zestiende
federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen, Utrecht, Abstract p. 402, 1975.
1976
Dogterom, J., D.F. Swaab and Tj.B. Van Wimersma Greidanus - A possible role of vasopressin in cerebrospinal
fluid for memory expression of rats. Zeventiende federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische
verenigingen, Amsterdam, Abstract p. 173, 1976.
Honnebier, W.J. and D.F. Swaab - Regulatie van de groeisnelheid door de foetus. Ned. T. Geneesk. 120, pp.
1767-1768, 1976.
Swaab, D.F. - Localization of an alpha-MSH-like compound in the nervous system by immunofluorescence. Vth
Int. Congress of Endocrinology, Hamburg, FRG, Abstract nr. 285, 1976.
Swaab, D.F., M. Visser, F.J.H. Tilders and W.J. Honnebier - Stimulation of intra- uterine growth in rat by alpha-
MSH. A function for this hormone in mammals. Zeventiende vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen,
Amsterdam, Abstract p. 373, 1976.
Van Leeuwen, F.W. and D.F. Swaab - Immunoelectronmicroscopical localization of neurohypophyseal
hormones in rats. Zeventiende federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen, Amsterdam,
Abstract p. 274, 1976.
Van Leeuwen, F.W. and D.F. Swaab - Specific immunocytochemistry of neurohypophyseal peptides.
Ultramicroscopy 2, p. 136, 1976.
Dogterom, J., C.M.F. Van Rheenen-Verberg, Tj.B. Van Wimersma Greidanus and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin
and oxytocin in cerebrospinal fluid of rats. J. Endocr. 72, 74P-75P, 1977.
Swaab, D.F. - Functional anatomy of the hypothalamus. Boerhaave Committee for postgraduate education
"Clinical and Experimental Aspects of Neuroendocrinology", Leyden, 1977.
Swaab, D.F. - Hersenen en Ouderdom. Boekbespreking "Aging", Vol. 1: Clinical, Morphological and
Neurochemical Aspects in the Aging Central Nervous System, H. Brody, D. Harman and J.M. Ordy (eds.),
Raven Press, New York, 1975, 221 pp., voor het Vakblad voor Biologen 57, p. 372, 1977.
Swaab, D.F., J. Dogterom, F.W. Van Leeuwen and K. Boer - Arginine-vasotocin in the foetal rat pituitary gland.
J. Endocr. 72, 4PP, 1977.
Van Leeuwen, F.W. and D.F. Swaab - Specific immunoelectronmicroscopic localization of vasopressin and
oxytocin in the rat neurohypophysis. J. Endocr. 72, 62P, 1977.
Van Leeuwen, F.W. and D.F. Swaab - Optimalization of ultrastructural immunocytochemistry of rat
neurohypophyseal substances. Achtiende federatieve vergadering van medisch-biologische verenigingen,
Leyden, Abstract p. 278, 1977.
1978
Buijs, R.M., D.F. Swaab, J. Dogterom and F.W. Van Leeuwen - Intra- en extrahypothalame vasopressine en
oxytocine banen in de rat. Ned. T. Geneesk. 122, pp. 734-735, 1978.
Pévet, P., D.F. Swaab and P.M. Janssens - Détection immunocytochimique d'une substance immunogiquement
apparentée á l'alpha-MSH dans la glande pinéale du rat blanc. Proc. IX Colloque de Neuroendocrinologie
Expérimentale, Genève, 1978.
Pévet, P., J. Dogterom, R.M. Buijs, D.F. Swaab and P.M. Janssens - The presence of neuropeptides in the
mammalian pineal and subcommissural organ. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 1, Abstract S225, 1978.
Swaab, D.F. - Immunohistochemical localization of hormones in the brain and pituitary. 19e federatieve
vergadering van medisch wetenschappelijke verenigingen, Rotterdam, 29-31 March, Didactisch symposium,
Abstract p. 9, 1978.
Swaab, D.F., P.M. Janssens, F.W. Van Leeuwen and G.J. Boer - Alpha-MSH-like compounds in the rat brain.
Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 1, Abstract S230, 1978.
Swaab, D.F., F.W. Van Leeuwen, G.J. Boer and P.M. Janssens - Alpha-MSH-like compounds in the developing
and in the adult rat brain. Abstract Internat. Symp. on Developmental Neurobiology (IBRO), Teheran, Iran,
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1978.
Van Leeuwen, F.W., R.M. Buijs, D.F. Swaab and C. De Raay - Localization of vasopressin at the light and
electronmicroscopical level in the suprachiasmatic-limbic system in rats. Neurosci. Lett. Suppl. 1, Abstract
S222, 1978.
Visser, M. and D.F. Swaab - Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in the human pituitary. 19e Dederatieve
Vergadering van medisch wetenschappelijke verenigingen, Rotterdam, 29-31 March, Abstract p. 56, 1978.
1979
Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab and H.B.M. Uylings - Neuropeptides and brain development. Seventh Intern. Meeting
ISN, Jerusalem, Abstract p. 244, 79.
Dogterom, J., P. Pévet, R.M. Buijs, F.G.M. Snijdewint and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin, oxytocin and vasotocin in
pineal gland, subcommissural organ and foetal pituitary: failure to demonstrate vasotocin in mammals. Acta
endocr. (Kbh.) Suppl. 225, Vol. 91, p. 413, 1979.
Martin, J.T., J. Dogterom and D.F. Swaab - Vasotocin and alpha-MSH in the pituitary and hypothalamus of the
duck in relation to the imprinting sensitive period. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists,
Tampa, Florida, USA, December 27-30, 1979.
Pévet, P., J. Dogterom, R.M. Buijs, I. Ebels, D.F. Swaab and A. Arimura - Presence of alpha-MSH-, AVT- and
LHRH-like compounds in the mammalian pineal and subcommisural organ and their relationship with the
UMO5R pineal fraction. Abstract Xth Conf. of European Comparative Endocrinologists, Sorrento, Italy, May 21-
25, 1979.
Swaab, D.F. - The Hypothalamus. Research Publications: Association for Research in Nervous and Mental
Disease, Vol. 56, S. Reichlin, R.J. Baldessarini and J.B. Martin (Eds.). Raven Press, New York, 1978. Book
review in Quart. Rev. Biol. 54, p. 119, 1979.
Swaab, D.F. - Immuno-neurocytochemie. Abstract in klapper t.b.v. cursus "Neurochemie", Univ. v. Utrecht, 6-12
June, 1979.
Swaab, D.F. - Programs of the Brain, J.Z. Young (Ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1978. Book review in
Theor. Appl. Gen., 1979.
Swaab, D.F. - Morfologische en biochemische veranderingen in de hersenen tijdens veroudering. Boerhaave
cursus "Dementiën", Algemeen-medische en neurologische aspecten. Boerhaave Commissie voor
postacademisch onderwijs in de geneeskunde, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, 15-16 november, pp. 33-39, 1979.
Swaab, D.F. and R.M. Buijs - Life span changes in the presence of melanocyte stimulating hormone containing
cells in the human pituitary. J. Developm. Physiol. 1, pp. 161-178, 1979.
Van Leeuwen, F.W., D.F. Swaab, C. De Raay and B. Fisser - Immunoelectron-microscopical demonstration of
alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-like compounds in the rat brain. J. Endocr. 80, 59P-60P, 1979.
Van Leeuwen, F.W., D.F. Swaab, C. De Raay and B. Fisser - Immunoelectron-microscopical localization of
alpha-MSH-like compounds in the rat brain. Ultramicroscopy 4, p. 125, 1979.
1980
Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab, R.M. Buijs and H.B.M. Uylings - Neuropeptiden en hersenontwikkeling. Ned. T.
Geneesk. 124(7), p. 250, 1980.
Buijs, R.M. and D.F. Swaab - Peptides in the central nervous system. Proc. 21st Dutch Federation Meeting,
Nijmegen, April 9-11, Abstract Nr. 62, 1980.
Buijs, R.M., G.J. De Vries, D.N. Velis and D.F. Swaab - Exohypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin pathways in
the adult and developing rat brain, a light and electron microscopical study. XI Internat. Congr. Internat. Soc. of
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Florence, Italy, June 16-20, Abstract p. 28, 1980.
Pévet, P., J. Dogterom, R.M. Buijs, I. Ebels, D.F. Swaab and A. Arimura - Presence of alpha-MSH-, AVT- and
LHRH-like compounds in the mammalian pineal and subcommisural organ and their relationship with the
UMO5R pineal fraction. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 40(3), 366-367, 1980.
Swaab, D.F. - Synthesis, transport and release of peptides in the brain. Proc. 21st Dutch Federation Meeting,
Nijmegen, 9-11 April, Abstract Nr. 417, 1980.
Velis, D.N., R.M. Buijs and D.F. Swaab - Neurosecretoire cellen en hun exohypothalame vezels tijdens de
hersenontwikkeling bij de rat. Ned. T. Geneesk. 124, 855-856, 1980.
1981
Buijs, R.M., G.J. Boer And D.F. Swaab - Hersenfuncties en de betekenis van neuropeptiden. In: Abstractboek
PAO-cursus `Nieuwe ontwikkelingen in de Neuroendocrinologie', Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Sept 25 - Oct. 3,
1981.
Fliers, E., D.F. Swaab and C.W. Pool - Changes related to aging in human and rat vasopressinergic and
ocytocinergic neurons. In: Proc. Int. Symp. Aging Brain and Ergot Alkaloids', A. Agnoli, G. Crepaldi, P.F. Spano
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and M. Trabucchi (Eds.), pp. 91-92, Abstr. Book, Rome, Italy, 1981.
Swaab, D.F. - Geslachtelijke differentiatie van de hersenen. Verslagen Avondsymposium "Hormonen en
sexueel gedrag", pp. 11-19, Organon Nederland b.v., Amsterdam, April 27, 1981.
Swaab, D.F. - Life span changes in extrahypothalamic vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic innervation in the
brain. In: Proceedings of the XI Conference of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology,
Jerusalem, Israel, August 24-28, Abstract book, 1981.
Swaab, D.F. - Neuropeptides and their distribution in the brain. Proc. 12th International Summer School of Brain
Research "Chemical Transmission in the Brain", Abstract book pp. 115-116, Amsterdam, 1981.
Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer and R.M. Buijs - Toepassingsmogelijkheden en gevaren van neuropeptiden. In:
Abstractboek post-academische cursus `Nieuwe Ontwikkelingen in de Neuroendocrinologie', Vrije Univ.,
Amsterdam, Sept 25 - Oct. 3, 1981.
1982
Swaab, D.F. - Life span changes in extrahypothalamic vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic innervation in the
brain. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 46, 345-413, 1982.
Fliers, E., D.F. Swaab and C.W. Pool - The human and rat hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system (HNS)
during aging. 23rd Dutch Federative Meeting, Amsterdam, Nr. 127, 7-8 April, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. - Introduction in Manual Second EMBO Practical Course "Immunocytochemistry and its application
in brain research", Amsterdam, pp. 29-31, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in various stages of life. In: Manual Second EMBO Practical
Course "Immunocytochemistry and its application in brain research", Amsterdam, pp. 287-293, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. - Verklaring van trefwoord "Neurosecretie", Winkler Prins Encyclopedie, Deel 16, p. 316.
Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, Amsterdam, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. - Vasopressin and oxytocin in the developing, adult and aging brain. 13th CINP Congress,
Symposium "Peptides in the Brain", Jerusalem, Israel, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. - Peptiderge verbindingen in het centrale zenuwstelsel. In: Hypothalamus en Hypofyse:
pathofysiologie en kliniek, Boerhaave Commissie voor Postacademisch Onderwijs in de Geneeskunde (cursus),
Leiden, pp. 43-47, November 11-12, 1982.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Aging of the brain. 23rd Dutch Federative Meeting, Amsterdam, Nr. 408, April 7-8,
1982.
Swaab, D.F., F.W. Van Leeuwen and R.M. Buijs - Preface in Manual Second EMBO practical course
"Immunocytochemistry and its application in brain research", Amsterdam, pp. 9-10, 1982.
Swaab, D.F., G.J. Boer, H.P. Oosterbaan and P. Oosting - The fetal brain-pituitary-adrenal axis and labour. In:
Abstract booklet of IBRO Satellite Symposium on Vasopressin, Corticoliberin and ACTH-related Peptides,
Geneva, A-30, March 28-30, 1982.
1983
Swaab, D.F. - Evolution and Tumour. Pathology of the Neuroendocrinology System (1985) book review.
Proceedings of the 5th Fernström Symposium, Lund, Sweden, July 3, 1983.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - The human vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic system in relation to sex, aging and
dementia. 17th Annual Symp. `Aging 2000; our health care destiny', TRINS, Houston, USA, 1983.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human brain in relation to aging and
dementia. Proc. 14th CINP Congress, Florence, Italy, pp. 19-23, 1983.
Fliers, E., D.F. Swaab and T. Partiman - The human paraventricular, supraoptic and suprachiasmatic nucleus in
relation to sex, aging and dementia. Proc. 13th Int. Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, 62-63,
1983 (also poster).
Oosterbaan, H.P. and D.F. Swaab - The contribution of the fetus and the mother to amniotic fluid oxytocin and
vasopressin. Proc. of the 24th Dutch Fed. Meet., Leyden, no. 297, 1983.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review `Aging of the Brain', Vol. 22, D. Samuel, S. Algeri, S. Gershon, V.E. Grimm and G.
Toffono (Eds.). Raven Press, NY, 1983, T. Gerontologie en Geriatrie, in press, 1983.
Swaab, D.F. - Prenatal brain disturbances by chemicals. Neuropediatrics 14, 124, 1983.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Neuropeptides, memory and aging. Proc. Symp., `The aging brain, dementia and
memory impairments', Nijmegen, 1983.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - De wenselijkheid van een `hersenbank' voor onderzoeksmateriaal van demente
patienten. Proc. SOOM Workshop, `Dementie onderzoek', Amsterdam, 1983.
Swaab, D.F. and M. Hofman - Sexual differentiation of the brain. A historical perspective. Proc. 13th Int.
Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, 115-116, 1983.
Van de Poll, N.E., A.M.M.C. Habets and D.F. Swaab - Book review `Adrenal actions on brain, current topics in
neuroendocrinology', Vol. 2, D. Ganten and D. Pfaff (Eds.). Springer Verlag, New York, 1982. Mol. cell.
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1984
Boer, G.J., D.F. Swaab, H.P. Oosterbaan and F.G.M. Snijdewint - Neuropeptides in development. J. Endocrinol.
102, S72, August, 1984.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human brain in relation to aging and
dementia. 8th European Neuroscience Congress, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 11-15, 1984.
Neurosci. Lett. 18, S342, 1984.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human brain in relation to aging and senile
dementia. Proc. 14th Int. CINP Congr., Florence, Italy, S277, 1984.
Hoogendijk, J.E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Het humane hypothalamo-neurohypophyseale systeem tijdens
veroudering. Vakbl. Biol. 64, 429-430, 1984.
Oosterbaan, H.P., D.F. Swaab and G.J. Boer - The origin of amniotic oxytocin and vasopressin in their
relationship to intrauterine growth. Symp., `Physiological Development of Fetus and Newborn', Oxford, UK,
1984.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab and C.W. Pool - Light microscopic immunocytochemical localization of vasopressin
binding sites in the rat kidney. 1984 Regional Meet. of the Int. Union of Physiol. Sci., Jerusalem, Israel, August
26-31, 1984.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review `Evolution and tumour pathology of the neuroendocrine system', Proc. of the 5th Eric
K. Fernström Symposium, Lund, Sweden, July 3, 1983, S. Falkmer, R. Haakanson and F. Sundler (Eds.),
Elsevier, Amsterdam, New York, Oxford, 1984, J. Neurol. Sci. 69, 117-118, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - Permanente effecten van chemische stoffen op de hersenontwikkeling. Proc. 36th Repetition
Course Kindergeneeskunde, 1984.
Swaab, D.F. - Peptiden in de menselijke hersenen. Symposium Biologische Raad: Amsterdam, Nov. 2nd,
`Neuropeptiden, hersenen en gedrag', 1984.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Possibilities and limitations of immunocytochemistry on human postmortem brain
material. Proc. ETP Winter School, Zuoz, Switzerland, 1984.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Immunocytochemistry; recent applications to the human brain. ENA satellite
workshop/Boerhaave course: "Modern techniques in the study of the morphology of the nervous system",
September 17-18, Leyden, 1984.
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers and T. Partiman - The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain in relation to sex, age
and senile dementia. 8th European Neuroscience Congress, The Hague, September 11-15, 1984, Neurosci.
Lett. Suppl. 18, S327, 1984.
Swaab, D.F., H.P. Oosterbaan and E. Fliers - Localization of neuropeptides in the brain: life-span changes. Int.
Symp., 'Perspectives in Aetiology of Psychiatric Disorder', Rotterdam, April 19, 1984.
Swaab, D.F. - Wetenschappelijke puberteit, een oprukkende laboratoriumziekte. Vakblad voor Biologen 64(20),
446, 1984.
1985
Boer, G.J., F.G.M. Snijdewint, J. Kruisbrink, D.F. Swaab and M. Manning - Developmental effects of perinatal
treatment with vasopressin, its antagonist and heterologues in Wistar and Brattleboro rat. 5th Ann. Meet.
Society for Neuroscience, Dallas, USA, nr. 186.9, 1985.
Fliers, E., G.J. De Vries and D.F. Swaab - Changes with aging in the vasopressin and oxytocin innervation of
the rat brain. 26ste Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch Wetenschappelijke Verenigingen in Nederland,
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, April 11-12, Abstract nr. 97, 1985.
Fliers, E., J.E. Hoogendijk and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human brain; changes
with aging and in senile dementia. Vergadering der Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging, December 6, J.
Clin. Neurol. & Neurosurg. 87, 76-77, 1985.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - Neuropeptide changes in aging and Alzheimer's disease. 14th Int. Summer School
of Brain Research "Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia", Amsterdam, August 26-30, Abstract book pp. 30-
31, 1985.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Unaltered neuron numbers in the human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus with aging and senile dementia. 14th International Summer School of Brain Research
"Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia", Amsterdam, August 26-30, Abstract book p. 71, 1985.
Hoogendijk, J.E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human hypothalamus;
changes with aging and dementia. 26ste Federatieve Vergadering van Medisch Wetenschappelijke
Verenigingen in Nederland, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 11-12, Abstract nr.
144, 1985.
Hoogendijk, J.E., E. Fliers, D.F. Swaab and R. Ravid - Het vasopressine neuron in de menselijke hersenen;
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veranderingen tijdens veroudering. Abstract Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endocrinologie, NTVG 129, 2429-
2430, 1985.
Mirmiran, M. and D.F. Swaab - Neurochemical and electrophysiological disturbances during development
mediate behavioral teratogenicity of medicines. Symp and Workshop `Design Considerations in Screening for
Behavioral Teratogens: Results of the Collaborative Behavioral Teratology Study', Cincinatti, USA, September
3-6, poster, 1985.
Mirmiran, M. and D.F. Swaab - Central neurotransmitter disturbances underlying developmental
neurotoxicological effects. 4th Int. Conf., `Neurotoxicology of Selected Chemical: Neurotoxicology in the Fetus
and Child', Little Rock, USA, September 9-13, pp. 14-15, 1985.
Oosterbaan, H.P., D.F. Swaab, G.J. Boer and R. Ravid - Amniotic fluid oxytocin and vasopressin in the human
and the rat. Werkgroep voor Perinatale Biologie. November 1, p. 6, 1985.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, T.P. Van der Woude and G.J. Boer - Immunocytochemical staining of vasopressin
binding sites in the rat brain. In: Proceedings of the 26th Dutch Federation Meeting, Amsterdam, April 11-12,
Abstract nr. 273, 1985.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, T.P. Van der Woude and G.J. Boer - Immunocytochemical staining of vasopressin
binding sites in the rat brain. Neurosci. Lett., Suppl. 22, S392, 1985.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, T.P. van der Woude and G.J. Boer - Immunocytochemical staining of vasopressin
binding sites in the rat brain. 15th Ann. Meet. Society for Neuroscience, Dallas, USA, nr. 234.6, 1985.
Snijdewint, F.G.M., G.J. Boer, T.P. Van der Woude and D.F. Swaab - Effects of vasopressin administration to
the homozygous Brattleboro rat and vasopressin antagonists to the Wistar. In: Proceedings of the 26th Dutch
Federation Meeting, Amsterdam, April 11-12, Abstract 323, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - Evolution and tumour pathology of the neuroendocrine system. In: Proceedings of the 5th Eric K.
Fernström, Lund, Sweden, S. Falkmer, R. Haakanson and F. Sundler (Eds.), July 3, 1983, Elsevier,
Amsterdam/Oxford/New York, book review. J. Neurol. Sci. 69, 117-118, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - Inleiding voor boek `Zwangerschap en medicijngebruik', U. Bittner, R. Jackle, C. Scholz, I.
Dakman and F. Groenestijn (Eds.), ELMAR, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - Boekbespreking: Zenuwweefsel: groei en herstel. Ned T. Geneesk. 129(1), 39, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - A brain-bank in the Netherlands, Eurage workshop: Clinical Pathological and Neurochemical
Opportunities for Collaborative Research in Dementia, June 5-7, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. - Peptiden in de menselijke hersenen. Capita Selecta, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Erasmus Univ.,
Rotterdam, 6 March, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - A sexually dimorphic nucleus in the human brain. Neurosci. Lett., Suppl. 22, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Clinical strategies in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. 14th International
Summer School of Brain Research "Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia", Amsterdam, August 26-30,
Abstract book pp. 512, 1985.
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers and M.A. Hofman - Sexual dimorphism of the human brain. Vergadering der
Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging, December 6, J. Clin. Neurol. & Neurosurg. 87, 77-78, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Possible mechanisms underlying the functional teratological effects of medicines
on the developing brain. Abstract 2nd European Symposium on Developmental Neurology, Hamburg, FRG,
Abstract book, May 15-18, 1985.
Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Functional teratological effects of chemicals on the developing brain.
Symposium on Systemic Hormones, Neurotransmitters and Brain Development, Berlin, GDR, September 12-14,
1985.
Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Mechanisms underlying functional teratogenic effects on the developing brain.
Royal Postgraduate Medical School, `Update in Neonatal Neurolo-gy'. Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK,
November 18-22, 1985.
1986
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Unaltered cell numbers in the human supraoptic and paraventricular
nucleus with aging and in Alzheimer's disease. Proc. 27th Dutch Fed. Meeting, Groningen, April 2-3, Abstract
nr.138.
Goudsmit, E., D.F. Swaab and E. Fliers - Differential cell loss in the hypothalamus anterior with aging and in
Alzheimer's disease. Xth. Int. Congr. Neuropathology, Stockholm, Abstract nr. 610 (p.303).
Goudsmit, E., D.F. Swaab and E. Fliers - Het effect van testosteron suppletie op de afgenomen vasopressine
innervatie in het brein van de oude rat. Retraite MEDIGON Dwarsverband Gerontologie. Stevensbeek,
November 7-8, 1986.
Goudsmit, E. and D.F. Swaab - Effecten van testosteron suppletie op de afgenomen vasopressine innervatie in
het brein van de oude rat. Retraite MEDIGON Dwarsverband Gerontologie. Stevensbeek, November 7-8, 1986.
Oosterbaan, H.P., R. Ravid and D.F. Swaab - De foetale bijnier als bron van oxytocine en vasopressine. Ned.
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Ver. v. Obstetrie en Gynaecologie, 1986.
Oosterbaan, H.P., D.F. Swaab, G.J. Boer and R. Ravid - Amniotic fluid oxytocin and vasopressin in the human
and the rat. Eur. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Reprod. Biol. 22, 262/263, 1986.
Prechtl, H.F.R. and D.F. Swaab - Ultra-geluidsonderzoek van foetaal gedrag. In: Jubileumboek 25 jaar FUNGO
`Beterschap door Wetenschap', pp.130-131, 1986.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, G.J. Boer and E. van Zwieten - Immunocytochemically stained bindingsites for oxytocin
and alpha-MSH in rat brain following ventricular administration. Neurosci. Lett., Suppl.26, S617, 1986.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab and E. Fliers - Changes in vasopressin neurons in the brain in senescence due to
peripheral alterations. Symp., Neuropeptides and Brain Function, Utrecht, May 28-30, 1986.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, E. Fliers and J.E. Hoogendijk - Changes in vasopressin neurons in the brain in
senescence due to peripheral alterations. EURAGE- meeting, Gerontology 2000, Int. Symp. on Modern Trends
in Aging Research, Paris, France, 1986
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, E. Fliers and E. Van Zwieten - Immunocytochemically stained administration. Xth Eur.
Neuroscience Meet., Marseille, France, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Neuroendocrine Perspectives, Vol. 4, E.E. Müller et al. (Eds.). Elsevier Science
Publishers, Amsterdam. In: J. Neurol. Sci.75, 363-364, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. - De hersenontwikkeling van het kind bij de verslaafde moeder. Symposium "Kind van de
verslaving", Fac. Geneeskunde, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, February 28, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. - Cimetidine of ranitidine? Ned. T. Geneesk. 130, 1373-1974, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual dimorphism of the human brain. Int. Acad. of Sex Research. Twelfth Ann. Meet.,
Amsterdam, September 16-20, p.45, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Vasopressin systems in the rat and human brain: their changes in relation to aging
and Alzheimer's disease. III Reinhardsbrunn Symp., `Circumventricular Organs and Brain Fluid Environment',
GDR, March 30 - April 4, 1986.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - Zijn melatonine en tryptofaan ook slaapmiddelen? Ned. T. Geneesk. 130, 926-927,
1986.
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers, L. Gooren and R. Williams - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus in relation to aging and
various psychopathologies. Scientific Meeting Biological Measures, their Theoretical and Diagnostic Value in
Psychiatry, Noordwijk, September 10-11, 1986, nr.44
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers, L. Gooren and R. Williams - Vasopressin (AVP) in the human brain in relation to various
psychopathologies. Neurosci. Lett., Suppl.26, S14, 1986.
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers, L. Gooren and R. Williams - Vasopressin (AVP) in the human brain in relation to various
psychopathologies. Symposium `Neuropeptides and brain Function', May 28-30, Utrecht, Abstract nr. S27.
Swaab, D.F., E. Fliers, E. Goudsmit and H.B.M. Uylings - Brain sampling and preservation of specimens for
morphology. EURAGE-meeting, Gerontologie 2000, Int. Symp. on Modern Trends in Aging Research. Paris,
March 12-14, 1986.
1987
Buijs, R.M. and D.F. Swaab - Book review: `Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Vol.4 GABA and
Neuropeptides in the CNS, part I', 1985, Eds.: A. Björklund and T. Hökfelt. J. Neurol. Sci.79, 241-242, 1987.
Fliers, E. and D.F. Swaab - Hersencellen 2. NRC Handelsblad, May 7, 1987.
Fliers, E., E. Goudsmit and D.F. Swaab - Changes in the aging human and rat hypothalamus. Federa 1987.
Fliers, E., E. Goudsmit and D.F. Swaab - Changes in the aging human and rat hypothalamus. Symp. `Aging of
the Central Nervous System'. 28th Dutch Fed. Meet., 1987.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Differentiele veranderingen in de hypothalamus anterior tijdens
verandering en bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Neuroanatomen Methodendag, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, p.24,
1987.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Differential cell loss in the hypothalamus anterior with aging and in
Alzheimer disease. Autumn Meet. of the Dutch Soc. for Cell. Biology and Symp., `Cell Biological Basis of
Ageing', 1987.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Restoration of the vasopressin innervation in the senescent rat brain
by testosterone supplementation. In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, SupplI, Vol.89(2), nr.25, 1987.
Mirmiran, M., D.F. Swaab, W.A. Van Gool and W. Witting - The importance of studying `circadian rhythm' in
aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Suppl., Vol.22, 2516P, 1987.
Mirmiran, M., W.A. Van Gool, W. Witting and D.F. Swaab - The importance of studying `circadian rhythm' in
aging and Alzheimer's disease. In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vol.89(2), nr.01, 1987.
Oosterbaan, H.P., R. Ravid and D.F. Swaab - De bijnier van de foetus als bron van oxytocine en vasopressine.
Ned. T. Geneesk.131, 1644, 1987.
Oosterbaan, H.P. and D.F. Swaab - Glucocorticoiden in de zwangerschap: effecten op de foetus en
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pasgeborene. Ned. T. Geneesk.131, 170-1 1987.
Ravid, R., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Changes in vasopressin and testosterone in the senescent rat result in
alterations in the brain. Conf. Eur. Region of Int. Association of Gerontology, Symp. `Ageing Well', p.27, 1987.
Ravid, R., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Peripheral changes in the senenscent rat result in alterations in the brain.
T. Soc. Gezondheidszorg 9, 287, 1987.
Ravid, R., E. Fliers, D.F. Swaab and E.J. Van Zwieten - Changes in vasopressin and testosterone in the
senescent rat result in alterations in the brain. In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, SupplI, Vol.89(2), nr.26,
1987.
Ravid, R., E. Van Zwieten and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin production sites in slices of rat and human brain.
Neuroscience Suppl., Vol.22, 407P, 1987.
Schultz-van Dongen, E., E. Goudsmit, D.F. Swaab, F.J.H. Tilders and F. Berkenbosch - Demonstration of
corticotropin-releasing factor neurones in the paraventricular nucleus of human subjects including cases of
Alzheimer's disease. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg., SupplI, Vol.89(2), nr.24, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Postnatal sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Neuroscience Suppl., Vol.22, 473P,
1987.
Swaab, D.F. - What may go wrong in brain development due to chemicals? Abstr. PAO cursus
Kindergeneeskunde AMC p.14, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Acta Anat.130, p.90, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Circadian rhythms, age and Alzheimer's disease. Conf. Eur. Region of Int. Association of
Gerontology, Symp. `Ageing Well', p.26, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: `Neuroendocrine Perspectives', Vol.5. E.E. Müller and R.M. MacLeod (Eds.),
Elsevier Biomedical Press, Amsterdam. J. Neurol. Sci.78, 238-239, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Neural Regeneration. Progress in Brain Research, Vol.71, F.J. Seil, E. Herbert and
B.M. Carlson (Eds.), Elsevier Biomedical Press, Amsterdam. J. Neurol. Sci.81, 113, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Brain Peptides Update, Volume 1, J.B. Martin, M.J. Brownstein and D.T. Krieger
(Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, New York. J. Neurol. Sci. 82, 309, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - De organisatie van een Nederlandse hersenbank. SOOM Symp. 'Wijzer over
Ouder', p.112, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Fliers - The 14h International Summer School of Brain Research: Aging of the Brain and
Alzheimer's Disease. SOOM Symp. `Wijzer over Ouder', p.113, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. and W.A. Van Gool - Omgevingsstimulatie, slaappatronen en circadiane ritmen tijdens
veroudering. SOOM Symp. `Wijzer over Ouder', p.75, 1987.
Swaab, D.F., E. Goudsmit, R. Ravid and H.B.M. Uylings - Neuronal plasticity in senescence. Autumn Meet.
Dutch Soc. for Cell Biology and Symp. `Cell Biological Basis of Ageing', Eur. J. Cell Biol., Vol.44, Suppl.20,
p.27, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. and M.A. Hofman - Postnatal sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 15th Int. Summer
School of Brain Research: Neurochemistry of functional neuroteratology, permanent effects of chemicals on the
developing brain, Amsterdam, August 31-September 4, p.89, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. and H.B.M. Uylings - Mogelijkheden en moeilijkheden bij het neurobiologische onderzoek van
menselijk weefsel. E.M. Verhaart groep, Neuroanatomische Methodendag, Rotterdam, p.7, June 5, 1987.
Swaab, D.F. G.J. Boer and M. Feenstra - Concept of functional neuroteratology and the importance of
neurochemistry. 15th Int. Summer School of Brain Research: Neurochemistry of Functional Neuroteratology,
Permanent Effects of Chemicals on the Developing Brain, Amsterdam, August 31-September 4, p.63, 1987.
Van Zwieten, E.J., R. Ravid, Tj. Van der Woude and D.F. Swaab - Immunocytochemically stained vasopressin
binding sites on blood vessels in rat brain. Dutch J. Zool., in press.
1988
Gooren, L., J.J. Spijkstra, T. Spinder, D. Swaab and M. Mirmiran - Circadian rhythms in transsexuals.
Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 10, 241, 1988.
Goudsmit, E. and D.F. Swaab - Ageing of the central nervous system: not all downhill. 29th Dutch Fed. Meeting,
Utrecht, abstr. 135, 1988.
Goudsmit, E., D.F. Swaab and E. Fliers - Veroudering van hersenen en zenuwstelsel. Tijdschr. Gerontol.
Geriatr. 19, 264-265, 1988.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Reversibility of changes in vasopressin innervation in the senescent
rat brain. Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 10, 204, 1988.
Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Changes in vasopressin neurons and fibers with aging and in
Alzheimer's disease; reversibility in the rat. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 2, p. 215.
Mirmiran, M., W. Witting, D.F. Swaab and P. Eikelenboom - Circadian rhythms in Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 10, 216, 1988.
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Mirmiran, M., D.F. Swaab, W. Witting, P. Eikelenboom, B. Honnebier and W.A. Van Gool - Biologiocal clock
dysfunction during development and aging. Abstr. Ist Int. Symp. on Mental Retardation, Malnutrition and Aging,
OASI, Troina, Sicily, Italy, October 16-20, 1988.
Oosterbaan, H.P., R. Ravid and D.F. Swaab - De foetale bijnier als bron van oxytocine en vasopressine. Ned.
Tijdschr. v. Obstet. & Gyn. 101, 124, 1988.
Oosterbaan, H.P. and D.F. Swaab - Is there still a role for oxytocin (OXT) in the initiation of labor? XIIth World
Congr. Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, October 23-28, p. 491, 1988.
Ravid, R., W. Kos, D.F. Swaab and E.J. Van Zwieten - Age related changes in vasopressin production sites in
fresh brain slices of senescent rat brains. Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 10, 269, 1988.
Ravid, R., E.J. Van Zwieten, D.F. Swaab and W. Kos - The use of fresh brain slices and immersion fixation: a
new method for immunocytochemical detection of vasopressin producing neurons in rat and human brain.
Methodendag, Free Univ., Amsterdam, May 2, 1988.
Ravid, R., E.J. Van Zwieten, D.F. Swaab and Tj.P. Van der Woude - Immunocytochemically stained
vasopressin binding sites on blood vessels in the rat brain. Abstr. 11th Ann. Meet. Eur. Neuroscience Ass.,
Zürich, p. 110, Sept. 4-8, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Therapeutische strategieën voor de ziekte van Alzheimer. Abstr. in "Van Cel tot Medicijn", Ned.
Ver. Farmaceutische Wetenschappen, p. 15, Oct. 27, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Dementie, ziekte van Alzheimer. Symp. `Ouderdom en geneesmiddelen'. Leiden, 22 January.
Abstr. p.30-32, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Regulatory peptides in Digestive, Nervous and Endocrine systems. M.J.M. Lewin
and S. Bonfils (Eds.). Inserm Symp. no.25, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1987). J. Neurol. Sci. 85, 348, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Receptor and Ligands in Neurological Disorders. A.K. Sen and T. Lee (Eds.), Vol.4,
Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge (1988). J. Neurol. Sci. 88, 347, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Neurons in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Symp. `Cellular Pathol. and Ageing'. Combined
Meeting Neth. Pathol. Anatom. Soc. and Pathol. Soc. of Great Britain and Ireland, p.2. Maastricht, May 4-6,
1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Geslachtsverschillen in de menselijke hersenen. Lustrum Symp. SAMS LAOCOON `Een wereld
van verschil', Programmaboekje, p.8, Utrecht, April 8, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - En de student die kiest een opleider.... Biovisie 68, 174, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. - Circadian Rhythms, aging and Alzheimer's disease. Symp. `The Future of Psychogeriatrics'.
Abstractbook, p.10, Drachten, March 24-25, 1988.
Swaab, D.F. and E. Goudsmit - Vasopressin and oxytocin in the rat and human brain in relation to sex and age.
Abstr. 11th Ann. Meet. of the Eur. Neurosci. Ass., Zürich (Switzerland), Septembre 4-8. Abstr. 34.2, p. 121,
1988.
Swaab, D.F., E. Goudsmit and M.A. Hofman - The human hypothalamus in aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Psychopharmacology, Suppl. 96, abstr. WE 04.07, p. 53, 1988.
Swaab, D.F., M.A. Hofman and B. Fisser - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Abstr. 11th Ann.
Meet. of the Eur. Neurosci. Ass., Zürich (Switzerland), September 4-8, Abstr. 7.2, p. 8, 1988.
Swaab, D.F., M.A. Hofman and B. Fisser - Sexual differentiation of the human brain. Neuroendocrinol. Lett. 10,
222, 1988.
Van der Post, J.A.M., J.J. Van Heerikhuize, K. Boer and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin assay in pregnancy. ISSPH
Meet., Montreal, Canada, May 22-28. Abstr. no.240, p.264, 1988.
Witting, W., M. Mirmiran, P. Eikelenboom, I.H. Kwa, W.A. Van Gool and D.F. Swaab - Disturbances in the
circadian rest-activity rhythm of Alzheimer patients. Sleep Res. 17, 402, 1988.
1989
Goudsmit, E. and D.F. Swaab, Neuroendocrine aspects of normal and pathological aging, 4th meeting of the
ENEA, Spain, June 28-30, 1989. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 12 (Suppl. 2), p. 20, 1989.
Goudsmit, E., M.G.P. Feenstra and D.F. Swaab, Monoamine metabolism in the rat brain in relation to aging and
testosterone: differential changes in mesocortical projections, 16th International Summer School of Brain
Research, Amsterdam, August 28 - September 1, 1989.
Goudsmit, E., J.S. Purba, M.A. Hofman, C.J.J. Bogte, and D.F. Swaab - Changes in vasopressin and oxytocin
cells in the human hypothalamus with aging and in Alzheimer's disease. Eerste Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigon-
Dwarsverband Gerontologie, Egmond aan Zee, 23-24 November.
Honnebier, H.B.O.M., W. Witting, D.F. Swaab, J.P. Figueroa and P.W. Nathanielsz - Use of an acceleration
detector (RA-24) to record rest-activity patterns in tethered pregnant Rhesus Monkeys. Soc. for Gynecologic
Investigation. Abstract no. 177, San Diego (USA) 16 March.
Kremer H.P.H., D.F. Swaab, G.Th.A.M. Bots, R.A.C. Roos - The hypothalamic lateral tuberal nucleus in HD and
AD. Eerste Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigon-Dwarsverband Gerontologie, Egmond aan Zee, 23-24 November.
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Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - Brain Banking in Multiple Sclerosis - The bridge between clinic and animal models.
Proceedings 5th Ectrims Congress on Recent Advances in MS Therapy. R.E. Gonsette and P. Delmotte (eds.)
Elsevier Science Publishers.
Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - De Nederlandse hersenbank: een brug tussen hersenonderzoek en kliniek. Ned.
Ver. Neuropathologie/Ned. Anatomen Vereniging, Nijmegen, 29 September, pp. 1-2.
Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - The Netherlands Brain Bank - a bridge between clinic and brain research. Eerste
Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigon-Dwarsverband Gerontologie, Egmond aan Zee, 23-24 November.
Ravid, R., E.J. van Zwieten, D.F. Swaab, D. Smyth, A.J. Sluiter, P. van der Sluis and Chr.W. Pool - Vasopressin
producing neurons in rat brain and in Alzheimer patients. Proceedings of the International Congress on "Aging
of the brain and dementia - ten years later", Florence, May 31 - June 3, pp. 96.
Ravid, R., E.J. van Zwieten, D.F. Swaab and Tj. van der Woude - Light microscopic immunocytochemical
localization of vasopressin binding sites on blood vessels in the rat brain. International Conference on the
Neurohypophysis, Copenhagen, 2-5 July.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review "Psychofarmaca: Hersenen onder invloed". Solomon H. Snyder, Deel 15 van de
Wetenschappelijke Bibliotheek, Natuur en Techniek.
Swaab, D.F. - Brain aging and Alzheimer's disease: "wear and tear" versus "use it or lose it". World Fed. of
Neurology, Aging of the Brain and Dementia: 10 years later, Florence, May 31 - June 3, p.11
Swaab, D.F. - De hypothalamus bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Ned. Ver. Neuropathologie/Ned. Anatomen
Vereniging, 29 September 1989, Nijmegen.
Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Book review: Neuromethods, Vol.9, The Neuronal Microenvironment, A.A.
Boulton, G.B. Baker and W. Walz (Eds.), Humana Press, Clifton, New Jersey, USA. J. Neurol. Sci. 89, 325-326,
1989.
Swaab, D.F., E. Goudsmit, M.A. Hofman and M.B.O.M. Honnebier - Vasopressin (AVP) in the human
hypothalamus in relation to development, aging and reproduction. International Conference on the
Neurohypophysis, 2-5 July, Copenhagen, 1989.
Swaab, D.F. - antwoord op "Blijvende effecten van chemische stoffen op het zich ontwikkelende zenuwstelsel".
Functionele teratologie. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 133, 953-954, 1989.
Troost, D., J.M.B.V. de Jong, D.F. Swaab - Neurofilament alterations in the cerebral cortex in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Ned. Ver. Neuropathologie/ Ned. Anatomen Ver., 29 September 1989, Nijmegen.
Van der Post, J.A.M., J.J. Van Heerikhuize, K. Boer and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin assay in
pregnancy. Federa Symp. `Hormonal regulation of fluid and sodium homeostasis during pregnancy', Maastricht,
March 29, 1989, pp.6-7.
Van der Post, J.A.M., J.J. Van Heerikhuize, K. Boer and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin radio-immunoassay
in pregnancy. AIO-symposium van de Faculteit Geneeskunde, AMC, Univ. v. Amsterdam, 18 October
1989.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., P. Poot, D.F. Swaab, F.W. van Leeuwen, and G.J. Molenaar, Neuron formation
during puberty in a new AVP & OXT containing nucleus in the pig hypothalamus. 3rd International Conference
on the Control of the Onset of Puberty, Amsterdam, May 7-10, 1989.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., C.W. Pool, W. Hoogendijk and D.F. Swaab - Computer assisted method for drawing
a border around cell clusters. Eur. J. Neurosci., Suppl. 2, 39.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., Poot, P., Molenaar, G.J., Van Leeuwen, F., Swaab, D.F., Postnatal development of
a new VP & OT containing nucleus (VON) in the pig hypothalamus, Third International Conference on Pig
Reproduction, Abstr. 10, Nottingham, 1989
Van Zwieten, R.J., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Post mortem effects on vasopressin producing neurons in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus of the Wistar rat. Eerste Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigon-Dwarsverband Gerontologie,
Egmond aan Zee, 23-24 November 1989
Vivien-Roels, B., D. Skene, D. Arendt, P. Pevet and D.F. Swaab - Melatonine et 5-methozytryptophol dans la
glande pineale humaine: presence d'un rythme nyothemeral chez l'adolescent et l'adulte. French Society of
Endocrinology. IX. Congres Francais d'Endocrinologie, Strasbourg, 12-14 October 1989. Annales
d'Endocrinologie 50 (4), 270, 1989.
Witting, W., Mirmiran, M., Swaab, D.F., Alterations in the circadian rest-activity rhythm in aging and Alzheimer's
disease. Eerste Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigon-Dwarsverband Gerontologie, Egmond aan Zee, 23-24 November
1989.
1990
Duyckaerts, C., A.L. Abbamondi-Pinto, I. Allen, J.P. Brion, P. Delaère, L. Duchen, J. Flament-Durand, J.-J.
Hauw, J. Kauss, J. Lowe, A. Probst, R. Ravid, K. Renkavek, W. Schlote, S. Sorbi, D.F. Swaab, B. Tomlinson -
Rating of the lesions in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type: Concordance between laboratories.
Neurobiology of Aging 11, 268, Abstr. 65, 1990.
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Goudsmit, E., E. Fliers and D.F. Swaab - Changes in vasopressin cells and fibers with aging and in Alzheimer's
disease. Proceedings Third International Vasopressin Conference, Montpellier, France, 5-10 August 1990,
Abstract B3.
Hofman, M.A. and D.F. Swaab - Sexual dimorphism of the human brain: Myth and reality. 3rd International
Berlin Conference for Sexology, Berlin, 10-13 July, p. 15.
Mirmiran, M., W. Witting and D.F. Swaab - Effects of aging on circadian rhythms of rats. 10th European Winter
Conference on Brain Research, 3-10 March, Les Arcs, France.
Raadsheer, F.C., A.A. Sluiter, R. Ravid, F.J.H. Tilders and D.F. Swaab - Human hypothalamic corticotropin
releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in relation to aging, Alzheimer's disease and depression. Abstracts 'Retraite
MW-dwarsverband Gerontologie', Egmond aan Zee, 25-26 October.
Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - Brain Bank: A clinico-pathological link in aging and dementia research. Abstracts
'Retraite MW-dwarsverband Gerontologie', Egmond aan Zee, 25-26 October.
Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - Brain Bank: A clinico-pathological link in aging and dementia research. 2nd
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, Toronto, 15-20 July. Neurobiology of
Aging 11, 275-276 (Abstr. 95).
Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - Brain Bank: A clinico-pathological link in aging and dementia research. Abstracts
XIth international congress of neuropathology, Kyoto, Japan, September 2-8, p.221.
Ravid, R. and D.F. Swaab - Immunocytochemical demonstration of vasopressin binding in rat kidney (letter to
the editor). J. Histochem. Cytochem. 38, 1693.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, J. v. Heerikhuize, W. Kamphorst, H.G. Haigler, H.A. Ghanbari, B.E. Miller - Temporalfrontal
changes in Alzheimer's disease associated proteins: a biochemical study. 2nd International Conference
on Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, Toronto, 15-20 July. Neurobiology of Aging 11, 332 (Abstr. 329),
1990.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab, J. v. Heerikhuize, W. Kamphorst, H.G. Haigler, H.A. Ghanbari, B.E. Miller - Temporal
versus frontal changes in Alzheimer's disease associated proteins: a biochemical study. Abstracts XIth
international congress of neuropathology, Kyoto, Japan, September 2-8, p.166.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease. Neuronal Grafting and
Alzheimer's Disease, F.H. Gage, A. Privat and Y. Christen (eds.), Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg etc.
Tijdschr. Geront. Geriat. 21: 142, 1990.
Swaab, D.F., H.P.H. Kremer, R. Ravid, E. Goudsmit, J.A.P. van de Nes, K. Iqbal and I. Grundke-Iqbal -
Hypothalamic cytoskeletal alterations during aging and in Alzheimer's disease. Abstracts XIth International
Congress of Neuropathology, Kyoto, Japan, 2-8 September, p.164.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Neuroendocrine Perspectives, Vol. 7. E.E. Müller and R.M. MacLeod (eds.)
Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg etc., J. Neurol. Sci. 96, no. 1, April 1990, 128.
Swaab, D.F., E. Goudsmit and H.P.H. Kremer - Neuroendocrine changes in aging and dementia. 3rd
International Brain Workshop on Neurodevelopment, Aging and Cognition, Dubrovnik, 7-13 May.
Swaab, D.F., H.P.H. Kremer, R. Ravid, E. Goudsmit, J. van de Nes, K. Iqbal and I. Grundke-Iqbal - Cytoskeletal
alterations in the hypothalamus during aging and in Alzheimer's disease. 2nd International Conference on
Alzheimer's disease & Related Disorders, 15-20 July, Toronto, Canada. Neurobiology of Aging 11, 277 (Abstr.
102).
Swaab, D.F. and M. Mirmiran - Neuroanatomical changes in rat and human SCN in relation to age. 10th
European Winter Conference on Brain Research, 3-10 March, Les Arcs, France
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: Mullaart, E. - Damage and Repair in Relation to Aging. Thesis University of Leiden.
Meppel: Krips Repro, 1989, 177 pp. Tijdschr. Gerontol. Geriatr. 21
Troost, D., J.M.B.V. De Jong and D.F. Swaab - Neurofilamentveranderingen in de cerebrale cortex bij patiënten
met amytrofische laterale sclerose. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneesk. 134, 1824.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., D.F. Swaab, P. Eikelboom, W. Kamphorst and R. Ravid - How useful is the antibody Alz-50
for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Abstracts 'Retraite MW-dwarsverband Gerontologie', Egmond aan
Zee, 25-26 October.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., P. Poot, G.J. Molenaar, F.W. van Leeuwen and D.F. Swaab - A vasopressin and
oxytocin containing nucleus in the pig hypothalamus that shows increase in neuron number during puberty.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Vasopressin Conference, Montpellier, France, 5-10 August, Abstract A37.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., P. Poot, G.J. Molenaar, F.W. van Leeuwen and D.F. Swaab - A vasopressin and
oxytocin containing nucleus in the pig hypothalamus that shows increase in neuron number during puberty.
Abstracts of the 20th Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, St. Louis, Vol. 16, in press.
Van Gool, W.A., P.A. Bolhuis, R. Ravid, H. van Crevel, D.F. Swaab - Studying the value of a diagnostic test for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. AAN Scientific Program.
Van Zwieten, E.J., W.T. Kos, R. Ravid and D.F. Swaab - Decreased number of vasopressin expressing neurons
in the medial amygdala and locus coeruleus of the senescent rat. Abstracts 'Retraite MW-dwarsverband
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Gerontologie', Egmond aan Zee, 25-26 October.
Van Zwieten, E.J., Ravid R., Swaab D.F. - Postmortem effects on vasopressin producing neurons in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus of the Wistar rat. Eur. J. Neurosci. Suppl. 2, 208.
1991
Chouham, S., F.J.C.M. van Eerdenburg, J.F. Axelson, D.F. Swaab and F.W. Van Leeuwen -The distribution of
estrogen receptors in the pig hypothalamus, Third IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, August 4-9, 1991,
Montreal, Canada, P. 33.44, p. 232
Goudsmit, E., Hofman, M.A., Fliers, E. and Swaab, D.F. - Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of human
hypothalamus in relation to sex, age and Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson/Alzheimer Digest 3, 19-21, 1991.
Goudsmit, E., A. Neijmeijer-Leloux and D.F. Swaab - The human hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system in
relation to development, aging and Alzheimer's disease. 17th International Summer School of Brain Research,
August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 28-29.
Goudsmit, E. and D.F. Swaab - Vasopressin and oxytocin cell numbers in the human hypothalamus during
aging and in Alzheimer's disease. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 17, no. 308.6, p. 771, 1991.
Hofman, M.A. and D.F. Swaab - Seasonal changes in the morphology of the human hypothalamus. 17th
International Summer School of Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 30-31.
Hofman, M.A. and D.F. Swaab - Effects of light and aging on the human suprachiasmatic nucleus, International
Symposium on New Functional Aspects of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Hypothalamus, October 27-31,
1991, Osaka, Japan, p. 41.
Lucassen, P.J., D.F. Swaab, R. Ravid and N.K. Gonatas - Changes in Golgi-apparatus in human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus with age and Alzheimer's disease, Third IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience,
August 4-9, 1991, Montreal, Canada, P. 11.20, p. 90.
Lucassen, P.J., D.F. Swaab, R. Ravid and N.K, Gonatas - Changes in Golgi-apparatus in human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus with age and Alzheimer's disease. In: Abstracts van de NWO Retraite Gerontologie en
Geriatrie, "Plasticiteit en veroudering: Use it or lose it. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, October 24-25.
Lucassen, P.J., D.F. Swaab, R. Ravid and N.K. Gonatas - Changes in Golgi-apparatus in human supraoptic and
paraventricular nucleus with age and Alzheimer's disease. 17th International Summer School of Brain
Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 100.
Mijnster, M.J., E.J. Van Zwieten and D.F. Swaab - Identification of possible synaptic contacts between
vasopressin fibers and locus coeruleus neurons in the human brain. 17th International Summer School of Brain
Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 104-105.
Neijmeijer-Leloux, A., E. Goudsmit and D.F. Swaab - Fetal development of vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in
the human hypothalamus. 17th International Summer School of Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 110-111.
Panayotacopoulou, M.T. and D.F. Swaab - Development of tyrosine-hydroxylase immunoreactive (TH-IR)
neurons in the human paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. 17th International Summer School of Brain
Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 112.
Raadsheer, F.C., A.A. Sluiter, R. Ravid, F.J.H. Tilders and D.F. Swaab - Colocalization of corticotropin releasing
hormone (CRH) and vasopressin (AVP) in human paraventricular nucleus (PVN) neurons, Third IBRO World
Congress of Neuroscience, August 4-9, 1991, Montreal, Canada, P. 33.33, p. 230.
Raadsheer, F.C., A.A. Sluiter, R. Ravid, F.J.H. Tilders and D.F. Swaab - Human hypothalamic corticotropin
releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in relation to aging, Alzheimer's disease and depression. 17th International
Summer School of Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 113-114.
Ravid, R., J.J. van Heerikhuize, D.F. Swaab, W. Kamphorst and H.A. Ghanbari -Temporo-frontal differences in
alzheimer's disease associated protein - a biochemical study, Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA, vol.
17, no. 147.11, p. 352.
Ravid, R., D.F. Swaab and E.J. Van Zwieten - Brain Banking and the human hypothalamus - factors to match
for. 17th International Summer School of Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p.
62-64.
Romijn, H.J., A.W.J.W. Janszen, M.A. Hofman and D.F. Swaab - Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
and GABA-IR neurons. 12th EKN meeting, Neurochemical and neuropharmaological aspects of epilepsy,
Antwerp, Belgium, 22 November.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review of Neuroendocrinology: New Frontiers, Gupta, D., Wollmann, H.A. and Ranke, M.B.
(Eds.) Neuroendocrinology Letters, 13, p. 392 (1991).
Swaab, D.F. - Book review of Stress and the Aging Brain. Integrative Mechanisms. G. Nappi, A.R. Genazzani,
E. Martignoni, F. Petraglia (Eds.) Aging Series vo. 37. New York: Raven Press 1990. Tijdschr. Gerontol. Geriatr.
1991; 22, p. 670, P. 264.1.
Swaab, D.F. - The human hypothalamus in health and disease. Abstracts Rheinhardsbrunn Symposium,
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Leipzig, Germany, 24-29 March, p.92.
Swaab, D.F. and M.A. Hofman - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN); differences in relation to sexual
orientation and season, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 17, no. 264.1, p.670, 1991.
Swaab, D.F. and M.A. Hofman - Differentiation of the human hypothalamus in relation to gender and sexual
orientation. 17th International Summer School of Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, p. 75-76.
Taphoorn, M.J.B., F.J. Snoek, E. van Someren, R.L.M. Strijers, D.F. Swaab, F. Visscher, L. de Waal, C.H.
Polman - Analysis of chronic fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness and circadian rhythm in patients with
multiple sclerosis. Anton M.L. Coenen (Ed.) Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research, Sleep-Wake Research in
the Netherlands, Abstracts 1991, p. 113-114.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., D.F. Swaab, P. Eikelenboom, W. Kamphorst and R. Ravid - The distribution of Alz-50
immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of Alzheimer patients and controls. 17th International Summer School of
Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 116-117.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., W. Kamphorst, R. Ravid and D.F. Swaab - Cytoskeletal changes in the hypothalamus of
Alzheimer patients: do they lead to cell death, and are they induced by plaques? In: Abstracts of NWO retraite
Gerontologie en Geriatrie "Plasticiteit en veroudering: Use it or lose it. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands,
October 24-25, 1991.
Van der Woude, P.F., Wierda, M., E. Goudsmit and D.F. Swaab - Oxytocin and vasopressin cell numbers in the
human paraventricular nucleus with aging and in Alzheimer's disease. 17th International Summer School of
Brain Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 118-119.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M. and D.F. Swaab - Postnatal development of a new, sexually dimorphic, vasopressin
and oxytocin containing nucleus in the hypothalamus of the pig. 17th International Summer School of Brain
Research, August 26-30, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 120.
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., S. Chouham, J.F. Axelson, D.F. Swaab and F.W. van Leeuwen - The Distribution of
estrogen receptors in the pig hypothalamus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 17, #172.12, p. 419, 1991.
Van Someren, E.J.W., D.F. Swaab, M. Mirmiran, W.A. van Gool, J.D. Speelman and B.F.M. Vonk - A new
method for long-term ambulatory tremor registration, WF-SRS in Sleep Research 20A, Cannes, 21-25
September. pp. 521.
1992
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Pool, Ch., Troost, D. and Swaab, D.F. - Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis. 7th International Catecholamine Symposium, June 23-26, 1992, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p.
141, 1992.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Pool, Ch., Troost, D. and Swaab, D.F. - The locus coeruleus (LC) in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1,
abstract no. 193, 1992.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Pool, Ch., Troost, D. and Swaab, D.F. - The locus coeruleus in Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 7th International Catecholamine Symposium,
Amsterdam, June 22-26.
Kudo, T., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. and Grundke-Iqbal, I. - Measurement of ubiquitin immunoreactivity in
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of Alzheimer's disease and control patients. Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1,
abstract no. 114.
Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F., Ravid, R. and Gonatas, N.K. - Vasopressin and oxytocin in aging and Alzheimer's
disease. In: Progress Report of the Netherlands Brain Bank 1991, pp. 57-58.
Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F., Ravid, R. and Gonatas, N.K. - Changes in Golgi-apparatus in human supraoptic
and paraventricular nucleus with age and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1, abstract no.
197.
Mirmiran, M., Hagebeuk, E., Van Someren, E., Witting, W., Swaab, D.F., Van Gool, W.A. and Hofman, M.A. -
Circadian Rhythms disturbances in Alzheimer's disease. Sleep-Wake research in The Netherlands, vol. 3, 1992,
pp. 121-123, Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research, Coenen, A.M.L. (Ed.)
Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Raadsheer, F.C. and Swaab, D.F. - Colocalization of tyrosine hydroxylase with
oxytocin or vasopressin in neurons of the human paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. 7th International
Catecholamine Symposium, Amsterdam, June 22-26, p. 246, 1992.
Panayotacopoulou, M.T. and Swaab, D.F. - Development of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons in
the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus. IBRO workshop "Mechanisms of neuronal plasticity",
University of Padras, Greece, 8 October 1992.
Ravid, R., Van Zwieten, E.J., Swaab, D.F. and Kamphorst, W. - Cerebrospinal fluid pH is not influenced by
postmortem interval in Alzheimer's and controls. Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1, abstract no. 129, 1992.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: G. Krämer, De Ziekte van Alzheimer, oorzaken, symptomen, onderzoek en
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ehandeling (Alzheimer's disease, causes, symptoms, research and treatment). De Driehoek, Amsterdam, 96
pp., 1991, Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 23, 167, 1992.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review: I. Hindmarch, H. Hippius and G. Wilcock (Eds.), Dementia: Molecules, Methods and
Measures. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, U.K., 208 pp., 1991. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 2, 79,
1992.
Swaab, D.F. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation, aging and dementia and the human hypothalamus. Int.
J. of Developmental Neuroscience. 9th International meeting of the international society for developmental
neuroscience. June 14-18, La Grande Motte, France, #31, p 45, 1992.
Swaab, D.F. - Plastic changes in the human hypothalamus. Publication for proceedings of Decade of the Brain,
10 December.
Swaab, D.F., Grundke-Iqbal, I., Iqbal, K., Lucassen, P.J., Raadsheer, F.C., Ravid, R and Van de Nes, J.A.P. -
The human hypothalamus and Alzheimer symptoms. Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1, abstract no. 171,
1992.
Swaab, D.F. - Histochemistry of the human hypothalamus in development and aging. Histochem. J. 24: 474
(1992).
Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A., Lucassen, P.J., Purba, J.S. and Raadsheer,F.C. - Neurohypophyseal peptides in
the human hypothalamus in relation to development, sexual differentiation, aging and disease. Satellite
Symposium of the N.I.C.E. '92: The Neurohypophysial Peptide Systems, Spa-Liège, Belgium, 6-11 September
1992, p. 46.
Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A. and Mirmiran, M. - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus in relation to aging and
dementia. Meeting of the Dutch Association for Sleep/ Wake Research, Amsterdam, 16 October.
Swaab, D.F. - Neurobiologische aspecten van de ziekte van Alzheimer. Neurobiologisch Symposium Het Brein
in Stukken, Amsterdam, 11 November.
Swaab, D.F. - De ziekte van Alzheimer. Neurobiologisch Symposium Het Brein in Stukken, Amsterdam, 11
November.
Swaab, D.F., Gooren, L.J.G. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual dimorphism of hypothalamic nuclei: neuroanatomical
and clinical aspects. New Trends in Psychoneuroendocrinological approach of sexual behavior, Liège, Belgium,
9 October. BCNP XVth Annual Forum Joint Meeting.
Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A. and Mirmiran, M. - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus in relation to aging and
dementia. Sleep-Wake research in the Netherlands, vol. 3, 1992, pp. 161-162, Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake
Research, Coenen, A.M.L. (Ed.).
Swaab, D.F. - Plastic changes in the human hypothalamus. Proceedings of the 'Decade of the Brain'
Conference, Amsterdam, December 1992, p. 33.
Swaab, D.F. - Neuropeptiden in de hypothalamus van de mens. Verslag Afd. Nat. 101(9), 1992.
Taphoorn, M.J.B., Snoek, F.J., Van Someren, E., Strijers, R.L.M., Swaab, D.F., Visscher, F., De Waal, L. and
Polman, C.H. - Sleep disturbances and circadian rhythms in multile sclerosis patients. Sleep-Wake research in
the Netherlands, vol. 3, 1992, pp. 165-168, Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research, Coenen, A.M.L. (Ed.).
Taphoorn, M.J.B., Snoek, F.J., Van Someren, E., Strijers, R.L.M., Swaab, D.F., Visscher, F., De Waal, L. and
Polman, C.H. - The circadian rhythm and the multiple sleep latency test in Multiple Sclerosis patients. J. Neurol.
239, Suppl. 2, p. 75.
Van der Post, J.A.M., van Buul, E.J.A., van Boxtel, C.E.A., Pesman, G., Steegers, E.A.P., Swaab, D.F. and
Boer, K. - Effects of dietary sodium restriction on vasopressin and oxytocin plasma levels in normal pregnancy.
ISSHP Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8-12 November.
Van der Post, J.A.M., Konijnenberg, A., Boer, K., Schaap, M.C.L., van Boxtel, C.E.A., Sturk, A., Boer, G.J. and
Swaab, D.F. - Gestational hypertension is not associated with altered platelet vasopressin binding and cytosolic
CA2+ concentration. ISSHP Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8-12 November.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., Kamphorst, W., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Alzheimer's disease: are cytoskeletal changes
induced by plaques and do they lead to cell death? Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1, abstract no. 138, 1992.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., Kamphorst, W., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Plaques, cytoskeletal changes and cell death
in the Alzheimer hypothalamus. Proceedings 22nd Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience, Anaheim, USA, p.
734.
Van Zwieten, E.J., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Vasopressin innervation of the locus coeruleus and nucleus
parabrachialis in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging 13, suppl. 1, abstract no. 179, 1992.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Van Gool, W.A., Vonk, B.F.M., Mirmiran, M., Speelman, J.D., Bosch, D.A. and Swaab,
D.F. - Ambulatory movement and tremor registration during sleeping and waking. Sleep-Wake research in the
Netherlands, vol. 3, 1992, pp. 157-158, Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research, Coenen, A.M.L. (Ed.).
Van Someren, E.J.W., Van Gool, W.A., Vonk, B.F.M., Mirmiran, M., Speelman, J.D., Bosch, D.A. and Swaab,
D.F. - A new method for long-term ambulatory movement and tremor registration. J. Interdiscipl. Cycle Res. 23:
183-184, 1992.
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1993
Fliers, E., Wiersinga, W.M., Van Zwieten, E.J. and Swaab, D.F. - TRH cells and fibers in the human
hypothalamus. 75th Annual Meeting Endocrine Society, Las Vegas, USA, 1993, p. 475.
Panayotacopoulou, M.T., F.C. Raadsheer and D.F. Swaab - Expression of tyrosine hydroxylase in neurons of
the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the human neontae: primary developmental phenomenon or
induced by perinatal asphyxia? First International Congress on Hormones, Brain and
Neuropsychopharmacology, Rhodes, Greece, September 13-17, 1993.
Swaab, D.F. (book review for Tijdschrift voor Gerontology en Geriatrie, vol. 24, p. 143) L. Parker, L. Prilipko and
Y. Christen (Eds.) Free Radicals in the Brain. Aging, Neurological and Mental Disorders, 1993, Berlin, Springer
Verlag.
Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Raadsheer, F.C. and Salehi, A. - The relation between functional use and
structural integrity in neuronal nets: wear and tear versus use it or lose it. Sixth Congress of the International
Psychogeriatric Association (IPA), Berlin, Germany, September 5-10, 1993.
Swaab, D.F. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 32nd congress of the
international union of physiological sciences. 1-6 August 1993, p. 35, # 21.1/0.
Swaab, D.F. Hofman, M.A. and Zhou, J.N. - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in a periodic
environment. Fifth Sapporo Symposium on Biological Rhythms, Sapporo, Japan, 25-28 August 1993, p. 45.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F., Mirmiran, M., Van Gool, W.A., Speelman, J.D. and Vonk, B.F.M. - A new
device for concurrent long-term ambulatory movement and tremor registration. Sleep Research 22, 611 (1993).
Van Someren, E.J.W., Hagebeuk, E.E.O., Swaab, D.F., Mirmiran, M., Scheltens, Ph., Schrijver, Th.L., Kolder,
R.M.M., De Rooij, S.E.J.A., Walstra, G.J.M., Jonker, C. and Pot, A.M. - Circadian rest-activity rhythm
disturbances in Alzheimer's disease. Sleep Research 22, 637 (1993).
Van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M. and Swaab, D.F. - Postnatal development and sexual differentiation of pig
hypothalamic nuclei. International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behaviour. Tours, France, August 24-
27, 1993, p. 55-56.
1994
De Vos, R.A.I., Jansen, E.N.H., Stam, F.C., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Clinicopathological findings in 22
cases of "Lewy body disease". P32-12, XIIth International Congress of Neuropathology, Brain Pathology 4: 533,
1994.
Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Swaab, D.F. and Van Leeuwen, F.W. - Coincidence of the absence of neuroendocrine
polypeptide 7B2 and vasopressin in the hypothalamus of some Prader-(Labhart)-Willi patients. Eur. J.
Endocrinol. 130(2): 17, abstract S01.08, 1994.
Kamphorst, W., Stam, F.C., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Neuropathological scores of Alzheimer changes.
Neurobiology of Aging 15, suppl. 1, abstract no. 453, 1994.
Noppen, N.W.A.M., Fliers, E., Wiersinga, W.M., Visser, T.J. and Swaab, D.F. - Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)-containing cells and fibers in the human hypothalamus. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 130(2): 16, abstract S01.05,
1994.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W., and Stam, F.C. - The way to ideal brain banking in Alzheimer's disease
is paved with matching factors. Neurobiology of Aging 15, suppl. 1, abstract no. 590, 1994.
Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - The way to ideal brain banking in paved with matching factors. W20-2, XIIth
International Congress of Neuropathology, Brain Pathology 4: 368, 1994.
Salehi, A., Van de Nes, J.A.P., Lucassen, P.J., Hofman, M.A., Gonatas, N.K. and Swaab, D.F. - Relation
between neuronal activity and cytoskeletal changes in Alzheimer's disease. International Workshop on the
Borderland between Normal and Pathological Mental Aging. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 5-8, abstract
P10, 1994.
Swaab, D.F. Book review of "Alzheimer Disease" (Robert D. Terry, Robert Katzman and Katherine L. Blick,
eds.) New York, Raven Press, 1994, Tijdschrift Gerontol. Geriatr. 1994, 25, 183.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen van de mens. Symposium Humane Ethologie:
voorgeprogrammeerdheid en flexibiliteit in de vroege gedragsontwikkeling van de mens. Utrecht, 22 January
1994.
Swaab, D.F., Raadsheer F.C., Van de Nes, J.A.P., Salehi, A. and Ravid, R. - Lack of relationship between Alz-
50 staining, � -A4 accumulation and neuronal activity in the human hypothalamus of Alzheimer patients.
Neurobiology of Aging 15, suppl. 1, abstract no. 571, 1994.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Abstracts of the 17th Annual Meeting of the
European Neuroscience Association, Vienna, Austria, September 4-8, abstract no. 72.05, 1994.
Swaab, D.F. - Brain changes in Alzheimer's disease: age- or disease-specific? International Workshop on the
Borderland between Normal and Pathological Mental Aging. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 5-8, p. 6,
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1994.
Swaab, D.F. - Aging of the human hypothalamus. Symposium on Fonctions endocrines et
vieillissement/Endocrine functions and ageing. P. 6, Paris, France, 5-6 May 1994.
Tilders, F.J.H., Schmidt, E.D., Raadsheer, F.C. and Swaab, D.F. - Stress-induced plasticity of hypothalamic
CRH neurons. First World Congress on Stress, Bethesda MD, USA, October 2-7, 1994.
Tilders, F.J.H., Schmidt, E.D., Van Dijken, H.H., Mos, J., De Goeij, D.C.E. and Swaab, D.F. - Adaptive changes
in hypothalamic CRH-neurons in experimental animals and man. Am. College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Puerto Rico, Dec. 12-16, 1994.
Van Someren, E.J.W., E.E.O. Hagebeuk, M. Mirmiran and D.F. Swaab - The involvement of activity level,
dementia severity, sleep disruption and environmental light in circadian rest-activity rhythm disturbances in
Alzheimer's disease. EUROSLEEP 94. !2th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Florence, Italy,
May 22-27, 1994.
1995
Dean, A.F., Watkins, P.J., Morley, S. and Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic and brainstem neuropathology in a 49year
old man with DIDMOAD syndrome. British Neuropathological Society.
Erkut, Z.A., Hofman, M.A., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Hyperactivity of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. ENA, Amsterdam, 3-7 September 1995, #49.21, p. 17.
Erkut, Z.A., Hofman, M.A., Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Increased activity of corticotropin-releasing hormone
(CRH) neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Satellite Symposium "Neurobiology of Stress". 8-9 Sept.
1995, Haren, p. 18.
Guldenaar, S.E.F. and Swaab, D.F. - Oxytocin mRNA in the human paraventricular nucleus in AIDS. In: R. Ivell
and J.A. Russell (Eds.) Oxytocin: Cellular and Molecular Approaches in Medicine and Research. Advances in
Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 395, Plenum Press, New York, pp. 91.
Guldenaar, S.E.F., Purba, J.S., Boerma, D. and Swaab, D.F. - Oxytocin and corticotropin-releasing hormone in
the human paraventricular nucleus in AIDS. 12th Int. Symposium Neurosecretion, Kiel, Germany, 1995.
Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Diurnal and seasonal rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of humans.
Biological Rhythm Research 26, no. 113, p. 401, 1995.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Swaab, D.F. and Eikelenboom, P. - Depression and the noradrenergic system in
Alzheimer's disease. Abstracts of the III European Congress of Gerontology, 30 August - 2 September 1995.
#0605
Kamphorst, W., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. and Van Zwieten, E.J. - Alzheimer scores of Netherlands Brain Bank
Cerebra. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 54 (supplement): 83S, 1995.
Lucassen, P.J., Raadsheer, F.C., Purba, J.S., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Tilders, F.J.H., and Swaab, D.F. -
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and vasopressin (VP) in the human hypothalamus; activity changes with
aging, Alzheimer's disease and depression. Symposium on stress and aging of the IIIrd European Congress of
Gerontology, Amsterdam, 30 August - 2 September 1995.
Lucassen, P.J., Chung, W.J.C. and Swaab, D.F. - Distribution of DNA damage in Alzheimer brain as detected
with the apoptosis marker technique in situ end labeling of fragmented DNA. ENA meeting, Amsterdam, 3-7
September 1995.
Lucassen, P.J., Raadsheer, F.C., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Tilders, F.J.H., and Swaab, D.F. - In situ hybridization for
CRH and AVP-mRNA in the human hypothalamus; changes with aging, Alzheimer's disease and depression.
Abstract for the 7th Meeting of the European Neuroendocrine Association. Tel Aviv, Israel, pp. 31.
Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Goudsmit, E., Van Heerikhuize, J.J. and Swaab, D.F. - Simultaneous detection of
tyrosine-hydroxylase immunoreactivity and vasopressin mRNA in neurons of the human paraventricular and
supraoptic nucleus. ENA, Amsterdam, 3-7 September 1995.
Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Brain banking in Alzheimer's disease: pitfalls and potentials. Neuropathology and
Applied Neurobiology 21, 18-19, 1995.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. and Van Zwieten, E.J. - De Nederlandse Hersenbank: 1985-1995 (The Netherlands
Brain Bank: 1985-1995). Publieksdag (Public lectures day at the) RAI, 8 September 1995.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Cruz-Sanchez, F.F. - Brain banks: a clinico-pathological link in aging and dementia
research. Satellite Symposium of 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience. pp. 522.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W. and Van Zwieten, E.J. - A golden standard protocol for the brain
banking society? The Amsterdam experience. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 54 (supplement): 25S-26S.
Salehi, A., Verhaagen, J., Kaplan, D. and Swaab, D.F. - Expression of high affinity neurotrophin receptors (TRK
A, B and C) in the nucleus basalis of Meynert of human brain. Keystone Symposia, The Molecular and Cellular
Basis of Human Neurodegenerative Disease. Breckenridge, USA, April 3-9, 1995.
Salehi, A., Verhaagen, J. and Swaab, D.F. - Differential reduction in high affinity neurotrophin receptors in the
nucleus basalis of Meynert of Alzheimer patients. ENA, Amsterdam, 3-7 September 1995
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Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - The neurobiology and neuropathology of the human
hypothalamus. Symposium in Kiel, Germany, 1995, p. 48
Swaab, D.F. Sexe en Brein. Boekbespreking voor BioNieuws nr. 3, p. 6, 1995, van "Het Seksuele Brein" van
Simon LeVay, en "Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men" van Anne Fausto-Sterling.
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. The Biological
Basis of Sexual Orientation and Sex - Typical Behavior, Minot, USA, 1995, p. 72
Swaab, D.F., Purba, J.S. and Hofman, M.A. - The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and its oxytocin
neurons (putative satiety cells) are affected in Prader-Willi syndrome. 2 nd Prader-Willi Conference, Oslo,
Norway, June 1995, abstract # 6
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Int. Symposium
on Sex differentiation: clinical and biological aspects. Cambridge, England, 1-3 July, 1995, abstract # 14, p. 18.
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in development,
sexual differentiation and aging. Abstract for the 19th Summer School of Brain Research. Amsterdam, 28-31
August 1995, pp. 74-75.
Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A., and Zhou, J.N. - Brain, gender and sexual orientation. Abstract for the 7th Meeting
of the European Neuroendocrine Association. Tel Aviv, Israel, p. 29.
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - Biological rhythms and the human hypothalamus. Abstract for the
7th Meeting of the European Neuroendocrine Association. Tel Aviv, Israel, p. 63.
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A. - Biological clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Satellite Symposium
of 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience.
Swaab, D.F., Hofman, M.A., Zhou, J.N. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Satellite
Symposium of 4th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience. p. 36.
Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Salehi, A., Guldenaar, S.E.F. - Immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization of
peptides as a measure of activity in the human brain. Brain Bank Meeting. ENA, RAI, Amsterdam, 3 September
1995, p. 6
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A. - The neurobiology and neuropathology of the human hypothalamus.
Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Neurosecretion 1995. The Peptidergic Neuron, p. 48,
1995, Kiel, Germany.
Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. and Hofman, M.A. - The human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in development,
sexual differentiation and aging. Abstracts 19th International Summer School of Brain Research, p. 73-74.
Timmers, H.J.L.M., Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J.A.P. and Kremer, H.P.H. - Somatostatin 1-12 immunoreactivity
is decreased in the hypothalamic lateral tuberal nucleus of Huntington's disease patients. 16th International
meeting of the world federation of neurology research group on Huntington disease. July 15-18, 1995, Leuven,
Belgium.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Kessler, A., Mirmiran, M. and Swaab, D.F. - Indirect bright light affects circadian restactivity
rhythm disturbances of demented patients. "Lux" Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms,
vol. 7, p. 13, 1995.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Kessler, A., Mirmiran, M. and Swaab, D.F. - Indirect bright light affects circadian restactivity
rhythm disturbances of demented patients. 19th International Summer School of Brain Research, 28-31
August 1995, Amsterdam, pp. 112-113.
Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in human hypothalamus.
ENA, Amsterdam, 3-7 September 1995.
Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - VIP neurons in the human SCN in relation to development, aging,
Alzheimer's disease, gender, and sexual orientation. 19th International Summer School of Brain Research, 28-
31 August 1995, Amsterdam, pp. 120-121.
1996
Erkut, Z. and Swaab, D.F. - The effects of multiple sclerosis and corticosteroids on hypothalamic CRH and AVP
neurons. Society for Neuroscience 1996, no. 335.17, p. 846.
Fliers, E., Wiersinga, W.M. and Swaab, D.F. - De TRH cell in de humane hypothalamus. In: Klinisch relevant
schildklieronderzoek in Nederland. Een overzicht, anno 1996. G. Henneman and E.P. Krenning (eds.), p. 6,
1996.
Fliers, E., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Veldkamp, B., Bakker, O., Wiersinga, W.M. and Swaab, D.F. - Thyrotropinreleasing
hormone gene expression in the human hypothalamus. 10th International Congress of Endocrinology,
San Francisco, June 12-15.
Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Swaab, D.F. and Van Leeuwen, F.W. - 7B2 and PC2 are absent in some Prader-Willi
patients that are also unable to process the vasopressin precursor correctly. Society for Neuroscience 1996, no.
460.3.
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Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Purba, J.S., Raadsheer, F.C., Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A. and Swaab, D.F. - The
hypothalamus of depressed patients. Association of European Psychiatrists/Royal College of Psychiatrists
Meeting. 8 July. European Psychiatry 11, Suppl. 4, 156S.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G. - Depression in Parkinson's disease is not accompanied by activation of corticotropinreleasing
hormone neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Proceedings Annual Meeting of the
American Psychiatric Association, May 4-9, New York, USA, no. 336 (p. 158), 1996.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Sommers, I., Eikelenboom, P., Pool, C.W. and Swaab, D.F. - The locus coeruleus in
Alzheimer's disease: the relation between cell death and depression. Neurobiology of Aging, 17, no. 470, S117,
1996
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Purba, J.S., Raadsheer, F.C., Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A., and Swaab, D.F. - The
hypothalamus of depressed patients. Eur. Psych. 11: 156S, 1996.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Purba, J.S., Hofman, M.A., De Vos, R.A.I., Jansen-Steur, E.N.H. and Swaab, D.F. -
Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of depressed and
non-depressed parkinsonian patients with and without dementia. Eur. Neuropsychopharmacology 6, no.
p.2.002, S4-94.
Lahr, G., Mayer, A., Pilgrim, C., Swaab, D.F. and Reisert, I. - Sex-specific gene regulation in mammals.
Hormonal and genetic disorders in gender-specific brain differentiation. 2nd EU Biomed Meeting, June 29-July
2, 1996, Salamanca, Spain.
Lucassen, P.J., Chung, W.J.C. and Swaab, D.F. - Hippocampal DNA damage in Alzheimer brain. Proceedings
40th Oholo Conference on New Frontiers in Stress Research: modulation of brain function, Zichron Ya'akov,
Israel, 24-28 March, p. 13. 1996.
Mayer, A., Lahr, G., Pilgrim, C., Swaab, D.F. and Reisert, I. - Expression of the testis-determining gene, SRY, in
the human brain. Hormonal and genetic disorders in gender-specific brain differentiation.2nd EU Biomed
Meeting, June 29-July 2, 1996, Salamanca, Spain
Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Swaab, D.F. - Tyrosine-hydroxylase mRNA
in neurons of the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus demonstrated by in situ hybridization. 12th
Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience 25-27 October 1996.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Van Zwieten, E.J. and Cruz-Sanchez, F.F. - Brain banking - the future options in aging
and dementia research. Neurobiology of Aging, 17, no. 477, S119, 1996.
Ravid, R. and Swaab, D.F. - Ethical and legal issues in brain banking. Alzheimer’s disease international 12th
International Conference, p. 35, Jerusalem, Israel, Oct. 8-11, 1996
Salehi, A., Pool. C.W., Gonatas, N.K. and Swaab, D.F. - Decreased protein synthetic ability and the
neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are independent phenomena. Neurobiology of Aging, 17,
no. 734, S183, 1996.
Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J.A.P. and Salehi, A. - Hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are independent
phenomena. Neurobiology of Aging, 17, no. 804, S200, 1996.
Swaab, D.F., Van de Nes, J.A.P. and Salehi, A. - Hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are independent
phenomena. 5th International conference on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Fondation IPSEN
symposium on Connections, Cognition et Maladie d'Alzheimer. Paris, 20 May 1996.
Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W., Lucassen, P.J. and Salehi, A. - Alzheimer changes in hypothalamic nuclei:
their relationship to neuronal activity and clinical symptoms. Fondation IPSEN symposium on Connections,
Cognition et Maladie d'Alzheimer. Paris, 20 May 1996.
Swaab, D.F., Raadsheer, F.C., Lucassen, P.J., Hoogendijk, W.J.G. and Tilders, F.J.H. - The activity of
corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the human hypothalamus in relation to aging, Alzheimer's
disease and depression. Eur. Psych. 11: 194S, 1996.
Swaab, D.F. - Book review of Neurotransmitters in the human brain (Tracey, Paxinos and Stone, Eds.). J.
Chem. Neuroanat., vol. 11, p. 79, 1996.
Swaab, D.F. - Desirable Biology. Book review of Queer science: the use and abuse of research into
homosexuality. Nature, vol. 382: p. 682-683, 1996.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Frontiers in maternal, fetal and neonatal
health. Session 7, The developing brain and the origins of behavior. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, August 9-
12, 1996
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 2nd EU Biomed Meeting, June 29-July 2,
1996, Salamanca, Spain
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. International Academy of Sex Research, p.
74, 1996.
1997
Chung, W.C.J., Carlson, N.R., Swaab, D.F., De Vries, G.J. - Apoptosis in the development of sex differences in
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the rat brain. Society for Neuroscience 1997, New Orleans, USA, # 139.4, p. 341.
Dai, J.P., Swaab, D.F., Van der Vliet, J., Buijs, R.M. - Postmortem tracing in human brain reveals hypothalamic
projections of the biological clock. Society for Neuroscience 1997, New Orleans, USA, # 865.8, p. 2224.
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Salehi, A., Mulder, M., Gonatas, N.K., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased neuronal activity of nucleus
basalis neurons in Alzheimer’s disease is APOE dependent. 20th International Summer School of Brain
Research, Amsterdam, 25-29 August 1996. p. 107.
Fliers, E., Guldenaar, S.E.F., W.M. Wieringa and D.F. Swaab - Decreased thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus of patients with nonthyroidal illness. 24th Annual Meeting of the
European Thyroid AssociationG. August 30-September 1, 1997, Munich, Germany.
Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Swaab, D.F. and Van Leeuwen, F.W. - Concomitant absence of 7B2, convertase PC2 and
enzymatically processed vasopressin in the hypothalamus of some Prader-Willi patients: indications for a
processing disturbance. 79th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, 1997.
Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Swaab, D.F. and Van Leeuwen, F.W. - The vasopressin precursor is not processed in the
hypothalamus of Wolfram patients with diabetes insipidus: evidence for the involvement of PC2 and 7B2. 79th
annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, 1997.
Guldenaar, S.E.F., Unmehopa, U.A., Fliers, E., Swaab, D.F. - Localization of leptin- and leptin-receptor mRNA
in the human hypothalamus. Endocrine Soc., USA, 1997.
Huitinga, I., Van der Cammen, M.J.F., Salm, L., Erkut, Z.A., Van Dam, A.-M., Tilders, F.J.H., Ravid, R. and
Swaab, D.F. - Interleukin-immunoreactivity in the human hypothalamus. Society for Neuroscience 1997, New
Orleans, USA, #593.27, p. 1513.
Huitinga, I., Van der Cammen, M.J.F., Salm. L., Erkut, Z., Van Dam, A.-M., Tilders, F.J.H., Ravid, R., Swaab,
D.F. - Interleukin-1� immunoreactive neurons in the human hypothalamus: reduced numbers in multiple
sclerosis. Neuroimmunomodulation 4: 200-224, 1997
Huitinga, I., Van der Cammen, M.J.F., Salm, L., Erkut, Z.A., Van Dam, A.M., Tilders, F.J.H., Ravid, R., Swaab,
D.F. - Interleukin-1� Immunoreactive neurons in the human hypothalamus: reduced numbers in multiple
sclerosis. Neuroimmodulation 4: 219.
Lucassen, P.J., De Kloet, E.R., Wouda, J., Holtrop, A., Van Oers, H., and Swaab, D.F. - No increase in DNA
damage in the hippocampus of depressed patients. Society for Neuroscience 1997, New Orleans, USA, #698.2,
p. 1792.
Lucassen, P.J., De Kloet, E.R., Wouda, J., Holtrop, A., Swaab, D.F. - No overall increase in DNA damage in the
hippocampus of depressed patients. 20th International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, 25-29
August 1996. p. 117.
Oleana, V.H., Salehi, A., Swaab, D.F. - Increased expression of the “apoptosis” protein tiar in the hippocampus
of Alzheimer’s disease patients. 20th International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, 25-29
August 1996. p. 124.
Pilgrim, Ch., Mayer, A., Lahr, G., Swaab, D.F. and Reisert, I. - Sex-specific transcriptional regulators in human
brain. Joint meeting of the Polish and German Anatomists, p.27-28.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W., Van der Valk, P. - Setting up donor programmes for multiple sclerosis
via national MS-societies. Biennial conference of the international federation of multiple sclerosis societies.
1997: MS: Creating Awareness & Understanding. Buenos Aires, Argentina, p. 30.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W., Van der Valk, P., Polman, Ch., Scheltens, Ph., Barkhof, F., Lycklama à
Nijeholt, G.J., Van Waesberghe, J.H.T.M. and Van Walderveen, M.A.A. - Brain banking in multiple sclerosis -
future options in research. Biennial conference of the international federation of multiple sclerosis societies.
1997: MS: Creating Awareness & Understanding. Buenos Aires, Argentina, p. 30.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W. - Brain banking in AD, PD and related disorders - The Amsterdam
experience. Fourth International Conference. Oholo 41st conference, Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
diseases. Eilat, Israel, May 18-23, p. 26.
Salehi, A., Pool, C.W., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Expression of TRK receptors in the nucleus basalis of
Meynert and hippocampus of Alzheimer’s patients. 20th International Summer School of Brain Research,
Amsterdam, 25-29 August 1996. p. 79.
Salehi, A., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Expression of trkB receptors in the nucleus basalis of Meynert and
hippocampus of Alzheimer patients. Abstracts First Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, p. 36.
Swaab, D.F. - Inactivity of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and strategies of reactivation. Oholo 41 st
conference, 4th International Conference Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Eilat, Israel, May
18-23, 1997, p. 48.
Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J., Salehi, A., Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Reduced neuronal activity in
Alzheimer’s disease and strategies of reactivation. 20th International Summer School of Brain Research,
Amsterdam, 25-29 August 1997. p. 87.
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1998
Chung, W.C.J., Lubbers, L.S., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Apoptosis during the development of the sexually
dimorphic bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the human brain. Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles,
515.11, p. 1297.
Dai, J.P., D.F. Swaab, J. Van der Vliet, R.M. Buijs - Postmortem tracing reveals the organization of
hypothalamic projections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the human brain. J. Comp. Neurol. 400: 87-102.
Dai, J.P., Swaab, D.F., Buijs, R.M. - Retinohypothalamic projections in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging
19, #1013, p. S242.
De Rijk, R.H., Stam, F.J., Swaab, D.F., Vreugdenhil, E., Datson, N. Roovers, E., De Kloet, E.R., Lucassen, P.J.
- Identification of the glucocorticoid receptor � -form in the human hippocampus. Neuroscience Meeting, Los
Angeles, USA, 1998, 544.13, p. 1380.
De Rijk, R.H., Stam, F.J., Swaab, D.F., Vreugdenhil, E., Datson, N. Roovers, E., De Kloet, E.R., Lucassen, P.J.
- Identification of the glucocorticoid receptor � -form in the human hippocampus. Endocrinology Meeting
Doorwerth.
Fliers, E., Bisselink, J.M., Bakker, O., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Immunocytochemical localization of
thyroid hormone receptor isoforms in the human hypothalamus and pituitary. 80th Annual Meeting of the
Endocrine Society.
Fliers, E., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Distribution and function of thyrotropin-releasing
hormone (TRH) in the human hypothalamus. Thyroid and Development 1997, 41-43.
Fodor, M., Fernández-Guasti, A., Kruijver, F.P.M., Van Leeuwen, F.W., Swaab, D.F. - Stability of androgen
receptor immunoreactivity during postmortem periods in rat and human hypothalamus. IV European Congress
of Endocrinology. Sevilla, no. 4, p. 40, 1998.
Goldstone, A.P., Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic peptidergic pathways in appetite regulation. 3 rd
Dutch EndoNeuro meeting 1999.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Feenstra, M.G.P., I.E.C. Sommer, Kamphorst, W., Hofman, M.A., Pool, C.W.,
Eikelenboom, P., Swaab, D.F. - Do clinico-pathological correlates in depressed, or agitated AD patients provide
a rationale for specific pharmacotherapeutic strategies? Neurobiol. Aging 19, #948, p. S226.
Huitinga, I., Van der Cammen, M., Salm, L., Erkut, Z., Van Dam, A.M., Tilders, F., Swaab, D.F. - Interleukin-1
beta immunoreactive neurons in the human hypothalamus: changes in the paraventricular nucleus in multiple
sclerosis. J. Neuroimmunol. 90, no. 410, p. 73
Kamel, D., Salehi, A., Sonnemans, M.A.F., Swaab, D.F., Van Leeuwen, F.W. - ComParison of early markers for
Alzheimer’s type neurodegeneration within the hypothalamaus. Neurobiol. Aging 19, #1140, p. S273.
Kamel, D., Salehi, A., Sonnemans, M.A.F., Swaab, D.F., Van Leeuwen, F.W. - ComParison of early markers for
Alzheimer’s type neurodegeneration within the hypothalamaus. Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, USA,
282.17, p. 722.
Liu, R., Zhou, J.N., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased melatonin levels in
postmortem cerebrospinal fluid in relation to aging, Alzheimer’s disease and ApoE genotype. Neurobiol. Aging
19, #692, p. S165.
Müller, M.B., Lucassen, P.J., Yassouridis, A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Holsboer, F., Swaab, D.F. - The human
hippocampus in major depression or following administration of glucocorticoids: no evidence for major structural
alterations., Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, USA, 1998, 386.14, p. 990.
Müller, M.B., Lucassen, P.J., Yassouridis, A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Wouda, J., Holsboer, F., Swaab, D.F. - No
evidence for structural alterations in the hippocampus of patients with major depression or following
administration of glucocorticoids. ENA 1998, 19.26, p. 39.
Müller, M.B., Lucassen, P.J., Yassouridis, A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Holsboer, F., Swaab, D.F. - No major
pathology in the human hippocampus in major depression or following administration of glucocorticoids. A study
on human postmortem tissue. XIth Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Paris,
France, Oct. 31-Nov 4, 1998. Eur. Neuropsychopharmacology 8: P.1.188.
Panayotacopoulou, M., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Guldenaar, S.E.F., Swaab, D.F. - Tyrosine-hydroxylase mRNA in
neurons of the human paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus. ENA 1998, 147.09, p. 347.
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Kamphorst, W., Van der Valk, P., Polman, Ch., Scheltens, Ph., Barkhof, Lycklama à
Nijeholt, Van Waesberghe, J.H.T.M., Van Walderveen, M.A.A. - Brain banking in multiple sclerosis combined
with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Society for Neuroscience, 1998.
Salehi, A., Swaab, D.F. - Relationship between neuronal activity, neuropathological hallmarks and genetic
background in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging 19, #18, p. S5.
Salehi, A., Ishunina, T., Swaab, D.F. - Neuronal activity in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Aging 2000 (Munich,
Germany), 248: S21, 1998.
Salehi, A., Pei, J.J., Verwer, R.J., Swaab, D.F. - Increased expression of GSK-3 in the nucleus basalis of
Meynert and tuberomamillary nucleus in Alzheimer’s disease. Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, USA,
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671.8, p. 1714.
Scherder, E.J.A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Transcutane Electrische Neuro Stimulatie (TENS)
verbetert het rust-activiteitritme van patiënten in een middenstadium van de ziekte van Alzheimer, poster
Centrum voor Ouderen.
Swaab, D.F. - Reduced neuronal activity as the major cause of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease: therapeutic
strategies for reactivation. Neurobiol. Aging 19, #928, p. S221.
Swaab, D.F. - Sex and gender differences in the human brain: behavioural consequences. ENA 1998, 140.03,
p. 330.
Swaab, D.F. - Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. XIth Congress of the
European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Paris, France, Oct. 31-Nov 4, 1998. Eur.
Neuropsychopharmacology 8: S.18.04.
Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Zhou, J.N. - The locus coeruleus and hypothalamus in depression:
postmortem studies. National Conference on Senile Dementia and Depression. Beijing, P.R. China, Nov. 1998.
1–3.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E.J.A., Lijzenga, C., Mirmiran, M., Swaab, D.F. - Stimulation of the circadian
timing system in healthy and demented elderly. Neurobiol. Aging 19, #970, p. S231.
Verwer, R.W.H., Jansen, K.A., Sluiter, A.A., Terpstra, J., Pool, C.W., Swaab, D.F. - Reduced cytochrome
oxidase activity in Alzheimer patients is not reflected in the immunoreactivity of its subunits, COX II and COX IV.
Neurobiol. Aging 19, #1135, p. S271.
Zhou, J.N., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in the human hypothalamus start in middle-age but are
more severe in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging 19, #1285, p. S309.
1999
Fliers, E., Manniesing, S., Unmehopa, U.A., Wiersinga, W.M., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased neuropeptide Y
immunoreactivity in the arcuate nucleus of patients with nonthyroidal illness. 81 st Ann. Meeting of The Endocrine
Society
Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A, Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F.. - Reduced hypothalamic NPY and AGRP in
Prader-Willi syndrome and human obesity. 5 th International NPY Meeting, 17-22 April, Grand Cayman.
Goldstone, A.P., Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic peptidergic pathways in appetite regulation. 3 rd
Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2-4, p.4.
Kruyver, F.P.M., Fernandez-Guasti, A., Fodor, M., Swaab, D.F. - Sex hormone receptor distribution in the
human hypothalamus in relation to gender, sexual orientation and endocrine status. 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro
Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2-4, n-7, p. 71.
Riemersma, R.F., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Prevention of nightly restlessness, depression and
agitation in demented patients by stimulation of the circadian system with light and melatonin. Annual Meeting
Graduate Schools, Conference Center Woudschoten.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. ESHRE 15 th Ann. Meeting, 27-30 June, Tours,
France, p. 46
Swaab, D.F. - Neuropeptides in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. J. Endocrinol. 160, suppl., no. S16.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 22 nd Annual Meeting of the Japan
Neuroscience Society, Osaka, Japan, 6-8 July 1999.
Swaab, D.F. - Successful aging and the struggle against dementias. ‘99 International Symposium on Medicine
and Pharmacology. Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases. p. 13
Van Leeuwen, F.W., Maat, M., Tonk, M.T., Fischer, D.F., Swaab, D.F., Hol, E.M., Roos, R.A.C. - Molecular
misreading of the ubiquitin gene: a new mechanism in Huntington’s disease. Neuroscience Meeting, p. 541,
Van Someren, E.J.W., Scherder, E., Lijzenga, C., Swaab, D.F. - Treatment of rhythm alterations in the elderly.
Int. Congress on Chronobiology, Washington 1999.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Colenda, C.C., Cohen, W., McCall, W.V., Rosenquist, P.B., Swaab, D.F. - Nonparametric
analysis of actigraphy data improves sensitivity to chronobiological treatment effects. Int. Congress on
Chronobiology, Washington 1999.
Vuijst, C.L., Unmehopa, U., Bisselink, J.M., Sluiter, A.A., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Thyroid hormone receptor
isoforms in the human hypothalamus and pituitary: an immunocytochemical study. 26 th Annual meeting of the
European Thyroid Association., p. C16.
Riemersma, R., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Prevention of nightly restlessness, depression and
agitation in demented patients by stimulation of the circadian system with light and melatonin. Annual Meeting
Graduate Schools Neurosciences Amsterdam and Pathophysiology of the Nervous System. p. E24.
2000
Chung, W.C., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain may extend into
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adulthood. Abstracts 30th Annual Meeting Soc. of Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA, vol. 26, 224.2, p. 591.
Fernández-Guasti, A., Fodor, M., Kruijver, F., Swaab, D.F. - Diferencias de acuerdo al sexo, pero no a la
orientacion sexual, en la distribucion de receptores a androgenos en el hipotalamo humano. Memoria del XLII
congresco nacional. Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisiológicas, A.C., p. S34.
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Meynen, G., Feenstra, M.G.P., Eikelenboom, P., Swaab, D.F. - Clinical implications of
increased activity of surviving locus coeruleus neurons in Alzheimer's disease. The 2nd National Meeting on
Dementia and Depression & International Symposium on Alzheimer's disease. May 31-June 4, Tun-Xi, China,
K4.
Huitinga, I., Erkut, Z.A., Van Beurden, D., Fisser, B., Swaab, D.F. - High incidence of hypothalamic lesions is
related to impaired functioning of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Multiple Sclerosis 6: S20.
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Sex- and age-related differences in the activity of arginine-vasopressin neurons in
the human supraoptic nucleus are mediated via changes in estrogen receptor � and � immunoreactivity.
Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, vol. 77, p. 125-126
Ishunina, T.A. and Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor � and � immunoreactivity in the human supraoptic nucleus
in relation to sex and age differences in the activity of arginine-vasopressin neurons. Conference on nuclear
receptors in the brain. Potential targets for therapeutic agents. Oegstgeest, p. 38.
Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F., Sachser, N. - Prenatal social stress in female guinea pigs: effects on
behavior, endocrine system and distribution of hypothalamic sex hormone receptors. International Behavioral
Development Symposium, Biological Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender-Typical
Behavior, 25-27 May, Minot, p. 39.
Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F., Sachser, N. - Prenatal social stress in female guinea pigs: effects on
behavior, endocrine system and distribution of hypothalamic sex hormone receptors. Trabajos del Instituto
Cajal, vol. 77, p. 388.
Kruijver, F.P.M., Pool, C.W., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Gooren, L.J.G. - Male-to-female
transsexuals have femal neuron numbers in a limbic nucleus. International Behavioral Development
Symposium, Biological Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender-Typical Behavior, 25-27 May,
Minot, p. 80.
Kruijver, F.P.M., Fernandez-Guasti, A., Fodor, M., Kraan, E., Swaab, D.F. - Androgen receptor distribution in
the human hypothalamus in relation to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and endocrine status. Trabajos
del Instituto Cajal, vol. 77, p. 123.
Kruijver, F.P.M., Fernandez-Guasti, A., Fodor, M., Kraan, E.M., Swaab, D.F. - Androgen receptor distribution in
the human hypothalamus in relation to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and endocrine status. 4th Dutch
Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, p. 92.
Lacerda, H.M., Fischer, D.F., Smit, A.G., Verhaagen, J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Gene expression profile of
Alzheimer’s disease post-mortem brain employing high-densitiy cDNA filters. Heidelberg, June 2000.
Liu, R.-Y., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Alterations of the vasopressin and melatonin in aging and Alzheimer’s
disease. The 2 nd National Meeting on Dementia and Depression & Int. Symp. on Alzheimer’s Disease. May 31-
June 4, 2000, TunXi, China, S24.
Liu, R.-Y., Zhou, J.N., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Heerikhuize, J., Kamphorst, W., Unmehopa, U.A., Hofman,
M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Alteration of vasopression mRNA expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the patients
with Alzheimer’s disease. 7 th Int. Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, July 9-13,
Washington DC, USA, Neurobiol. Aging 21, Abstr. 245, p. S54.
Meynen, G., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Unmehopa, U., Swaab, D.F. - Hersenveranderingen bij gedragsgestoorde
Alzheimerpatiënten. AIO-dagen Psychiatrie, Zandvoort, 3/4 juli.
Pasterkamp, R.J., Chung, W.C., Balfoort, M., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Distribution of estrogen receptors in
the developing human hypothalamus. Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, USA, vol. 26, 224.1, 591
Raymann, R.J.E.M., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Interaction of the circadian regulation of temperature
and sleep. Annual Meeting of the Graduate School Neuroscience Amsterdam and the Graduate School
Pathophysiology of the Nervous System. Woudschoten, 30 Nov and 1 Dec. K-57
Raymann, R.J.E.M., Van Wijk, P.M., Van Doornen, L.J.P. - Ambulatory measurement of fatigue during mental
effort by means of critical flicker fusion frequency. J. Sleep Res. 9: S315.
Riemersma, R., Van Hutten, R., Hoekstra, R., Berdowski, J., Hoogendijk, W., Scherder, E., Swaab, D.F., Van
Someren, E. - The effect of light and melatonin on sleep in demented elderly. Annual Meeting of the Graduate
School Neuroscience Amsterdam and the Graduate School Pathophysiology of the Nervous System.
Woudschoten, 30 Nov and 1 Dec. K-55
Riemersma, R.F., Zhou, J.N., Unmehopa, U.A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A.,
Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in arginine vasopressin neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression. 15th
Congress of the European Sleep Research Society. Istanbul, Turkey.
Rodríguez-Manzo, G., Swaab, D.F., Lemus, A., Fernández-Guasti, A. - Male rat sexual activity induces changes
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in androgen receptor-density in brain regions associated to sexual behavior expression. Trabajos del Instituto
Cajal, vol. 77, p. 127.
Salehi, A., Cooper, J.D., Alonso, M.A., Swaab, D.F., Mobley, W.C. - Neurotrophin receptors in Alzheimer brain
and a mouse model of Down syndrome. 7 th Int. Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, July
9-13, Washington DC, USA, Neurobiol. Aging 21, Abstr. 513, p. S114
Swaab, D.F. - Neuropathology of the hypothalamus and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). XIIIèmes journées du gral
France Alzheimer, Marseille, France, Symposium de Neurogériatrie.
Swaab, D.F. - Herstel van functie door stimulatie van hersencellen: ontwikkeling in de neurologie en psychiatrie.
Studiedag Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on Multi-modale interventies bij kinderen met Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) en patiënten met de ziekte van Alzheimer (AD). 6 April 2000.
Swaab, D.F. - Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. The 2 nd National Meeting on
Dementia and Depression & Int. Symp. on Alzheimer’s Disease. May 31-June 4, 2000, TunXi, China, Key
lecture 1.
Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A. - The human hypothalamus in relation to age, sex
and sexual orientation. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, vol. 77, p. 5.
Swaab, D.F.,Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A. - Sex differences in the human brain. King’s
College Meeting of the Physiological Society, London, UK, p. 12P.
Van Hutten, D.F., Riemersma, R.F., Scherder, E.J.A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Hoekstra, R.A., Berdowski, J,
Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Frontal task performance in demented elderly is related to the circadian
amplitude in the rest-activity rhythm. European Congres on Sleep, Istanbul, Turkey. J. Sleep Res. 9: S197.
Van Hutten, D.F., Riemersma, R.F., Scherder, E.J.A., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Hoekstra, R.A., Berdowski, J,
Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Sleep-wake cycle disturbance affects prefrontal functioning in demented
elderly. Annual Meeting of the Graduate School Neuroscience Amsterdam and the Graduate School
Pathophysiology of the Nervous System. Woudschoten, 30 Nov and 1 Dec. K-54
Van Leeuwen, F.W., Sonnemans, M.A.F., Gabreëls, B.A.Th.F., Fischer, D.F., Hol, E.M., Swaab, D.F. -
Processing and secretion disorders in endocrine diseases and in Alzheimer's disease. Auckland, New Zealand,
p. 27.
Verhaagen, J., Blits, B., Hermens, W., Boer, G.J., Verwer, R.W.J., Swaab, D.F. - Repair of the injured nervous
system by genetic therapy and transplantation. Ned. Vereniging voor Gentherapie.
Zhou, J.N., Riemersma, R.F., Unmehopa, U., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab,
D.F. - Alterations in arginine vasopressin neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in mood disorders. The 2 nd
National Meeting on Dementia and Depression & Int. Symp. on Alzheimer’s Disease. May 31-June 4, 2000,
TunXi, China, S23.
Zhou, J.N., Hu, X.-Y., Liu, R.-Y., Qing, S., Swaab, D.F. - Oestrogen receptors containing neurons decrease in
the hippocampus of Alzheimer patients. 7 th Int. Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, July
9-13, Washington DC, USA, Neurobiol. Aging 21, Abstr. 1211, p. S264.
2001
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Brouwer, J.P., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Decreased
thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of patients
with major depression. Fifth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth 5-7 June 2001, p. 107.
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Brouwer, J., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Decreased
thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of patients
with major depression. Endocrine Society, published on the Internet 11 January 2001.
Chotard, C., Ridray, S., Swaab, D.F., Schwartz, J.C., Trottier, S. - Relative préservation des neurones
histaminergiques chez des patients atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer. Rev. Neurologique 157, Suppl. 10, p.
AS47. 2001
Dubelaar, L., Fisser, B., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Verwer, R., Swaab, D.F. - A decrease of neuronal metabolic
activity in the nucleus basalis of Meynert of APOE E4 positive controls. Annual Meeting Graduate Schools
Neurosciences Amsterdam and Pathophysiology of the nervous system 2001, Conference Center
Woudschoten, p. A-2.
Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic neuropeptides in Prader-Willi
syndrome. Int. PWS Conference, Minnesota, June 2001.
Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Bloom, S.R., Swaab, D.F. - Changes in hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY)
and agouti-related protein (AGRP) in human illness and obesity. Association of Physicians meeting. London. (in
press).
Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Meynen, G., Feenstra, M.G., Eikelenboom, P., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D.F. - Tijdschrift
Gerontol. Geriatr. 32: 17-23.
Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Sachser, N., Swaab, D.F. - Prenatal social stress in guinea pigs: sex-specific and
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sex-reversed effects on hormones, brain and behavior. International Meeting “Steroids and nervous system”,
Turin, Italy, February 11-14, p. 78.
Kaiser, S., Kruijver, F.P.M., Sachser, N., Swaab, D.F. - Prenatal social stress induces sex-specific and sexreversed
effects on sex hormone receptor expression in the guinea pig brain. Fifth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting,
5-7 June 2001, p. 62.
Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F. - Sex hormone receptors in the human hypothalamus in relation to gender, sexual
orientation, transsexuality and endocrine status. International Meeting “Steroids and nervous system”, Turin,
Italy, February 11-14., p. 81.
Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F. - Organizational and activating effects of sex hormones on the brain: relation to
transsexuality. Fifth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, 5-7 June 2001, p. 62.
Swaab, D.F. - Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer's disease. J. Mol. Neurosci. 16: 59.
Swaab, D.F. - Endocrinology of memory. 5th International Conference on Progress in Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's disease. Kyoto, Japan, March 31-April 5.
Swaab, D.F. - Wij zijn onze hersenen. Studium Generale, 2 oktober, Maastricht.
Swaab, D.F. - Brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD): Use it or lose it. 22 nd International Summer School of
Brain Research, Amsterdam, 20-24 August.
Swaab, D.F., Chung, W.C.J., Kruijver, F.P.M., Hofman, M.A. - Sexual differentiation of the human
hypothalamus. Fifth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, 5-7 June 2001, p. 61.
Van Hutten, R., Riemersma, R., Scherder, E., Hoogendijk, W., Hoekstra, R.A., Berdowski, J., Swaab, D.F., Van
Someren, E. - Sleep-wake cycle disturbance affects prefrontal functioning in demented elderly. Annual Meeting
Graduate Schools Neurosciences Amsterdam and Pathophysiology of the nervous system 2001, Conference
Center Woudschoten, p. A-5.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Raymann, R., Drosopoulos, S., Collins, S., Vis, R., Van Krevelen, G., Swaab, D.F. -
Effect of body temperature manipulation on Pulse-wave amplitude and sleep onset latency. Sleep Research
Conference, USA.
Verwer, R.W.J., Van Ginkel, C.J., Sluiter, A.A., Hermens, W.T., Müller, L.J., Baker, R.E., Verhaagen, J., Swaab,
D.F. - Quantitative and morphological characterization of long-term cultures of post-mortem adult human brain
tissue. Society for Neuroscience 2001.
Verwer, R.W.J., Van Ginkel, C.J.M., Sluiter, A.A., Galjart, N., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Müller, L.J., Baker, R.E.,
Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Culture of post-mortem adult human brain tissue: a possible approach to the study
of neurodegenerative diseases? Abstract 22 nd International Summer School of Brain Research, Amsterdam, p.
101.
2002
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Wiersinga, W.M., Fliers, E. - Major depression and corticosteroid
treatment decrease thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) gene expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular
nucleus (PVN). European Thyroid Association (ETA).
Chung, W.C.J., De Vries, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in
rodents and humans. Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Verwer, R.W.H., Hofman, M.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Swaab, D.F. - Lower metabolic activity
in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in APOE �4 positive Alzheimer and control patients. Neurobiology of
Aging, 23, p. S267.
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Verwer, R.W.H., Hofman, M.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Swaab, D.F. - Lower metabolic activity
in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in APOE �4 positive Alzheimer and control patients. Annual Meeting
Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam and Pathophysiology of the Nervous System. Woudschoten,
Abstract Nr. D3.
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Verwer, R.W.H., Hofman, M.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Lower
metabolic activity in nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in APOE �4 positive Alzheimer and control pat ients.
Sixth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, p. 77.
Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
cell number in human illness, obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome. 8 th Annual Meeting of the Am. Endocrine
Society, June 2002. OR38-5
Hestiantoro, A., Swaab, D.F. - Changing of estrogen receptor alpha expression in infundibular nucleus of elderly
people, protect them against the hyperphosphorylated tau protein formation. Abstract book of 10 th World
Congress on the Menopause. Berlin, Germany.
Hu, X.-Y., Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - Decreased estrogen receptor-� expression in hippocampal neurons in
relation to hyperphosphorylated tau in Alzheimer patients. Alzheimer Conference Stockholm, Neurobiology of
Aging, 23, p. S496.
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in estrogen receptor-� and � immunocytochemical expression in
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the supraoptic nucleus in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. 5 th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology.
Liu, R., Zhou, J.-N., Kamphorst, W., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - The first appearance of neurofibrillary tangles
and plaques in the temporal cortex of aged controls is accompanied by decreased cerebrospinal fluid melatonin
levels. Alzheimer Conference Stockholm, Neurobiology of Aging, 23, p. S381.
Lucassen, P.J., Kuipers, A., Bauer, J., Boekhoorn, K., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., De Kloet, E.R., Joëls, M. -
Dexamethasone induced changes in cell death and proliferation in the adult human hippocampus. FENS
Forum. 3 rd Forum of European Neuroscience. 12-17 July, Paris, France. Abstr. vol. 1, Abstr. 088, poster 351.
Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk,
W.J.G. - Increased arginine vasopressin mRNA expression in the human supraoptic nucleus in depression.
Sixth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, p. 53.
Riemersma, R., Van Hutten, R., Kalis, A., Hoekstra, R., Hoogendijk, W., Scherder, E., Swaab, D.F., Van
Someren, E. - Indirect bright light therapy decreases sleep-fragmentation in institutionalized demented elderly.
Abstracts from the 8 th Int. Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Neurobiology of Aging
23, no. 1S, p. S127-S128.
Riemersma, R., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - Effect van licht als interventie op nachtelijke onrust bij
dementie. In Neurorevalidatie bij Dementie: realiteit of utopie? Medische Faculteit Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam,
p. 12
Riemersma, R., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F. - 24-hour salivary melatonin in demented elderly. Sixth
Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, p. 51.
Swaab, D.F. - Neuroendocrinology of memory in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer Conference Stockholm,
Neurobiology of Aging, 23, p. S563.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Raymann, R., Drosopoulos, S., Collins, S., Vis, R., Van Krevelen, G., Swaab, D.F. -
Effect of body temperature manipulation on pulse wave amplitude and sleep onset. Sleep, 25, abstract
supplement 2002, 16 th Annual meeting, June 8-13, Seattle. p. A 128.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Raymann, R.E.J.M., Swaab, D.F. - Sleep-wake rhythm disturbances in
aging and dementia: mechanisms, consequences and treatment. J. Clin. Psychiatry 63: 1083-1084.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R.F., Raymann, R.E.J.M., Swaab, D.F. - The effect of illumination and
temperature on sleep-wake rhythm disturbances in the elderly. Abstracts Tenth International Conference on
Environmental Ergonomics. Y. Tochihara (Ed.). Kyushu Institute of Design, Fukuoka. pp. 349-352.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma, R., Raymann, R.E.J.M., Swaab, D.F. - Het effect van licht en temperatuur
op verstoord slaap-waak-ritme bij ouderen. Psychopraxis jaargang 5, nr. 2, pp. 48-50.
Verwer, R.W.H., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Van Ginkel, C.J.M., Sluiter, A.A., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Müller, L.J., Baker,
R.E., Verhaagen, J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Tissue cultures obtained from postmortem brains of control and
Alzheimer patients. Alzheimer conference Stockholm. Neurobiology of Aging, 23, p. S21.
Verwer, R., Hermens, W., Ter Brake, O., Sluiter, A., Müller, L., Baker, R., Verhaagen, J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F.
- Viral vector mediated transgene expression in cultured slices of postmortem human brain tissue. Annual
General Meeting of The Vereniging voor Gentherapie, 28-2-2002, Amsterdam.
Verwer, R.W.H., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Boiten, E.F.M., Sluiter, A.A., Baker, R.E., Verhaagen, J., Ravid, R.,
Swaab, D.F. - Viral vector mediated transgene expression in adult human postmortem brain tissue cultures. 13 th
Nectar Meeting, 12-14 December, Amsterdam p.38
Verwer, R., Sluiter, A., Hermens, W., Müller, L., Baker, R., Verhaagen, J., Ravid, R., Swaab, D. - Cultured
postmortem human brain tissue slices: quantitative aspects. FENS Forum. 3 rd Forum of European
Neuroscience. 12-17 July, Paris, France.
Wu, Y., Feenstra, M.P.G., Zhou, J.N., Liu, R.Y., Toranõ, J.S., Van Kan, H.J.M., Fischer, D.F., Ravid, R., Swaab,
D.F. - Changes of pineal melatonin synthesis and noradrenergic regulation in the earliest stages of Alzheimer
disease. Annual Meeting Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam and Pathophysiology of the Nervous
System, Woudschoten, Abstract Nr. H9.
Zhou, J.-N., Liu, R.-Y., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Hofman, M.A., Swaab, D.F. - Alterations in the circadian rhythm of
salivary melatonin start already at middle-age. Alzheimer Conference Stockholm, Neurobiology of Aging, 23, p.
S514.
2003
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Fabriek, B.O., Brouwer, J.P., Leonard, J.L., Kuiper, G.G., Visser, T.J., Swaab,
D.F., Fliers, E. - Distribution of type II and III deiodinase expression in the human hypothalamus and anterior
pituitary. European Congress of Endocrinology, Lyon, France, April 2003.
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Fabriek, B.O., Brouwer, J.P., Leonard, J.L., Kuiper, G.G., Visser, T.J., Swaab,
D.F., Fliers, E. - Type II and III deiodinase immunoreactivity and enzyme activity in the human hypothalamus
and anterior pituitary. Endocrine Society, Philadelphia. 2003
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - The human hypothalamus in nonthyroidal illness.
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ONWA, Doorwerth
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F, Wiersinga, W.M., Fliers, E. - Major depression and corticosteroid
treatment decrease thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) gene expression in the human hypothalamic
paraventricular nucleus (PVN). European Thyroid Association, Edinburgh, October 2003.
Fliers, E., Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Fabriek, B.O., Brouwer, J.P., Leonard, J.L., Kuiper, G.G., Visser,
T.J., Swaab, D.F. Type II and type III deiodinase immunoreactivity and enzyme activity in the human
hypothalamus and anterior pituitary. The Endocrine Society’s 85 th Annual Meeting.
Goldstone, A.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F. - Hypothalamic neuropeptides in Prader-Willi syndrome. 6 th
European Congress of Endocrinology, Lyon, France, 2003, pp.?
Ishunina, T.A., and Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor immunocytochemical expression in the hypothalamus and
cholinergic basal forebrain nuclei in Alzheimer’s disease. 2 nd International Meeting Steroids and Nervous
System. Italy.
Malidelis, Y.I., Kontastavlaki, D.P., Unmehopa, U.A., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Swaab,
D.F. - Vasopressin neurons of the supraoptic nucleus are not activated in schizophrenia: an
immunocytochemical and in situ hybridization study. 1 st International Congress on Brain and Behaviour,
Thessaloniki, Nov. 20-23, 2003
Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Licht en melatonine: effect op slaap, stemming, en
cognitie bij demente ouderen. Presentatie bij symposium Rob Sival
Verwer, R.W.H., Hermens, W.T.J.M.C., Boiten, E.F.M., Sluiter, A.A., Baker, R.E., Niclou, S.P., Verhaagen, J.,
Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Basic studies on human postmortem tissue slices exploring gene therapeutic
approaches. EPN Meeting, Doorwerth.
Verwer, R.W.H. and Swaab, D.F. - In vitro activation and reactivation of neurons in relation to aging and
neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease. Symposium Tissue Engineering. Congress
Centre ‘De Reehorst’, November 7 th , 2003.
Wu, Y.H., Fischer, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Circadian clock genes oscillate in the human pineal gland
and are desynchronized in Alzheimer disease. Annual Meeting Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam,
Woudschoten 27-28 October 2003, p. L-1
Wu, Y.H., Feenstra, M.G.P., Zhou, J.N., Liu, R.Y., Toraño, J.S., Vankar, H.J.M., Fischer, D.F., Ravid, R.,
Swaab, D.F. - Changes of pineal melatonin synthesis and noradrenergic regulation in the earliest stages of
Alzheimer disease. 7 th Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, 2003.
2004
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Kuiper, G.G., Visser, T.J., Friesema, E.C., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E. - Thryoid
hormone transporter (MCT8) and type III deiodinase (D3) expression in the human hypothalamus and anterior
pituitary. Endocrine Society.
Bao, A.M., Hestiantoro, A., Van Someren, E.J.W., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. - Colocalization of corticotrophinreleasing
hormone and estrogen receptor in the human paraventricular nucleus in depression. 3 rd Dutch Endo-
Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel Doorwerth, 1-4 June. p. 173
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Ter Meulen, W.G., Mufson, E.J., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Verwer, R.W.H., Swaab, D.F. -
Increased activity of nucleus basalis of Meynert neurons in mild cognitive impairment. 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-
Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel Doorwerth, 1-4 June. p. 191
Fronczek, R., Unmehopa, U.A., Balesar, R., Lammers, G.J., Swaab, D.F. - Immunocytochemical staining of
hypothalamic hypocretin neurons in Prader-Willi patients. 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel
Doorwerth, 1-4 June. p. 182.
Huitinga, I., Van Beurden, D., Erkut, Z., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - The stress-axis in MS patients. NHB in VU. 17
Feb. 2004.
Huitinga, I., Van Beurden, D., Ravid, R., Swaab, D.F. - Neuroendocrine low responders in MS. Annual Meeting
Dutch MS Research Foundation, 22-23 December 2004
Kontostavlaki, D., Sluijs, J.A., Unmehopa, U.A., Huitinga, I., Hol, E.M., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Swaab, D.F. -
Real- time Q-PCR on tyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemically identified neurons of the human supraoptic
nucleus isolated from cryostat sections using laser microdissection: co-expression with GTP cyclohydrolase I.
FENS Lissabon
Kontostavlaki, D., Sluijs, J.A., Unmehopa, U.A., Swaab, D.F., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Huitinga, I., Hol, E.M. -
Application of laser microdissection and real-time Q-PCR on immunocytochemically identified neurons of the
human brain: results from post-mortem material. First International Q-PCR Symposium and Application
Workshop Transcriptomics, Clinical Diagnostics & Gene Quantification. Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany,
March 3-6, 2004
Kontostavlaki, D., Sluijs, J.A., Unmehopa, U.A., Huitinga, I., Hol, E.M., Panayotacopoulou, M.T., Swaab, D.F. -
Real- time Q-PCR on tyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemically identified neurons of the human supraoptic
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nucleus isolated from cryostat sections using laser microdissection: co-expression with GTP cyclohydrolase I.
3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel Doorwerth, 1-4 June. p.70
Raymann, R.J.E.M., Den Haan, R., Ootes, S., Van Braak, E., Bierman, D.J., Schmitt, A.J., Swaab, D.F., Van
Someren, E.J.W. - Verbal episodic memory is relatively spared in elderly insomniacs. 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-
Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel Doorwerth, 1-4 June. p. 250.
Riemersma, R.F., Swaab, D.F., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Someren, E.J.W. - Light and melatonin: effect on
sleep, mood, and cognition in demented elderly. Alzheimer Conference 2004
Swaab, D.F. - Reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. 9 th International
Conference on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Swaab, D.F. - The stress-axis in MS patients. NUBIN, 17 Feb. 2004
Swaab, R.I. and Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in negotiations: combining perspectives from neurobiological
and communication domains. 30 May 2004.
Swaab, D.F., Hestiantoro, A. - Steroid hormones and receptors in the human brain: involvement in
development, gender disorder, aging, and dementia. 11 th World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology,
Florence, Italy, PS7.
Swaab, D.F. - Reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. 2 nd International Congress
Neuroregeneration, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 20-24, 2004.
Swaab, D.F., Dubelaar, E.J.G., Verwer, R.W.H. - Reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer’s
disease. Alzheimer’s Disease Congress, Philadelphia
Verwer, R.W.H., Balesar, R., Wu, L., Boiten, E.F., Sluiter, A.A., Dirven, C.M., Noske, D.P., Baker, R.E., Ravid,
R., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Tissue slice cultures from human brain autopsies and biopsies: Alzheimer's
disease and other neurological disorders. 9 th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders. P2-142.
Wiersinga, W.M., Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U.A., Kuiper, G.G., Visser, T.J., Friesema, E.C., Swaab, D.F.,
Fliers, E. - Thyroid hormone transporter (MCT8) and deiodinase (D2 and D3) expression in the human
hypothalamus. ETA. Istanbul 2004
Wu, L., Verwer, R.W.H., Sluiter, A.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. - Effects of rat embryonic neurospheres on the
viability of cultured postmortem brain tissue slices from AD patients. 9 th International Conference on Alzheimer's
Disease and Related Disorders. O4-05-03.
Wu, Y.H., Fischer, D., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Circadian clock genes oscillate in the human pineal gland and
are desynchronized in Alzheimer’s disease. 3 rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Parkhotel Doorwerth, 1-4
June. p. 188
Wu, Y.H., Fischer, D.F., Kalsbeek, A., Garidou-Boof, M.-L., Liu, R.Y., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. -The circadian
system is affected from the earliest preclinical stages onwards in Alzheimer disease. ONWA.
2005
Balesar, R.A., Wolters, P., Baker, R.E., Sluiter, A., Wu, L., Van Pelt, J., Swaab, D.F., Verwer, R.W.H. - Electrical
activity in post-mortem adult human brain tissue cultures. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting,
Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 248.
Bao, A.M., Fischer, D.F., Wu, Y.H., Unmehopa, U.A., Zhou, J.N., Swaab, D.F. - Evidence of a direct androgenic
involvement in the activity of human corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons: an immunocytochemical and
bandshift analysis study, p. 213.
Bossers, K., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F., Ravid, R., Thaete, C., Kruse, C. - Gene expression of profiling
Parkinson’s disease. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 221.
De Wit, S., Van der Windt, R., Swaab, D.F., Huitinga, I. - Decreased estrogen receptor α expression in
corticotrophin-releasing hormone neurons near active hypothalamic MS lesions. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-
Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 212. Winner of Poster Prize
Dubelaar, E.J.G., Sluiter, A.A., Hol, E.M., Verwer, R.W.H., Swaab, D.F. - The human cholinergic, neurotrophic
and metabolic response of degenerating neurons of Alzheimer’s disease patients, to neurotrophic growth
factors in an in vitro study. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p.248.
Erkut, Z.A., Huitinga, I., Swaab, D.F. - The HPA axis in multiple sclerosis. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho
Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005. p. 82.
Fronczek, R., Lammers, G.J., Balesar, R., Unmehopa, U., Swaab, D.F. - The number of hypothalamic
hypocretin (orexin) neurons is not affected in Prader-Willi syndrome. 24 th International Summer School of Brain
Research, 29 August-1 September, Amsterdam.
Huitinga, I., Van Hulten-Van Run, P., Ravid, R., Swaab, D. - Estrogen receptor-alpha expression in reactive
astrocytes in active MS lesions: implications for neuroprotective actions of estrogens? Annual MS meeting of
the Dutch MS Research Foundation. 24/25 November
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Aromatase alterations in relation to estrogen receptor changes in aging and
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Alzheimer's disease. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, Torino, Italy, Feb, 13-17, 2005, p. 80-81.
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Neuronal metabolic changes in the hypothalamus and basal forebrain in vascular
dementia. May estrogens play a role? 8 th European Congress of Neuropathology, Amsterdam, 25-28 June.
Koning, N., Swaab, D.F., Van Lier, R.A., Huitinga, I., Hoek, R.M. - The role of CD200-CD200 receptor
interaction in the regulation of microglia and macrophages in multiple sclerosis. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-
Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005. Winner of Poster Prize
Lutgens, S.I., Sluiter, A.A., Baker, R.E., Swaab, D.F., Verwer, R.W.H. - Quantitative analysis of living cells in
post-mortem human brain samples in relation to neurotrophic factors. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho
Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 247.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain and gender. 24 th Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine
Societies, Harrogate, UK, Endocrine Abstracts, 4-6 April 2005, S44.
Swaab, D.F., Fronczek, R., Lammers, G.J., Balesar, R., Unmehopa, U.A. - Hypothalamic alterations in Prader-
Willi syndrome (PWS): focus on the orexin system. Symposium on Orexins / Hypocretins, Dusseldorf/Cologne,
Germany, 20-24 July 2005.
Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in the human brain and gender. DANA, Centre for the Brain, London, UK, 5 July.
Van de Nes, J.A.P., Konermann, S., Nafe, R., Swaab, D.F. - β-protein/A4 deposits are not associated with
hyperphosphorylated tau in somatostatin neurons in the hypothalamus of Alzheimer’s disease patients. AMC
Neuropathology Conference, 2005
Van de Nes, J.A.P., Nafe, R., Konermann, S., Schlote, W. - Tau hyperphosphorylation and neuronal atrophy are
not related in the medial temporal neocortex of Alzheimer's disease patients. 8 th European Congress of
Neuropathology, Amsterdam, 25-28 June
Verwer, R.W.H., Wu, L., Sluiter, A.A., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N. - Rat embryonic neurospheres improve
membrane integrity of neurons in co-cultured postmortem brain tissue slices from AD and control patients. 5 th
Days of Molecular Medicine Meeting. Stem Cells 2005, 17-20 March 2005, San Diego, USA.
Wu, L, Zhou, J.N., Sluiter, A.A., Baker, R.E., Swaab, D.F., Verwer, R.W.H. - Rat neural precursor cells improve
viability of neurons in co-cultured postmortem human brain tissue slice. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho
Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 246.
Wu, Y.H., Fischer, D.F., Swaab, D.F. - A promoter polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene modulates
the susceptibility to monoamine oxidase A dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. Fourth Dutch Endo-Neuro-
Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth, June 2005, p. 204.
2006
Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F. - Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the human
hypothalamus in subjects with normal and abnormal sex hormone status. Experimental Gerontology. Bregenz
meeting, Bregenz, Austria.
Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F. - Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the human
hypothalamus in relation to sex and aging. 37 th Annual ISPNE Conference, Leiden, Hormones & Brain. From
Cloning to Clinic. S022, p39.
Hestiantoro, A., Swaab, D.F. - Neurons surrounded by basket-like estrogen receptor (ER)β containing terminals
in the hypothalamic infundibular nucleus are not affected by neurofibrillary Alzheimer's disease pathology.
Gynecol. Endocrinol. 22: 153.
Swaab, D.F. - Degeneration and reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in aging, Alzheimer's disease
and depression. 37 th Annual ISPNE Conference, Leiden, Hormones & Brain. From Cloning to Clinic. S041, p. 49
Swaab, D.F. - Sex differences in the human brain, normal and irregular. 12 th Meeting of the European
Neuroendocrine Association, Athens, Greece, October 21-24 2006, vol. 5, suppl. 1, p.32.
Wu, L., Sluiter, A.A., Balesar, R.A., Baker, R.E., Swaab, D.F., Zhou, J.N., Verwer, R.W.H. - In vitro production of
survival enhancing factors by neural stem cells. ENP meeting 2006.
2007
Bao, A.-M., Swaab, D.F. – Gender difference in age-related number of corticotropin-releasingf hormone
expressing neurons in the human hypothalamic paraventricular nuclears and the role of sex hormones. 4 th
International Meeting, Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, February 17-21, p. 265-266.
Bossers, K., Kruse, C., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F. - Gene expression changes in the course of Alzheimer's
disease. Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, November 3-7
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Canonical and alternatively spliced estrogen receptor α in the human mamillary
bodies and hippocampus in aging and Alzheimer's disease. 4 th International Meeting, Steroids and Nervous
System, Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, February 17-21, p. 43-44.
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. – Alterations in the human brain in menopause. Menopause Meeting, Amsterdam,
19-21 June.
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Klomp, A., Bao, A.-M., Pool, C.W., Van Heerikhuize, J.J., Balesar, R., Swaab,D.F. – GABAergic innervation of
the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in mood disorder. ENP meeting 2007.
Swaab, D.F. – Human brain sex differences in relation to gender, sexual orientation and brain disorders. 4 th
International Meeting, Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, February 17-21, p. 53.
Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.-M. – The stress system in the human brain in depression and neurodegeneration. 4 th
International Meeting, Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, February 17-21, p. 125-126.
Swaab, D.F., Bao, A-M, Ishunina, T.A. - Sexual differentiation in the human brain. The 2 nd World Congress on
Gender-Specific Medicine and Ageing. The Endocrine Impact, Rome, Italy, March 8-11, p. A38.
Wu, Y.H., Swaab, D.F. - The circadian timing system in Alzheimer's disease. Endo-Neuro-Psycho meeting,
Doorwerth, 5-8 June.
2008
Bossers, K. Meerhoff, G., Essing, A., Van Dongen, J., Houba, P., Kruse, C., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D. - Gene
expression changes in the human prefrontal cortex during the progression of Alzheimer's disease. 25 th
International Summer School of Brain Research, Neurotherapy. Progress in Restorative Neuroscience &
Neurology. Amsterdam, 25-28 August, pp. 80-81.
Korecka, J.A., Blaas, E., Unmehopa, U.A., Balesar, R.A., Van Kesteren, R.E., Smit, A.B., Bossers, K., Swaab,
D.F., Verhaagen, J. - Selecting and validating gene targets responsible for Parkinson's disease development
and progression. Endo-Neuro-Psycho meeting, Doorwerth, 4-6 June.
Korecka, J.A., Blaas, E., Unmehopa, U.A., Balesar, R.A., Van Kesteren, R.E., Smit, A.B., Bossers, K., Swaab,
D.F., Verhaagen, J. - Selecting and validating gene targets responsible for Parkinson's disease development
and progression. 25 th International Summer School of Brain Research, Neurotherapy. Progress in Restorative
Neuroscience & Neurology. Amsterdam, 25-28 August, pp. 95.
Lucassen, P.J., Wouda, J., Marlatt, M., Boekhoorn, K., Kolk, S.M., Aronica, E., Swaab, D.F., Vreugdenhil, E.,
Verwer, R.W.H. - Doublecortin(-like) proteins in early mouse development and adult human brain. Endo-Neuro-
Psycho meeting, Doorwerth, 4-6 June.
Lucassen, P.J., Marlatt, M., Krugers, H., Joels, M., Van Leuven, F., Swaab, D.F., Verwer, R., Boekhoorn, K. -
Neurogenesis in relation to aging and dementia. Eur. Neuropsychopharmacology 18 (suppl. 4), 2008, S178.
Shan, L., Liu, C.-Q., Balesar, R., Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.-M. - Stable histamine production in spite of extensive
Parkinson pathology in the hypothalamic tuberomamillary nucleus. 25 th International Summer School of Brain
Research, Amsterdam, 25-28 August 2008.
Vo, T.T., Carulli, D., Ehlert, E.M.E., Kwok, J.C.F., Asher, R.A., Fawcett, J.W., Verhaagen, J. - The
chemorepulsive axon guidance protein Semaphorin 3A is a constituent of perineuronal nets in the adult rodent
brain. 25 th International Summer School of Brain Research, Neurotherapy. Progress in Restorative
Neuroscience & Neurology. Amsterdam, 25-28 August, pp. 115.
2009
Garcia-Falgueras, A., Swaab, D.F. - A sex difference in the hypothalamic uncinate nucleus: relationship to
gender identity. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 5 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System, 13018 February
2009, Turin, Italy, p. 209.
Ishunina, T.A., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in the brain of the elderly people. Trabajos
del Instituto Cajal, 5 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System, 13018 February 2009, Turin, Italy, p. 227-228.
Korecka, J.A., Blaas, E., Van Kesteren, R.E., Smit, A.B., Swaab, D.F., Bossers, K., Verhaagen, J. - Gene
expression profiling of Retinoic acid differentiated human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Prague, Czech
Republic.
Luchetti, S., Bossers, K., Van de Bilt, S., Frajese, G., Agrapart, V., Ramirez Morales R., Bernardi, G., Frajese
G.V., Swaab, D.F. - Neurosteroid biosynthetic pathways in the human brain: gene expression changes in
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 5 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System,
13018 February 2009, Turin, Italy, p. 246-247.
Riemersma-van der Lek, R., Swaab, D.F., Twisk, J., Hol, E.M., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Van Someren, E. -
Melatonin in elderly patients. Biol. Rhythms Res. 40: 83-84.
Shan, L., Liu, C.-Q., Balesar, R., Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.-M. - Stable histamine production in spite of extensive
Parkinson pathology in the hypothalamic tuberomamillary nucleus. Exp. Gerontol. 44: 126-134.
Swaab, D.F., Garcia-Falgueras, A. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and
sexual orientation. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 5 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System, 13018 February
2009, Turin, Italy, p. 20.
Zhou, T., Wang, S.-S., Kamphuis, W., Wang, G.-H., Zhou, J.-N., Swaab, D.F. - DCNP1 up-regulates
corticotropin-releasing hormone gene expression and may play a role in depression. Exp. Gerontol. 44: 126-
134.
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Wang, Q., Wouda, J., Seress, L., Van Heerikhuize, J., Swaab, D.F., Joels, M., Lucassen, P.J. - Glucocorticoid
receptor expression in the human hippocampus; changes with age.
Miezlaiskyte, A., Dijkstra, F., Unmehopa, U., Swaab, D.F. - Novel insights in Prader-Willi syndrome. 8th Dutch
Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting, Doorwerth 3-5 June 2009
Luchetti, S., Bossers, K., Van de Bilt, S., Frajese, G., Agrapart, V., Ramirez Morales, R., Bernardi, G., Swaab,
D.F. - Neurosteroid biosynthetic pathways in the human brain: gene expression changes in Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's disease. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, vol. LXXXII, 2009, pp. 246-247.
Ishunina, T., Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in the brain of postmenopausal and
Alzheimer's disease women. Abstract 244, 8 th European Congress on Menopause (EMAS), London, UK, May
16-20, 2009.
Swaab, D.F. - Validation of animal-model circadian-system changes in aging for human brain disorders. XI.
Congress of the European Biological Rhythms Society, Strasbourg, France, August 22-28, 2009, S16.
Van Someren, E.J.W., Riemersma-Van der Lek, R.F., Swaab, D.F. - Effects of the aging biological clock and
treatment in demented elderly. XI. Congress of the European Biological Rhythms Society, Strasbourg, France,
August 22-28, 2009, S16-1
Wirz, K.T.S., Bossers, K., Korecka, J.A., Zwart, R., Schepers, W., Swaab, D.F., Verhaagen, J. - Functional
characterization of target genes involved in Alzheimer's disease development and progression. FIGON
geneesmiddelendagen, October 2009.
Ishunina, T, Swaab, D.F. - Estrogen receptor alpha splice variants in the brain of postmenopausal and
Alzheimer's disease women. Maturitas vol. 63, suppl. 1, p. S64.
Wang, Q., Wouda, J., Seress, L., Van Heerikhuize, J., Swaab, D.F., Joels, M., Lucassen, P.J. - Glucocorticoid
receptor expression in the human hippocampus. 8 th Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting Dordrecht, 3-5 June
2009.
2010
Alkemade, A., Unmehopa, U., Hessel, E.V.S., Swaab, D.F., Kalsbeek, A., Fliers, E. - Suppressor of cytokine
signaling 3 (SOCS3) expression in the post-mortem human hypothalamus and its relationship with pre-mortem
serum leptin. Endocrine Society, San Diego, USA, June 19-22, 2010
Alkemade, A., Harakalova, M., Swaab, D.F., Fliers, E., Kalsbeek, A. - Decreased α melanocyte stimulating
hormone (αMSH) expression in the hypothalamic infundibular nucleus of subjects with type 2 diabetes.
Endocrine Society, San Diego, USA, June 19-22, 2010.
Garcia-Falgueras, M.A., Ligtenberg, L., Kruijver, F., Swaab, D.F. - Galanin neurons in the sexually dimorphic
nucleus of the human preoptic area (SDN-POA) in relation to sex, age and gender identity. FENS, Rai,
Amsterdam, 3-7 July 2010.
Zhao, J., Bao, A.-M., Hoogendijk, W.J.G., Qi, X.R., Kamphuis, W., Luchetti, S., Meynen, G., Lou, J.-S., Swaab,
D.F. - Alterations in GABA and glutamate pathways in the prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder, bipolar
depression and depression in Alzheimer's disease. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-7 July 2010.
Luchetti, S., Bossers, K., Van de Bilt, S., Agrapart, V., Ramirez Morales, R., Frajese G.V., Swaab, D.F. -
Neurosteroid biosynthetic pathway changes in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-
7 July 2010.
Xin-Rui, Q., Zhou, J.N., Kamphuis, W., Wang, Q., Lucassen, P.J., Swaab, D.F. - Expression of stress-related
genes in the prefrontal cortex in mood disorders. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-7 July 2010.
Wang, Q., Joels, M., Seress, L., Aronica, E., Van Heerikhuize, J., Swaab, D.F., Lucassen, P.J. - Glucocorticoid
receptor expression in the human hippocampus: changes with age and in depression. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam,
3-7 July 2010.
Bossers, K., Meerhoff, G., Essing, A., Van Dongen, J.W.F., Houba, P., Kruse, C.G., Verhaagen, J., Swaab, D.F.
- Concerted changes in gene expression in the prefrontal cortex precede neuropathology in Alzheimer's
disease. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-7 July 2010.
Korecka, J.A., Eggers, R., Swaab, D.F., Bossers, K., Verhaagen, J. - Creating an in vivo Parkinson disease
model using AAV-mediated transgene expression in the Substantia Nigra pars compacta and MPTP induced
neuronal degeneration. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-7 July 2010.
Wirz, K.T.S., Bossers, K., Stargardt, A., Kamphuis, W., Swaab, D.F., Hol, E.M., Verhaagen, J. - Genome-wide
transcriptional alterations before, during and after the development of amyloid beta neuropathology in the frontal
cortex of the APPswe/PS1dE9 transgenic mouse model for Alzheimer's disease. FENS, Rai, Amsterdam, 3-7
July 2010.
Luchetti, S, Bossers, K., Van de Bilt, S., Agrapart, V., Ramirez Morales, R., Frajese, G.V., Swaab, D.F. -
Neurosteroid biosynthetic pathway changes in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. FENS 2010, Amsterdam
Garcia-Falguera, A., Ligtenberg, L., Kruijver, F.P.M., Swaab, D.F. - Galanin neurons in the sexually dimporphic
nucleus of the human preoptic area (SDN-POA) in relation to sex, age and gender identity. FENS 2010,
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Amsterdam.
Taziaux, M., Starphorius. M., Swaab, D.F., Bakker, J. - Distribution of neurokinin B in the human hypothalamus:
an immunohistochemical study. Society for Neuroscience 2010.
Zwinderman, A.H., Sprangers, M.A., Baas, F, Van Noorden, C.J., Radbruch, L.. Davies, A., Swaab, D.F., Sloan,
J., Kaasa, S., Skorpen, F., Klepstad, P. - Genes selected for their relevance to pain are also associated with
fatigue and dyspnea: evidence of the European pharmacogenetic opioid study. ISOQOL (International Society
for Quality of Life Research).
Korecka, J.A., Eggers, R., Swaab, D.F., Bossers, K., Verhaagen, J. - Creating an in vivo Parkinson disease
model using AAV-mediated transgene expression in the substantia nigra pars compacta and MPTP induced
neuronal degeneration. FENS 2010, Amsterdam
Swaab, D.F. - Gender identity and sexual differentiation of the human brain. European Society for Paediatric
Endocrinology (ESPE), Prague, Czech Republic, September 22-25, 2010.
Garcia-Falgueras, A., Ligtenberg, L., Kruijver, F.P.M., Verwer, R., Swaab, D.F. – Decrease in galanin neuron
number in the intermediate nucleus of the human preoptic area (InM) in aging men: possible relation with
testosterone. Torino meeting 2010
Swaab, D.F. – De evolutie van onze hersenen. Natuurkundige voordrachten, no. 88, seizoen 2009-2010.
Drukkerij Vis Offset Alphen aan den Rijn 2010.
2011
Wirz, K.T.S., Stargardt, A., Bossers, K., Kamphuis, W., Swaab, D.F., Hol, E.M., Verhaagen, J. - ABETA
pathology triggers changes of transcripts involved in immune response but not in synaptic activity in the frontal
cortex of APPSWE/PSIDE9 mice. AD/PD meeting, March 2011.
Borgers, A.J., Fliers, E., Siljee, J., Swaab, D.F., Bisschop, P.H., Alkemade, A. – Arginine vasopressin
immunoreactivity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus is decreased in patients with a suprasellar tumor and visual
field defects. Society for Endocrinology, Boston, USA, June 2011.
Taziaux, M., Swaab, D.F., Bakker, J. – Neurokinin B in the human infundibular nucleus: sex difference and
developmental aspects. In: Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 6 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System, Villa
Gualino, Torino, Italy, February 19-23, 2011, p. 57
Garcia-Falgueras, A., Ligtenberg, L., Kruijver, F.P.M., Verwer, R., Swaab, D.F. – Decrease in galanin neuron
number in the intermediate nucleus of the human preoptic area (INM) in aging men: possible relation with
testosterone. In: Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 6 th Int. Meeting Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino,
Torino, Italy, February 19-23, 2011, p. 165
Luchetti, S., Van Eden, C., Melief, J., Swaab, D.F., Huitinga, I. – Neurosteroid synthetic pathway changes in
multiple sclerosis chronic active and chronic inactive lesions. In: Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 6 th Int. Meeting
Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino, Torino, Italy, February 19-23, 2011, p. 185
Swaab, D.F., Bao, A.-M. – Re-activation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease.
Swaab, D.F. - Sexual differentiation of the human brain: consequences for gender-identity, sexua orientation
and neuropsychiatric disorders. SiNapsa Neuroscience Conference ’11, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 25 September
2011.
2012
Swaab, D.F. – The human hypothalamus in health and disease. NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst,
Noordwijkerhout, 11/12 February 2012.
Klomp, A., Lucassen, P.J., Meerhoff, G.F., de Bruin, K., Iyer, A.M., Denys, D., Swaab, D., Booij, J., Feenstra,
M., Aronica, E., Reneman, L. – Lasting effects of chronic fluoxetine treatment on the late developing rat brain:
age-dependent changes in the serotonergic neurotransmitter system. Fens Forum 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
Bossers, K., Lau Poui Cheung, P., Salta, E., Sala Frigerio, C., Swaab, D.F., Verhaagen, J., De Strooper, B. –
Elucidating the microRNA profile of Alzheimer’s disease. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA, October
2012.
Shan, L., Bao, A.M., Swaab, D.F. – The human histaminergic system in health and neuropsychiatric disorders:
a postmortem study. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, USA, October 2012
Korecka, J., Eggers, R., Van Kesteren, R.E., Blaas, E., Raas-Verloop, N., Pasterkamp, R.J., Smit, A.B., Swaab,
D.F., Bossers, K., Verhaagen, J. – Repulsive guidance molecule a induces degeneration of dopaminergic
neurons in the adult mouse substantia nigra: implications for Parkinson’s disease. Society for Neuroscience,
New Orleans, USA, October 2012
Klomp, A, Lucassen P.J., Meerhoff, G.F., Hamelink, R., De Bruin, K., Iyer, A.M., Denys, D., Swaab, D.F.,
Feenstra, M.G., Booij, J., Aronica, E., Reneman, L. – Lasting effects of chronic fluoxetine treatment on the
developing rat brain: changes in the serotonergic neurotransmitter system. 8 th FENS, Barcelona, 14-18 July
2012.
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PAPERS READ
if not mentioned in 'lectures' and 'abstracts' (incl. posters)
All exclusively by Swaab, D.F., unless otherwise stated.
1967
- Histochemische lokalisatie van hypofysiotrope functies in de hypothalamus. Sectie voor Vergelijkende
Endocrinologie van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endocrinologie, Amsterdam.
1969
- Neurosecretory activity. Workshop Conference, "Integration of Endocrine and Non-endocrine
Mechanisms in the Hypothalamus". Stresa, Italy.
- The relation between the neurosecretory activity and the level of gonadotropic hormones. 5th
Conference of Eur. Comparative Endocrinologists, Utrecht.
1970
- Neurosecretie en voortplanting bij de rat. Ned. Ver. v. Endocrinologie, Groningen.
- Some factors influencing the neurosecretory activity. Univ. of Bristol, Dept. of Pharmacology, Bristol,
UK.
- Een semi-quantitatieve histochemische methode voor de bepaling van TTP-ase. Werkgroep Coupehistochemie
van de Ned. Ver. v. Histochemie en Cytochemie, Utrecht.
1971
- Toepassing van de kwantitatieve histochemie in het hypothalamus onderzoek. Werkgroep voor
Kwantitatieve Histochemie v.d. Ned. Ver. v. Histochemie en Cytochemie, Leiden, January 8.
- Problemen van substraatmetingen in de hypothalamus. FUNGO Workgroup, "Regulatie van de
Hypofyse Functies", Amsterdam, January 26.
- Pitfalls in the determination of substrates in rat and mouse brain. Ned. Ver. v. Histochemie en
Cytochemie, Rotterdam, April 2.
1972
- Enkele parameters van het onderzoek van de stimulatie van het hypothalamus- neurohypofyse
systeem. Sectie Vergelijkende Endocrinol., Ned. Ver. v. Endocrinologie, April 2.
1973
- De organiserende en stimulerende invloed van steroïden op sexueel gedrag van de rat. Medische
sectie van de Dr. J. Rutgers Stichting, Utrecht, January 6.
- Neuro-endocriene regulatie van intra-uterine groei en baring. Commissie van Toezicht en Advies.
KNAW, Amsterdam, January 19.
- Neuroendocriene regulatie van intra-uteriene groei en baring. Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging,
Amsterdam, May 3.
- Neuroendocrinologie op het Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek. FUNGO-werkbezoek
NCIH, Amsterdam, November 15.
- Immunofluorescentie van vasopressine. FUNGO-werkbezoek NCIH, Amsterdam, November 15.
1983
- Clinical aspects of the developmental toxicology. Symp., "Developmental Toxicology. Chemical Risks
for Reproduction and Posterity", Annual Meet. of the Dutch Soc. for Toxicology, Wageningen, January
5.
- Neuropeptides, memory and aging. Symp., "The Aging Brain, Dementia and Memory Impairments",
Nijmegen, March 17-18.
- Possible mechanisms underlying the teratogenic effects of medicins on the developing brain. EFCNS
Congr., "Prenatal Development Disturbances", Noordwijkerhout, June 13-17.
- The vasopressin cell in the human suprachiasmatic, paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus in relation
to aging. Autumn Meet. FUNGO workgroup "Development and Aging of the Nervous System and
Behavior", Amsterdam, October 25.
- Changes with aging and dementia in the vasopressin neurons of the man supraoptic nucleus and
suprachiasmatic nucleus. Eurage Workshop, "Aging of the Brain and Senile Dementia; the Inventory of
EEC Potentialities", San Miniato, Pisa, Italy, November 18-19.
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1984
- The vasopressin cell in the suprachiasmatic, supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus in the human brain;
changes in relation to age, sex and dementia. Symposium: "Comparative Aspects of Opioid and
Related Mechanisms", State Univ. of New York, College at Old Westberry, USA, May 31.
- Peptides in the brain; neurohormones and neurotransmitters. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York,
USA, June 1. The Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA,
June 4.
- Fetal oxytocin and vasopressin in relation to fetal development and labor. Special Reproductive
Endocrinology Seminar, Cornell Univesity, Ithaca, New York, June 4.
- Behavioral teratology; mechanisms and consequences. Physiology seminar, Cornell University, Ithaca,
New York, USA, June 5.
- Magnocellular and parvocellular vasopressin nuclei in demented and non-demented old people.
Neuroscience seminar, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Med. School, Dept. of Neurology,
Boston, USA, June 7.
- Permanent functional CNS deficits due to chemical given during intrauterine development. Seminar,
Shriver Center for Mental Retardation, Boston, USA, June 8.
- The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain in relation to sex, age and senile dementia. ENA-
Satellite Workshop, Boerhaave Course: "Modern Techniques in the Study of Morphology of the Nervous
System", Leiden, September 17-18.
- Permanente effecten van chemische stoffen op de hersenontwikkeling. Voordracht Symposium "
Genees- en Genotmiddelen in de Zwangerschap", Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, October 9.
- Het onderzoeksprogramma van het Ned. Inst. voor Hersenonderzoek. Lezing Afd. Neurologie, Acad.
Med. Centrum, Amsterdam, October 29.
- Peptiden in de menselijke hersenen. Lezing Symposium Biologische Raad, "Neuropeptiden, Hersenen
en Gedrag", Kon. Ned. Acad. van Wetensch., Amsterdam, November 2.
- Pre- and perinatal neuroendocrine control of pituitary hormones. Symposium, "Fetal Neuroendocrinology",
Mariensee, Germany, November 8.
- Peptiden, van neurohormonen tot transmitters. Najaarsvergadering Nederlandse Vereniging voor
Endocrinologie, Preklinisch Instituut der Kath. Univ. Nijmegen, November 16.
- Geslachtelijke differentiatie van de hersenen bij de mens. Vergadering der Amsterdamsche
Neurologenvereeniging, Ned. Inst. v. Hersenonderzoek, Amsterdam, December 6.
- Neuropeptides in aging and dementia. Scientific Meeting, "Senile Dementia and Stroke: Therapeutic
Possibilities", Amsterdam, December 6.
1985
- Dementia research in the Netherlands. European Steering Committee of the WFN Research Group on
the Dementias, Munich, FRG, January 12-13.
- FUNGO Werkgemeenschap Ontwikkeling en Veroudering van Zenuwstelsel en Gedrag. Kunnen
degeneratieve veranderingen in (vasopressine)neuronen tijdens veroudering en dementie voorkomen
worden door hen te activeren? IOI, AMC, Amsterdam, January 29.
- Neurochemical strategies, Eurage Workshop, "Clinical, Pathological and Neurochemical Opportunities
for Collaborative Research in Dementia", Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, June 5-7.
- Neuropeptides and growth factors in Alzheimer's disease. XIIIth World Congress of Neurology,
Hamburg, FRG, September 1-6.
- Drug effects on brain development. Symp., "Developmental Clinical Pharmacology", Academic Medical
Center, Amsterdam, September 16.
- The long-term effects of drugs utilized in pregnancy. 16th Ann. Meet. of the Perinatal Research Society,
Cape God, USA, September 30.
- A sexually dimorphic nucleus. Seminar of Dept. of Neurobiol. and Anatomy, Univ. of Rochester, USA,
October 2.
- Changes of vasopressin neurons in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Seminar of Dept. of Neurobiol. and
Anatomy, Univ. of Rochester, USA, October 3.
- Functionele teratologie blijvende effecten van geneesmiddelen toegediend tijdens de zwangerschap.
Ned. Werkgroep voor Perinatale Biologie, Utrecht, November 1.
- Het vasopressineneuron in veroudering en dementie. FUNGO-wgm. "Ontwikkeling en Veroudering van
Gedrag". Retraite Stevensbeek, November 5-6.
- Kunnen degeneratieve veranderingen in (vasopressine)neuronen tijdens veroudering en dementie
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voorkomen worden door hen te activeren? FUNGO-retraite, dwarsverband i.o. "Etiologie van
Veroudering", November 14-15.
1986
- Fundamenteel onderzoek van hersenen en het gebruik ervan door medici. Jaarvergadering
Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereniging, Fundamenteel Zoölogisch Onderzoek en Maatschappij, KNAW,
Amsterdam, February 21.
- What could be considered as a normal control for a brain bank? Brain Tissue Bank Meeting, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique et Association Claude Bernard, Lab. de Neuropathologie Charles
Foix, Hopital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France, March 11.
- Effecten van anaesthetica, op de hersenontwikkeling van het kind. Colloquium afd. Anaesthesie, AMC,
Amsterdam, May 7.
- Are the human and rat suprachiasmatic nucleus homologous? 10th Ann. Meet. of the Eur.
Neuroscience Association, Marseille, France, September 15.
- Strategie van hersenonderzoek betreffende de veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Workshop
`Veroudering en Wetenschap', Amsterdam, October 24.
- De sexueel dimorfe kern in ontwikkeling en veroudering. MEDIGON-werkgemeenschap `Ontwikkeling
en veroudering van het zenuwstelsel en gedrag', Amsterdam, October 29.
1987
- De noodzaak van menselijk hersenweefsel voor het onderzoek naar veroudering en dementie. SOOM
Symp. `Wijzer over Ouder', Utrecht, January 1.
- Mogelijkheden en onmogelijkheden bij de therapie van de ziekte van Alzheimer. Organon, Arnhem,
April 7.
- Psychofarmaca en de hersenontwikkeling van het kind. Symposium Psychofarmaca tijdens graviditeit
en lactatieperiode. Sophia Ziekenhuis, Zwolle, April 9.
- De hypothalamus van de mens in relatie tot geslacht, veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer.
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neuropathologie, Utrecht, April 24.
- Research on ageing of the brain and dementia in the Netherlands. Eurage, Neth. Inst. for Brain Res.,
Amsterdam, May 6.
- Mogelijkheden en moeilijkheden bij het neurobiologisch onderzoek van menselijk weefsel.
Neuroanatomische Methodendag, Rotterdam, June 5.
- Sexual differentiation of the brain. 10th Int. Symp. Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam, June 12.
- Introduction to the C.U. Ariëns-Kappers lecture. 15th Summer School of Brain Research,
"Neurochemistry of Functional Neuroteratology", Amsterdam, September 4.
- Sexualiteit en wetenschap: Neurobiologische aspecten. Studiedag Universiteit van Amsterdam, October
2.
- The view of a neurobiologist on ageing. Cell biological Basis of Aging, Cell Biology & Medigon Study
Group on Gerontology. Veldhoven, October 15.
- Differential cell loss in the hypothalamus anterior with aging and Alzheimer's disease. Poster,
Velthoven, Oct. 15.
- Betekenis van functionele neuroteratologie voor de ontwikkelingsteratologie. MEDIGON retraite,
Noordwijkerhout, October 30/31.
- Kunnen degeneratieve veranderingen in (vasopressine) neuronen tijdens veroudering en dementie
voorkomen worden door hen te activeren? MEDIGON-retraite, Noordwijkerhout, October 30/31.
- Veranderingen in de SCN tijdens veroudering en dementie. Werkgroep `Veroudering en dementie', NIH,
Amsterdam, November 3.
- Chemie en voorplanting. Minisymposium "Chemie en voortplanting", Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Nov.
20.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. The Rockefeller Univ., NY, NY, USA, December 7.
- The suprachiasmatic nucleus in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Institute for Basis Research in
Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island (NY, USA), December 8.
- Sex differences in the central nervous system. Reproductive Endocrinol. Seminar and Students
Seminar, Cornell, Ithaca (NY, USA), December 9.
- Plasticity in the ageing central nervous system. Dept. Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell, Ithaca, (NY,
USA), December 11.
- Combined research project NIBR-Cornell Lab for Pregnancy and Newborn, Cornell, Ithaca NY, USA,
December 11.
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1988
- Hersenen en menopauze. Symp. `De Medicalisering van de postmenopauze?'. Acad. Medisch
Centrum, Amsterdam, March 23.
- MS gezien door neuropatholoog. MS Research Studiedag (NOWOMS), Centr. Lab.
Bloedtransfusiedienst, Amsterdam, March 26.
- Neurobiologisch perspectief in dementie. Seminar `Dementie in Wetenschappelijk Perspectief,
Konsekwenties voor de Praktijk', Helmond, April 22.
- Een MS Hersenbank, NOWOMS, Nijmegen, Afd. Neurologie, October 29.
- Presentation "Advice of the subgroup Tissue Banking", EURAGE Meeting on `Ageing of the Brain and
Dementia', Lausanne, Switzerland, November 18-19.
- Stain the human brain. Symp. Genootschap ter Bevordering van Natuur-, Genees- en Heelkunde,
`Histochemistry, More than a Tool', Amsterdam, November 25.
- Hoe kan een neuron veroudering/dementie overleven. Medigon-Retraite Neurowetenschappen,
Veldhoven, December 1.
1989
- De klok in onze hersenen. Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Natuurkunde DILIGENTIA, Den Haag,
January 30.
- De geslachtelijke differentiatie van de hersenen. Amsterdamse Neurologen Vereniging, AMC, A’dam.
March 2.
- De menselijke hypothalamus in relatie tot dementie, gender en sexuele preferentie. Wetenschappelijke
bijeenkomst afdeling Infectieziekten, Tropische Geneeskunde, Immunologie en AIDS, AMC, A’dam,
April 13, 1989.
- Presentation during the Workshop on Neuropathological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Florence,
May 30.
- Mens sana in corpore sano. Symposium, Univ. van Twente, Enschede, September 20.
- Het verschijnen en verdwijnen van concepten over veroudering. Eerste Lustrumbijeenkomst Medigondwarsverband
Gerontologie, Egmond aan Zee, 23 November
- Ziekte van Alzheimer: ontwikkelingen betreffende etiologie en diagnostiek. Meeting on the occasion of
the 80th anniversary of the "Amsterdamsche Neurologenvereeniging", 14 December, NIBR,
Amsterdam.
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, Huddinge Hospital,
Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden, 15 December.
1990
- Dutch Society on Cell Biology 1959-1989: The neuron en the struggle for existence during
development, aging and dementia. Attainments and Prospects
- Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Nijmegen, 29-30 January.
- Architecture of the human hypothalamus. Dept. of Physiology, State University Leiden, 7 February
- Potentialities and pitfalls of the use of human postmortem brain material for the study of Alzheimer's
disease. 24th Ann. Scientific Meeting Europ. Soc. for Clinical Investigation, Maastricht, 26 April.
- The Netherlands Brain Bank: necessity for rapid obductions. Dept. of Cardiology AMC, 23 May 1990
- Debate on Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's Disease: Yes or no. XIth International Congress on
Pharmacology, Amsterdam, 4 July 1990
1991
- 'Zien denken' NeuroSPECT-meeting, 11 January, AMC, Amsterdam
- 'Hersenen in relatie tot geslacht en sexuele oriëntatie' Vereniging het Nederlands Natuur- en
geneeskundig congres-meeting. Amsterdam, 25 January.
- Development of the human hypothalamus in relation to birth, Guest lecture, Society for the study of fetal
physiology, De Eemhof, Flevopolder, 7 May.
- The hypothalamus in dementia disorders. Research education course on etiological and clinical aspects
of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of
Götheborg, Sweden, 17 May.
- Discussion on the Tissue Bank for Neurobiological Research: Organization, Methods and Utilization.
University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden, 16 May.
- Medi(c)alisering gezondheidszorg en media. MFAS lectures, Amsterdam, 21 May.
- De hypothalamus bij veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Lezing voor de Interfacultaire club voor
Moleculaire Neurobiologie, organized within the framework of the Groninger Centrum voor Gedrag,
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Cognitie and in cooperation with the Biomedische Technologie Centrum, Groningen, the Netherlands,
18 September.
- Markers for Alzheimer's disease. Lecture at the 7th International Meeting of Alzheimer's Disease
International, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 25 September.
- Sexual Differentiation of the Human Hypothalamus in Relation to Gender and Sexual Preference.
Lecture at the Eli Lilly VIII International Symposium on Endocrinology and Development. Telfs-Buchen,
Austria, 12 October.
- Brain Banks. Lezing voor de European Workshop on Familial Motor Neuron Disease (Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis-FALS). European Neuromuscular Centre, Baarn, The Netherlands, October 25-27.
- The human suprachiasmatic nucleus in relation to development, aging, season and sexual orientation.
Proceedings Conference Philippe Laudat: Neurobiology of circadian and seasonal rhythms - animal and
clinical studies, Strasbourg, France, 25-30 November.
1992
- De hypothalamus van de mens. Lezing voor de NVE/NVDO-bijeenkomst 'Klinische Endocrinologie
1992', Doorwerth, The Netherlands, 21 februari 1992.
- De ziekte van Alzheimer. Lezing voor de Donateursdag van de Alzheimer Stichting. Amersfoort, the
Netherlands, 21 maart 1992.
- The Human Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Relation to Development, Aging, Season and Sexual
Orientation. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 4 May 1992.
- TV-uitzending over De Nederlandse Hersenbank bij 'NOS-Laat', met Dr. R. Ravid, 14 mei 1992.
- De sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen van de mens. Lezing voor de publieksdag van de Stichting
voor Publieksvoorlichting over Wetenschap en Techniek. Onderwerp: de biologische kant van menselijk
gedrag. Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, 23 mei 1992.
- NIBR contribution to Amstelproject 20/10/92, Valeriuskliniek, Amsterdam, December 1992.
- The human hypothalamus in Aging and Dementia. Lecture for the Scientific Symposium 'Recent
Advances in the Neuroendocrinology of Aging, Ulm, Germany 13 November 1992.
- Morphometry and the hypothalamus. MRC, NDB Group, Babraham, Cambridge, UK. 19 November
1992.
- Colloquium 'Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus', Babraham, Cambridge, UK. 19
November 1992.
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. 20
November 1992.
- De hypothalamus van de mens. Lecture for the Annual General Meeting of Members of the
Genootschap ter bevordering van Natuur-, Genees- en Heelkunde. B.C.P. Jansen Instituut, Amsterdam,
27 November 1992.
- Neuropeptiden in de hypothalamus van de mens. Neuropeptiden themabijeenkomst van de Afdeling
Natuurkunde van de KNAW. Amsterdam, 30 November 1992.
1993
- Swaab, D.F./Lucassen, P.J. - Herstelt of voorkomt stimulatie van neuronen degeneratie tijdens
veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer? NWO deelwerkgemeenschap 'Ontwikkeling en Veroudering
van het centrale zenuwstelsel en gedrag', 15 februari 1993
- What is a good control lesion from the hypothalamus (19/3/1993, European Brain Banking in the
decade of the brain, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, 19 March 1993.
- Neuroendocrine alterations in Alzheimer's disease. International workshop: Alzheimer's disease:
Progress for the next decade, 22-23 March 1993, Madrid, Spain.
- Intrauterine groeivertraging en hersenontwikkeling. Symposium Perinatale aspecten van
groeivertraging. Afscheidssymposium Prof.dr. P.E. Treffers, AMC, Amsterdam, 27 mei 1993.
- Sexuele differentiatie van de hypothalamus van de mens. Retraite Werkgemeenschappen Ontwikkeling
en Veroudering ZG en Motoriek, Kerkrade, 9 December 1993.
- Neuro-endocriene regulatie van de baring. Papendalsymposium Nederlandse Vereniging voor
Fysiologie "Fysiologie van de zwangerschap", 10 december 1993.
- Swaab,D.F., F.C. Raadsheer, A. Salehi and J.A.P. Van de Nes - Physiological vs. pathological aging in
the human hypothalamus. Sixth Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA), Berlin,
Germany, September 5-10, 1993.
1994
- Activation of corticotropine releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in MS patients. Scientific Meeting of the
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Stichting Vrienden MS research, Amsterdam, 28 January 1994.
- Functional anatomy of the human hypothalamus. Department of Anatomy of the University of
Cambridge. Cambridge, UK, 3 June 1994.
- The NIBR research programme and the Netherlands Brain Bank (a visit of participants of the European
Summer School on Cognitive Neuroscience) Amsterdam, 29 June 1994.
- De sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen van de mens. Sandoz Satelliet Symposium "New
Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly. The Grand Hotel, Amsterdam, 17 July 1994.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. Tandem Day on Hormones and the Brain of the Dutch Society
for Endocrinology. Amsterdam, November 2, 1994
- Plasticity in the human brain in aging and Alzheimer's disease. (not cell loss by athrophy is the main
hallmark of Alzheimer's disease). Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, October 4, 1994.
- Lifetime changes in the human suprachiasmatic nucleus (including circadian and circannual fluctuation
in humans). Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, October 5, 1994.
- De rol van cerebraal amyloid bij de ziekte van Alzheimer (is geen centrale). Controversen in de
Neuropsychiatrie. Amsterdam, 14 October 1994.
- Immunocytochemistry, in situ hybridization and morphometry; respect the volume. European Brain Bank
Network for neurobiological studies in neurological and psychiatric disorders (E.B.B.N.). Biomed-I
programme. Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 21-22, 1994.
- Does the Brain Mind? Debate in De Balie, Amsterdam, 13 November 1994.
- Theoretical aspects of fetal brain development, 24-hour rhythms and human parturition. Symposium
"Foetale Hersenontwikkeling, 24-uurs ritmen en de menselijke baring" en "Grenzen van moderne
voortplantingstechnieken". Amsterdam, 15 December 1994.
1995
- Recent hersenonderzoek in Nederland. Het Trippenhuis, 12 January 1995.
- Kan activatie van het zenuwstelsel het Alzheimerproces gunstig beïnvloeden? COBO-symposium
Diagnose en Behandeling van Dementieën. Beatrixgebouw, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 20 January 1995.
- The human hypothalamus "... the very main spring of primitive existence - vegetative, emotional,
reproductive - on which with more or less success, man has come to superimpose a cortex of
inhibition". Scientific symposium in honour of Prof. Joos Joosse, Amsterdam, 16 May.
- Sexual dimorphism in the human hypothalamus. Biomed workshop, St. John's College, Cambridge, UK
1-7-95.
- The Neurobiology and neuropathology of the human hypothalamus. Plenary lecture. Neurodegenerative
diseases research group symposiu,, 29-06-95. Institute of Psychiatry, Mandsley Hospital, London, UK.
- Sexualiteit en hersenen: water en vuur. Wetenschapsdag, 8 October 1995, Agnietenkapel, UvA.
- member of the panel for the Panel Debate on the future of Sexology which concludes the exhibition on
100 Years of Sexology in Amsterdam. 12 October 1995, Agnietenkapel, UvA.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: not by hormones alone. Vergadering NWO
Werkgemeenschap "Functionele Neuronale Systemen", 1 December 1995, Stratenum, Utrecht.
1996
- Sexualiteit en Hersenen: Water en Vuur. Openingslezing van het NIBI. 10e Conferentie voor het
Biologie Onderwijs, 12 Januari 1996, Driebergen.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relation to sexual orientation and transsexuality. Rockefeller
University, N.Y., USA, 10-2-1996 (Drs. B.S. McEwen and D.W. Pfaff).
- Neuronal inactivity as a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. European Brain Bank Network (EBBN)
Workshop. Fifth European Congress of Neuropathology. Paris, April 27, 1996.
- Sex and Stress: post-mortem human brain studies. Elba International Neuroscience Programme,
Workshop and Summer School, 1996.
- The human hypothalamus. Age-related degeneration in the brain centers of sex, rhythms and emotions
and opportunities for reactivation. Festvortrag des Emil Kraepelin Gastprofessors 1996. Max-Planck
Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich, Germany, 28 Nov. 1996.
1997
- De klok van de veroudering en veroudering van de klok. Tijd & Leven. Lezingencyclus Teyler’s
Museum, Haarlem. 11 Jan. 1997
- Prader Willi syndroom, een ziekte van de hypothalamus. Rondetafelconferentie Prader Willi syndroom:
wetenschappelijke stand van zaken en prioriteiten. 14 March 1997.
- Neurobiologische systemen betrokken bij depressie. Lezingencyclus “Ontwikkelingen in de psychiatrie”.
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Universiteit Maastricht. 16 april 1997.
- Aging and the brain. Use it or lose it? First Neuro-Endo Meeting. Nederlandse Vereniging voor
Endocrinologie. Doorwerth, June 2-4, 1997.
- Depressie bij ouderen - State of the Art. Symposium Depressies en Gedragsstoornissen bij Ouderen.
Psychiatrisch Centrum Bloemendaal, 6 June 1997.
- Normal and pathological aging of the human circadian system. XVI World Congress of Neurology.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14-19 September 1997
- Groot en klein in de hersenen. Wetenschapsdag 1997, 5 October 1997.
- De rol van de biologie in de psychiatrie; hoe buigzaam is ons brein? 10 Jaar Psychiatrie. Een proloog
voor de toekomst. Scheveningen, 7 and 8 November 1997.
- How abnormalities of brain function can be investigated in postmortem material. 7th Scientific Meeting
of the Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP). Cambridge, UK, 14 November 1997.
1998
Key lectures
- “Reduced neuronal activity as the major cause of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease: therapeutic
strategies for reactivation”. lecture 6 th International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease and related
disorders, Amsterdam (18-23 July 1998).
- Depression in Alzheimer’s disease. National Chinese Conference on Senile Dementia and Depression,
Beijing, PR China, 14-16 November 1998.
Plenary lectures
- Brain peptides in human diseases. IV European Congress of endocrinology. Seville, Spain, 1998, L2.
- The hypothalamus in Prader-Willi syndrome. 3 rd Prader-Willi syndrome conference. Lido di Jesolo, Italy,
1998.
Invited lectures
- Sex and gender differences in the human brain: behavioral consequences. Forum of European
Neurosciences, Berlin, Germany, 27 June- 1 July 1998.
- Postmortem studies of the locus coeruleus and hypothalamus in depression. Aging 2000, Munich,
Germany, 1998
- Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. XIth Congress of the European
College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Paris, France, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 1998.
Lectures
- Symposium Psychoanalyse en Neurobiologie. Lecture “Hogere functies in lagere regionen”. July 1998,
Artis, Amsterdam.
- Prader-Willi Syndroom invitational conference. Wetenschappelijke stand van zaken en prioriteiten.
“Medische Aspecten: Hypothalamus in PWS”. NIBR, 1 October 1998.
- Perspectives in Alzheimer’s Research, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, PR China, 12-11-1998
- Plasticity in Alzheimer’s disease. Military Institute of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China, 13-11-1998
- Opportunities for a Chinese Association for Alzheimer’s Research. During the National Chinese
Conference on Senile Dementia and Depression, Beijing, PR China, 16 November 1998.
- Het onderzoeksprogramma van het Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek; het belang van
obducties. Stafbespreking MFO Psychiatrie, AMC 30-11-1998.
Public lectures
- Hersenonderzoek, emoties en ethiek. K.L. Poll-stichting voor Onderwijs, Kunst en Wetenschap,
Paradiso, 29-3-1998, Amsterdam.
1999
Key lectures
- Prader-Willi syndrome. 7 th Australasian Prader-Willi syndrome conference, “Life, live it to the full”.
Melbourne, Australia, March 1999
Invited lectures
- Decreased neuronal activity and neuronal reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. The 204 th Neuroscience
Seminar of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, 9 July 1999.
- Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. ESHRE 15 th Ann. Meeting, 27-30 June, Tours,
France.
- Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 22 nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience
Society, Osaka, Japan, 6-8 July, 1999.
Lectures
- Geestelijke volksgezondheid, de hersenen en verstandelijke handicaps. Lezing voor de Skövde groep,
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- Morphology: Decreased neuronal metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease: potential for reactivation,
European Alzheimer’s Research Symposium, Maastricht, 17 September 1999.
- Successful aging and the struggle against dementias. “International Symposium on Medicine and
Pharmacology, Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases.” Beijing, P.R. China, 17 October 1999.
- Medicine and psychology in the future. The Future of Psychology congress 1999, Amsterdam, 11
November.
- Licht van luier tot wandelstok. Symposium Licht en Gezondheid., Amsterdam, 16 November 1999.
- Partogenese, neuropathologie en therapie van schizofrenie: Het belang van de Nederlandse
Hersenbank. Ypsilon, Zaandam, 17 December 1999
- Neuropeptides in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. London, UK.
- Successful aging and the struggle against dementias. 99 International Symposium on Medicine and
Pharmacology. Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases.
Public lectures
- Is er leven na de (hersen)dood? Hersenen en Bewustzijn, OKW Wetenschapslezingen in Paradiso.
Amsterdam, 9 May 1999.
- ‘Hersenen op Leeftijd’. Jubileumdag Hersenstichting Nederland, Utrecht, 19 June 1999.
2000
Special lectures
- David de Wiedlezing. Alzheimer onderzoek, het begin van een beter einde., 14 april 2000.
Theatronzaal, Educatorium, Utrecht.
- Federaprijs lezing. Dementie: Het weinige dat wij weten over het ontluisterend vergeten.. Rai
Congrescentrum Amsterdam, 17/18 november 2000.
Key lectures
- Reduced neuronal activity and reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. 2 nd National Meeting on Dementia
and Depression & International Symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease. TunXi, May-June, 2000
- Endocrinology of Memory. Ice 2000, Sydney, Australia, 29 October-2 November 2000.
Invited lectures
- Neuropathology of the hypothalamus and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), XIIIèmes journées dy gral France
Alzheimer, Neuro-Endocrinologie des démences: Hormones, Plaisir, Vieillissement. 27-28-29 January
2000, Marseille, France.
- The hypothalamus in multiple sclerosis: changes in the paraventricular nucleus.12th MS Forum
Workshop, Athens, Greece, 17-19 March 2000
- Interaction between the prefrontal cortex and the hypothalamus in depression. Department of
Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 17 March 2000.
- Male-female differences in brain morphology and biology. Second Amsterdam Menopause Symposium,
April 2000.
- Herstel van functie door stimulatie van hersencellen: ontwikkeling in de neurologie en psychiatrie.
Studiedag Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam over Multimodale interventies bij kinderen met Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) en patiënten met de ziekte van Alzheimer (AD). 6 April 2000.
- Eating, drinking, sex and thinking; the molecular anatomy of the human hypothalamus. Lustrum
Faculteit Biologie Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam, 4 oktober 2000.
- The human hypothalamus in relation to age, sex and sexual orientation. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal,
Madrid, Spain.
- Sex differences in the human brain. King’s College Meeting of the Physiological Society, London, UK.
Lectures
- Verminderde neuronale activiteit en reactivatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. NPA seminar,
AMC. Amsterdam, 23 maart 2000.
- Dutch brain bank and schizophrenia. Solvay Mini-Symposium on Target Discovery for Schizophrenia
using human brain tissue. May 2000.
- Meet-the-Professor sessions. Second Amsterdam Menopause Symposium, April 2000.
- Het knappe maar kwetsbare kopje van het nog ongeboren kind. Gynaecongres Lecture 2000.
Millennium Gynaecongres, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, May 2000.
- Verminderde neuronale activiteit en reactivatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. NPA
Seminar, AMC, March 2000.
- Hersenen, bewustzijn en geloof: neurobiologische aspecten. Symposium Thijmgenootschap en
Heyendaal Instituut Nijmegen, gehouden in hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, op 30 september 2000.
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Plenary lectures
- 51 st Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies congress: Recent advances in neuroendocrinology: the
role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in circadian rhythms. Bali International Convention Center,
Indonesia, 8 November
Invited lectures
- Hersenen, bewustzijn en geloof: neurobiologische aspecten. In het diepst van mijn gedachten.
Hersenen, bewustzijn en het zicht op onszelf. Symposium van het Thijmgenootschap en Heyendaal
Instituut, Nijmegen. 27January 2001.
- What makes a man? Lecture for the Meeting of the Dutch Endocrinology Society (NVE) and the NVDO
on 9 February 2001.
- Sexuele differentiatie van de hersenen. Tegelaers-lezing, Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC, 16 February
2001.
- Endocrinology of memory. 5 th International Conference on Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
disease. Kyoto, Japan, March 31-April 5.
- Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. Fifth Dutch Endo-Neuro Meeting, Doorwerth, 5-7
June.
- The Biological Clock and Alzheimer's disease. Koninklijke Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereniging. 20
april, Amsterdam, VU.
- Neurobiologie van depressie (Neurobiology of depression). Nederlandse Vereniging v. Psychiatrie.
Groningen, 3-5 April.
- Seminar “Neurodegeneration, in particular Alzheimer’s disease. First Military Medical University (Prof.
Tian-Ming Gao) Guangzhou, P.R. China, 1 November.
- Alzheimer’s disease. Course of Neuro- and Molecular biology, Jakarta, Indonesia, 4 November. Three
Lectures: Brain development and functional teratology; Alzheimer’s disease; Neurobiology of
schizophrenia.
Lectures
- Brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD): Use it or lose it. 22 nd International Summer School of Brain
Research, Amsterdam, 20-24 August.
- Introduction to C.U. Ariëns Kappers Lecture, 22 nd International Summer School of Brain Research.
Amsterdam, 20-24 August 2001.
- Seminar “Development and Neurodegeneration, use it or lose it” ,Capital University of Medical
Sciences, Beijing Institute for Neuroscience (Prof. Xu Qun Yuan), Beijing, P.R. China, 22 October.
- Masterclass Anhui Medical University, Dept. Neurobiology (Prof. J.N. Zhou), Hefei, P.R. China, 25
October
- Seminar “Programming and plasticity of the brain”. Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P.R. China, 25
October
- Seminar “Life-time structure-function relationships of the human suprachiasmatic nucleus. Univ.
Science Technology, Hefei, P.R. China, 26 October
- “Brain development and functional teratology. Course of Neuro- and Molecular biology. Jakarta,
Indonesia, 4 November.
- Introduction: Restimulation of Alzheimer neurons as aim. Symposium NIBR, 12 December
Public lectures
- Het Brein - een hoofdzaak. Openingslezing voor tentoonstelling Het Brein in Museum Naturalis in
Leiden, 1 maart 2001
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Zondaglezing ter gelegenheid van de tentoonstelling Het Brein in Museum
Naturalis in Leiden, 22 april 2001.
- Theorieën van hersenveroudering. Brein Publieksdag Hersenwerk 2002. Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 18 oktober
2001.
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Studium Generale, Maastricht, 2 October
- The hypothalamus in Prader-Willi syndrome. 10. Tagung Prader Willi Syndrom Vereinigung
Deutschland. Reutlingen, Germany, 16 November.
- Symposium Verknipt of Verlicht. “Verknipt of Verlicht: het blijft neurobiologie”. Rotterdam, 14 December.
2002
Key lectures
- The role of the hypothalamus and endocrine systems in sexuality. Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, 2002 Midcontinent and Eastern region conference. Ferris State University, Big Rapids,
Michigan, 14 juni
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- Sex differences, stages of life, and neuropsychiatric disease. Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, 2002 Midcontinent and Eastern region conference. Ferris State University, Big Rapids,
Michigan, 15 June
- Nuclear receptors in human postmortem brain. Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden, 25 August.
- Onze levensloop is die van onze hersenen: ontwikkeling, seksuele differentiatie, veroudering, en de
ziekte van Alzheimer. Startsymposium NWO programma Cognitie. Tussen Brein en Bewustzijn.
Wetenschapsmuseum NEMO, 1 november 2002.
Invited lectures
- State of the art: hypothalamus en veroudering. Nederlands-Vlaamse Vereniging voor Impotentie
Onderzoek (NVIO) 15e jaarcongres Vught, 11 januari 2002.
- Hersenen, bewustzijn en geloof: neurobiologische aspecten. Lezingenserie: Religie in de academische
arena. Studium Generale Universiteit Leiden i.s.m. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid. 18 februari 2002.
- Introduction: Sexual differentiation of the human brain. Expert Workshop The Brain and Behaviour in
different stages of human life. International Health Foundation, Wassenaar, 18/19 april 2002.
- Fetal programming of the brain. Symposium: Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. AMC, 15 mei 2002.
- Discussion: Procurement & Dissemination of Human Brain Tissue. Neuroscience Seminar Series,
Yerkes Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 10 June
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. Neuroscience Seminar Series, Yerkes Primate Research
Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 10 June.
- Alzheimer’s disease: therapeutic strategies towards restimulation of neuronal metabolism. Yerkes
Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 11 June.
- The human circadian system in health and disease. Symposium: The Circadian Clock (in honour of the
superannuation of Prof. Dr. W.J. Rietveld. Leiden, 29 November 2002.
- Hoe verstoren wij de hersenontwikkeling van onze kinderen? Alumnidag 2002, Medische
Alumnivereniging ‘Antonius Deusing’. 2 november 2002, AZ Groningen.
- Hersenveroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor
Wetenschappen en Kunsten (KVAB), Brussel, België, 25 oktober 2002.
- Light and the Elderly. Light and Health Research Foundation. Symposium Healthy Lighting. 20
november 2002, Eindhoven University of Technology.
- Herstel van functies bij veroudering en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Symposium Neurorevalidatie bij
dementie: realtiteit of utopie? Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 13 december 2002.
- Neuroendocrinology of memory in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer Conference Stockholm, Sweden.
July 2002.
Lectures
- Regulation of appetite and eating behavior in the central nervous system. Prader Willi syndrome: new
perspectives. Dutch Growth Foundation, Amersfoort, 11 januari 2002.
- De pathogenese van de ziekte van Alzheimer. Refereeravond Stichting Meerkanten. Ermelo, 7 januari
2002.
- Prader-Willi syndroom: een hypothalaam ziektebeeld. Bijeenkomst met als doel het genereren van
nieuwe samenwerkings- en onderzoeksideeën m.b.t. de rol van de hypothalamus in episodische
hersenaandoeningen. NIH en LUMC, 10 januari 2002.
- Use it or lose it. Gezond ouder worden in een verrijkte omgeving. AMC, 16 april 2002.
- Hypothalamic disorders: lessons from postmortem material. Hypothalamus Werkgroep Amsterdam
(HWA), Conferentie Noorderbuiten, 29 mei 2002.
- Therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease: focus on neuronal degeneration. Symposium Current
Challenges, Emerging Treatments. Eight International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden, 23 July.
- Schizofrenie en de Nederlandse Hersenbank. Ypsilon Symposium, UMC, Utrecht, 30 augustus.
Public lectures
- Zijn wij onze hersenen of worden we meer dan dat? Discussie: Hersenen in de Geneeskunde, AMC, 7
maart. Samen met Dr. J.A. Swinkels.
- Ouder worden met een intact brein? 6e Nationaal Gerontologiecongres. Ouder worden, nu en straks.
6e Nat. Gerontologie Congres, Veldhoven, 8 maart.
- Oud worden met een intact brein? Publieksdag Weten van Vergeten. Alzheimer Nederland Symposium,
Maastricht, 3 juni.
- Schizofrenie: een ontwikkelingsstoornis. Invitational Conference Stichting Voorbereiding Acomplex,
Almere, 5 september.
- Willens en Wetens. Forumdiscussie over de vraag of de natuurwetenschappen ruimte bieden voor een
vrije wil. Interdisciplinair Studie Forum, 16 november 2002, Amsterdam.
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Special lectures
- Opening lecture Research Institute. Functional alterations in postmortem tissue of patients suffering
from Alzheimer and depression. Euron Recognition, Research Institute Brain and Behaviour,
Maastricht, 24 September 2003.
- Hersenonderzoek: kinderspel. Wetenschapsdag AMC, 19 October 2003. (Lecture for an audience of
children).
Key lectures
- Functionele teratologie: permanente gevolgen voor de hersenontwikkeling van het kind. Minisymposium
23 mei. Kinderen in de Toxicologie. Sectie Toxicologie en Risicobeoordeling. Universiteit van Utrecht,
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde.
- Permanente gevolgen van gebeurtenissen in de vroege ontwikkeling. 3de EKZ
wetenschapssymposium. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT).
Invited lectures
- Human post-mortem studies. Workshop stress hormones and depression. In honour of Prof. dr. dr.
Florian Holsboer, recipient of the 2002 Marius Tausk Chair in Endocrinology. 20-21 January,
Oegstgeest
- Placebo-effecten zijn ook echte effecten. Co-assistentenraad, UvA, OLVG, 27 March
- Sex, mood and food and the human hypothalamus. XXXII Annual Congress of the International Society
of Psychoneuroendocrinology (Pisa, Italy, 23 March).
- Estrogens; their action on the human brain. 3 rd Pisa Workshop ‘Hormone Replacement Therapy in
Climacteric and Aging Brain. Pisa, Italy, 16 March.
- Reactivation of metabolically affected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Symposium at the IGSN, Ruhr
University, Bochum, Germany, 18 August 2003.
- Re-activation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. RIDE Research Meeting, Rotterdam, 16 December
2003
Lectures
- The hypothalamus in Parkinson’s disease. On the occasion of Hagai Bergman’s research group
Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 23-24
January, Netherlands Institute for Brain Research.
- Presentation Netherlands Institute for Brain Research at the one-day-get-together for scientific staff of
the Research School ONWA at ‘The Second Decade of ONWA’, 11 April 2003
- Chair of discussion on ‘The preclinical-clinical alliance’ at the one-day-get-together for scientific staff on
ONWA at ‘The Second Decade of ONWA’, 11 April 2003.
- The application of a new model for the study of Alzheimer’s disease: human post-mortem slices in
tissue culture. Workshop ‘Findings from Awarded Alzheimer’s Research Projects. ISAO Symposium, 2
October, Brussels, Belgium
- Bewustzijn, hersenen, en de kliniek. Symposium Evolutie en Bewustzijn. Faculteitsvereniging Gyrinus
Natans, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 28 October 2003.
- Geheugen in een ouder brein. Alzheimer Publieksdag, Utrecht, 30 October 2003.
Public lectures
- Seksuele differentiatie van onze hersenen. Nederlandse Vereniging voor Seksuologie, sectie
hulpverlening. Planetarium Gaasperplas, Amsterdam, 26 March.
- Is er leven na de (hersen) dood? Thomas More Lecture, Studiekring Thomas More, Maastricht, 20 May
2003.
- Waarheen? Vergezichten in de wetenschap: het brein ‘The Final Frontier’, over de stand van zaken van
het hersenen-en-bewustzijn onderzoek. Paradiso lezing, OKW/NWO, Paradiso, Amsterdam, 24 June
2003.
- Schizofrenie. Minder gek dan je denkt. Nationale Dag voor de Geestelijke Volksgezondheid, Riagg
Zaanstreek-Waterland, Hersenonderzoek naar schizofrenie. 10 October 2003.
- Effecten van het materialistisch denken op ons mensbeeld. Programme RRQR-congres, Christelijke
Hogeschool Ede, 8 November, 2003 (public debate).
2004
Invited lectures
- How important are prenatal and postnatal environment in the determination of gender identity and
gender role? Academy Colloquium “Prenatal programming of behavior, physiology and cognition”, 20
February 2004, KNAW, Amsterdam
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- Sex differences in the human hypothalamus: androgen and estrogen receptors in sexual differentiation,
adulthood and Alzheimer’s disease. Androgen Receptors: no longer the illegitimate cousin of ER. 2004
Workshop on steroid hormones and brain function. Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, March 29, 2004.
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease: sex, mood and food. Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, USA, 31 March 2004
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. May 7, 2004, Dept. Neuroscience & Physiology and
SUNY Upstate Medical University.
- De ontwikkelingsneurobiologie van emoties, stemming en gedrag. Symposium De Bascule. Kwestie van
Gevoel. 18 juni 2004, AMC
- The neurobiology of depression. Inst. Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (Dir. Prof. G.
Heinze), Mexico City, Mexico. 26 July 2004.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. Dept. Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cinvestan, Director
Prof. Dr. A. Fernandez-Guasti, Mexico City, Mexico, 27 July 2004.
- The neurobiology of eating disorders. Inst. de Fysiologia B.U.A.P. (Dir. Prof. J.R. Equibar). Publa,
Mexico.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relation to gender and sexual orientation. Annual Meeting
British Society for Neuroendocrinology, Univ. of Glasgow, 6-8 September, 2004.
- Reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer's disease. 2nd Int. Congress on Neuroregeneration, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, September 20-24, 2004
- The stress-axis in Alzheime's disease. 2nd Int. Congress on Neuroregeneration, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
September 20-24, 2004
- Is er leven na de (hersen)dood?. Unitas, Amstelveen, 5 oktober 2004.
- The Human Hypothalamus in Health and Disease. 7th Annual Symposium of the Center for
Neuroendorcine Studies "Neuroendocrinology; from bench to bedside and back". Univ. Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA, USA, 8 October 2004.
- The stress-axis in Alzheimer's disease. II International Congress on Neuroregeneration. Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, September 20-24, 2004.
- Steroid hormone receptors and the human brain. Their role in development, aging and Alzheimer’s
disease. Organon (Akzo Nobel) Oss, 11 November 2004
- Hypothalamic defects and brain banking in PWS. Prader-Willi syndrome association (USA) Research
Advocacy Team. Baltimore, USA, 19 November 2004
- Hypothalamic NPY, AGRP and GH in relation to disease duration. Minisymposium for Spinoza
Professor (G. van den Berghe) “The hypothalamus and (critical) illness”, NIH, Amsterdam, 14
December 2004
- We are our brain. Sterrenkundig Instituut Anton Pannekoek, Amsterdam, 17 December 2004 (Prof. dr.
E. van den Heuvel)
Special lectures
- Granuloompjes. On the occasion of Dr. C.M. Roos' retirement from the AMC lung disease department,
3 June 2004
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain; development aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Purdue
University, West Lafayette, USA, 5 May 2004
- The human hypothalamus: sex, drinking, mood and food. Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, May
6.
- Introduction to the Project: Samen tegen Parkinson (Together against Parkinson). Stichting Vrienden
van de Hebreeuwse Universiteit van Jeruzalem/Hebrew University Netherlands Association. 17 June
2004, Hilton Hotel Amsterdam.
Key lectures
- Postmortem brain research in PWS. International PWS Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-12
April 2004.
- Hypothalamic pathophysiology in PWS. International PWS Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-
12 April 2004.
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. La Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisilologicas.
XLVII Congreso Nacional de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Veracruz Ver. 1-5 August 2004. Dir. Dr. Luisa
Rocha.
- Reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer's disease. II International Congress on Neuroregeneration. Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, September 20-24, 2004.
Plenary lectures
- Steroid hormones and receptors in the human brain: involvement in development, gender disorder,
aging and dementia. 11 th World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology. Florence, Italy, Feb. 26-29,
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Lectures
- Lessons from postmortem material. Hypothalamus Werkgroep Amsterdam (HWA). Free University,
Amsterdam, 23 April 2004.
- Introduction: repair and/or destruction. Neuroscience and Vision Symposium on ‘Stem cells and human
brain cultures: pilots and plans’. IOI/NIH, Amsterdam, 4 February 2004.
Public lectures
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Verenigde Protestantse Gemeente (Prof.dr. J. Lever), Amsterdam, 12 oktober
2004.
- De ziekte van Alzheimer. 20-jarig bestaan Alzheimer Nederland. Frascati, Amsterdam, 24 oktober 2004.
- Alleen hersenen. Studium Generale cyclus Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit van Utrecht. “Het kind
als spiegel van de beschaving”, 26 October 2004.
- De neurobiologie van bewustzijn, leven en dood. Genootschap voor de Joodse Wetenschap in
Nederland. Amsterdam, 14 november 2004.
2005
Invited lectures
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain and gender. Wetenschapsdag. Neuroscience; het grijze
mysterie Faculteit Geneeskunde, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, 12 January 2005.
- Sex in the brain. Erasmus MC Lectures on Endocrinology. Erasmus MC, University Medical Center
Rotterdam, 27 January 2005.
- Neuronal reactivation in Alzheimer’s disease. Two-day symposium “Frontal lobe functioning:
fundamentals and interventions”. Faculty Psychology and Educational Science, Free University, KNAW
Amsterdam, 7/8 April 2005
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. New Frontiers in Neonatology, A Globul Forum for Research
and Science, Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 28-March 2, 2005
- Reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA, 21
April 2005
- Is sexual dimorphism of the brain plastic? Nobel Mini Symposium, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm,
Sweden, 23 May 2005.
- Hypothalamic alterations in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS): focus on the orexin system. Symposium
Orexins/Hypocretins, Dusseldorf/Cologne, 20-24 July 2005
- Sex differences in the human brain in relation to behaviour, gender, sexual behaviour. Symposium on
Integrative Biology of Reproductive and Social Behaviors. Saint Remy Les Chevreuses, 6 October 2005
- The human circadian system in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Amsterdam-China Symposium:
The Biological Clock: From Genes to Chronotherapy. Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, 10
October 2005
- Degeneration and reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Capital
Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China, 27 October 2005
- Degeneration and reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Military
Medical Institute, Beijing, P.R. China, 28 October 2005
- Pathophysiology of the brain in PWS. Prader-Willi Syndrome Conference, Beijing, P.R. China, 1
November 2005
- We are our brain. Humanities College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China, 4 November 2005
- We are our brain. USTC, Hefei, P.R. China, 8 November 2005
- Our brain as a target for Western and Traditional Chinese medicine, Dept. TCM and Dept. Neurobiology
of the 2 nd Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 10 November 2005
- Masterclass. First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China, 5
November 2005
Masterclass, USTC, Hefei, P.R. China (with Dr. Jiang-Ning Zhou), 7 November 2005
- Discussie in Rode-Hoed Wetenschapscafé, 29 November 2005
Lectures
- Why are some of us susceptible and others resistant to brain diseases? The possible contribution of
polymorphisms. Neuroscience and Vision Symposium on Gene polymorphisms in Alzheimer’s disease
and multiple sclerosis (MS). NIH/IOI, Amsterdam, 26 January 2005
- Korte toelichting op het programma. ISAO, Een nieuw licht op de ziekte van Alzheimer. NIH, 23
September 2005
- Reactivatie van hersencellen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer: leven na de dood. ISAO, Een nieuw licht op
de ziekte van Alzheimer. NIH, 23 September 2005
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- U kunt iets doen tegen dementie: donor worden. ISAO, Een nieuw licht op de ziekte van Alzheimer.
NIH, 23 September 2005
Public Lectures
- 3 lezingen/debatten op het grensvlak tussen hersenonderzoek, maatschappij en kliniek (AMC)
- Bederven wij de hersenen van onze kinderen reeds voor hun geboorte? 1 February 2005.
- Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen - wat te doen in geval van twijfel. Debat met Prof. dr.
Hugo Heymans. 2 February 2005
- Het brein als dader. Debat met Prof. dr. Theo Dorelijers. 3 February 2005.
- Discussieavond “Opzij”, 8 March, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam
- What you always wanted to know about your granulomas, but were afraid to ask. General Members
Meeting Sarcoidosis Association (Sarcoidose Belangenvereniging Nederland). Driebergen, 2 april 2005
- Participant in discussion on male-female differences. Magazine Opzij, 8 March 2005
- Seksualiteit, maakbaar of ongenaakbaar? Young & Out, Studium Generale, Univ. Tilburg, 14 April 2005.
- Hersenen van doden zijn van levensbelang. Presentation Annual General Meeting Clients family council
‘Clifa’, Evean Oostergouw, Zaandam, 28 April 2005
- MS onderzoek en de Nederlandse Hersenbank, Publieksdag Stichting MS Research, Koepelkerk
Amsterdam, 30 March 2005.
- Hersenveroudering. Hoe maken we er het beste van? Rosa Spierhuis, Laren, NH, 9 June 2005
- Hersenonderzoek, een zoektocht naar onszelf. Universiteitsdag 2005, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 11
June 2005.
- Lezing over de stelling: 'Opvoeding en omgeving hebben slechts een geringe invloed op de mens en de
meeste van onze eigenschappen zijn aangeboren' (Charles Darwin). Oudemanhuispoort, Amsterdam,
13 October 2005.
- Debat met Prof. Roel Verheul over 'Opvoeding en omgeving hebben slechts een geringe invloed op de
mens en de meeste van onze eigenschappen zijn aangeboren' (Charles Darwin). Oudemanhuispoort,
Amsterdam, 13 October 2005.
- Sex differences in the human brain in relation to behaviour, gender, sexual orientation and brain
diseases. Symposium on "Integrative Biology of Reproductive and Social Behaviors". Saint-Rémy les
Chevreuses, France, 8 October 2005
2006
Invited lectures
- Man/vrouw: competitie of samenwerking tussen androgenen en oestrogenen. T.g.v. de opening van de
vernieuwde polikliniek Urologie en Verloskunde & Vrouwenziekten, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, 11
January 2006
- Sex differences in the human brain and gender. 16 th Medisch Interfacultair Congres 'Het Brein
Ontrafeld', Delft, 4 March 2006.
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Olo, Dies, Het Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam, 11 February 2006
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Persoonlijkheid, dat ben jij. Beevee's Symposiumcommissie, Universiteit
Utrecht.
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Natuurwetenschappelijke Studievereniging Amsterdam, 26 April 2006
- Nieuwe onderzoekstechnieken maken het mogelijk informatie te krijgen over het functioneren van de
hypothalamus en inzicht te krijgen over ziekteprocessen in de hypothalamus. Symposium Nederlandse
Hypofyse Stichting, Amsterdam, 13 May 2006
- Sekseverschillen in agressief en crimineel gedrag. 34 ste Voorjaarscongres van de Nederlandse
Vereniging voor Psychiatrie. Groningen, 5 April 2006.
- Wij zijn onze hersenen. Natuurwetenschappelijke Studievereniging Amsterdam, 26 April 2006.
- Neuro-Theology: Demasque of religion. World Psychiatric Association International Congress.
Psychiatry: Uniqueness and Universality. Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 July 2006
- De kwab van Swaab. Genius bijeenkomst, De Waag, Amsterdam, 29 July 2006
- Sex of the human brain. 2 nd International Symposium on Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). Lübeck,
Germany, 1 September 2006
- Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus. 12 th International Congress on Hormonal Steroids
and Hormones and Cancer, Athens, Greece, 13-16 September 2006
- Sekse en genderdifferentiatie van het brein: een neurobiologisch en levensloop perspectief.
Seksuologisch Lustrumcongres 2006, Antwerp, Belgium, 29 September 2006.
- The hypothalamus in PWS. Meeting of the basic science and clinical research groups, European PWS
research consortium, Marseille, France, 5 October 2006
- Advanced aging and Alzheimer's disease in PWS. Meeting of the basic science and clinical research
groups, European PWS research consortium, Marseille, France, 6 October 2006
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- Estrogen, xenoestrogen and sexual identity. Eighth European Meeting Days of the French Society of
Gynaecology, 12-14 October 2006, Paris, France
- Geslachtsverschillen in onze hersenen en hun consequenties. Maagdenhuis op Maandag.
Maagdenhuis, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 16 October 2006.
- Sex differences in the human brain, normal and irregular. 12 th Meeting of the European Neuroendocrine
Association, Athens, Greece, 23 October 2006
- What is wrong with the hypothalamus? 2 nd Expert Meeting "Comprehensive Care of Patients with PWS
- consensus, questions and future directions, Toulouse, France, 27 October 2006
- Degeneration and reactivation of metabolically impaired neurons in Alzheimer's disease. 4 th Vienna
Biocenter PhD student symposium "Timing Age", Vienna, Austria, 3 November 2006
Lectures as visiting Professor
- Sleep disorders in Alzheimer's disease and light therapy. Stanford, Palo Alto, Menlo Park Division, CA,
USA, 23 February 2006.
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. Stanford, CA, USA, 24 February 2006.
- Alzheimer's disease: early changes and neuronal activation. Dept. of Neurobiology, Second Military
Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 14 November 2006
- Human brain dissection: relation to function and pathology (3 hours). With Prof. J. Luo, Zhejian
University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China, 16 November 2006
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. With Prof. J. Luo, Zhejian University School of Medicine,
Hangzhou, P.R. China, 16 November 2006
- Alzheimer's disease: risk factors and targets for therapeutic strategies. With Prof. J.N. Zhou, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China, 20 November 2006
- Human brain dissection: relation to function and pathology (3 hours). With Prof. J.N. Zhou, University of
Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China, 21 November 2006
- Development of our character. With Prof. Cheng. Beijing Proteomic Center, Zhong Guan Cun Scientific
Park, Beijing, P.R. China, 23 November 2006
- Neurobiology of depression. With Prof. Chang, Beijing Proteomic Center, Zhong Guan Cun Scientific
Park, Beijing, P.R. China, 23 November 2006
- Neurobiology of depression. With Prof. Li, Dept. of Pharmacology, Capital University of Medical
Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China, 24 November 2006
- Alzheimer's disease: early alterations and reactivation. With Prof. Li, Dept. of Pharmacology, Capital
University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China, 24 November 2006
Lectures
- Sekseverschillen in de psychiatrie - het laatste nieuws over de neurobiologie. 34 ste Voorjaarscongres
van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie. Groningen, 5 April 2006.
Public Lectures
- Wie ben ik? Waar ben ik? Geheugen, dementie en identiteit. Salon rond Hersenschimmen,
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, 6 May 2006.
- Nieuwe onderzoekstechnieken maken het mogelijk informatie te krijgen over het functioneren van de
hypothalamus en inzicht te krijgen over ziekteprocessen in de hypothalamus. Symposium Nederlands
Hypofyse Stichting, RAI Forumcentrum, Amsterdam, 13 May 2006.
- Debate (Van Lommel-Swaab) on bijna-dood ervaringen en bewustzijn. Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, 19
September 2006
- Wat is dementie? Discussion in 'Alzheimercafé', Van de Die-restaurant, Amsterdam, 26 September
2006.
- What the bleep do we know? Onderdeel 'Interview' in het programma rondom het Brainspotting festival
8-10 October 2006.
Masterclasses
- Masterclass Neuroscience for PhD students. With Prof. J. Luo, Zhejian University School of Medicine,
Shangzhou, P.R. China, 17 November 2006
- Masterclass Neuroscience. With Prof. J.N. Zhou, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei,
P.R. China, 21 November 2006
2007
Invited lectures
- Ben jij slaaf van je hersenen? Discussieavond met VU en UVA studenten, together with Prof.dr. T.
Dorelijers en Dhr. Van Oranje, Sociëteit L.a.n.x., Amsterdam, 2 February 2007
- Geslachtsverschillen in de hersenen. Themaconferentie voor vrouwen “Gelijk maar toch anders”,
Politie Amsterdam-Amstelland, Amsterdam, Tuesday, 6 February 2007
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- Biologische aspecten van geslachtsidentiteit en seksulele ontwikkeling. Studiebijeenkomst “Seksualiteit
en geslachtsverschil: eeuwige thema’s in actuele gedaante”, Vereniging voor Kinder- en
Jeugdpsychiatrie, Utrecht, Tulip Inn Hotel, Garderen, Saturday 10 February 2007
- Human brain sex differences in relation to gender, sexual orientation and brain disorders. 4 th
International Meeting, Steroids and Nervous System, Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, 18-21 February 2007
- De vrije wil, een plezierige illusie. Symposium: De Verlichting: 150 jaar achteruitgang. De Rode Hoed,
Amsterdam, 21 May 2007
- Debater on "Het puberbrein en de onbestuurbaarheid van jongeren" (the adolescent brain and the
impossibility to steer the young"). Universiteitsdag, Oudemanhuispoort, Amsterdam, 9 June 2007
- Special lecture, The human hypothalamus in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
Neuroscience Day, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 3
May 2007.
- Neuro-theologie: hersenen en religie. Bijeenkomst Unitas Multiplex, Amstelveen, 1 May 2007
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain - gender identity and sexual orientation. PHI mini-symposium
on Brain sexual dimorphism - Genes or hormones? Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 2007
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain. IBRO Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 14 July 2007.
- Ontmoetingen. Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren, Brussels, Belgium, 10 December 2007
Public Lectures
- De ontwikkeling van ons karakter. Genootschap de Nalatenschap van Hendrik VIII, Maastricht, 12
January 2007.
- Toxische invloeden. Publiekslezing voor de Hersenstichting Nederland, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 11 oktober
2007.
- Seksuele differentiatie van onze hersenen en homoseksualiteit. Open contrariO dag, Petrakerk,
Harderwijk, 24 november 2007.
Special Lectures
- The human hypothalamus in health and disease. Symposium on Neuroendocrine Changes in
Huntington’s disease, Leiden, 16 March 2007
Miscellaneous
- Opening lecture of exhibition of work by Kees Boer. Central Library, AMC, Amsterdam, 11 December
2007
2008
Invited lectures
- De ontwikkeling van ons karakter. 3 e Congres Neurobiologie. Nieuw kompas voor de Forensische
Psychiatrie? Pompestichting, Scandic Sanadome, Nijmegen 17 January 2008.
- Seksuele differentiatie van het menselijk brein in relatie tot het geslacht en seksuele oriëntatie.
Aangepaste thema-avond 'Scientific dogma en het probleem rond gender identity'. Emma
Kinderziekenhuis, AMC Amsterdam, 15 April 2008.
- Melatonin receptor localization in the human brain in health and disease. Pineal Cell Biology:
Mechanisms of circadian rhythmicity and melatonin action. Il Ciocco Hotel and Resort, Lucca (Barga)
Italy, 20-25 April 2008.
- De ontwikkeling van ons karakter, focus op seks en agressie. Utrechtse AIO retraite, Lochem, 18 June
2008.
- Activatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Alzheimercyclus AZVU, 5 June 2008.
- Two lectures for the opening of the Academic Year on the invitation of Gezondheids- en
Levenswetenschappen, Faculty of Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Title:
Education and Environment have only a minor effect on us. Most of our characteristics are inborn.
- Happiness and the Brain. Symposium Thoughts on Happiness. Oegstgeest, 5 November 2008.
- Mechanismen van het placebo-effect; het zelfhelend vermogen van de hersenen. Congres
Gezondheidszorg; meer dan techniek. 1 December 2008.
- Geslachtsverschil in hersenontwikkeling en leerprestaties. Kapittelavond University of Utrecht, 12
November 2008.
- Neurotheologie. Het Menselijke Brein. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, 13 November 2008.
- Neuro-theology: Demasqué of religions. For student society Congo in Amsterdam, 10 December 2008.
- Hersenen en Psychiatrische Ziektebeelden. Stichting Ypsilon, 12 December 2008
Public lectures
- Taboes in de wetenschap. Debate and interview. Volkskrant Kenniscafé. Meeting with the general
public in De Balie, Amsterdam, 15 September 2008
- 2-hour lecture for Ons Karakter Als Aangeboren Afwijking. AUV-dag, Amsterdam, 8 November 2008.
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- Reactivatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Symposium Dr. G.J. Van Hoytema Stichting,
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 3 April 2008.
- De neurobiologische ontwikkeling van genderidentiteit en seksuele oriëntatie. VKJP-congres
"Seksualiteit bij Kinderen en Jeugdigen. De grens verkennen of overschrijden." Congrescentrum De
Reehorst, Ede, 29 May 2008.
Plenary lectures
- Functioneel onderzoek in postmortem materiaal. Geriatriedagen, Beurs WTC Rotterdam, 14/15
February 2008.
Lectures
- Reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience & Vision Symposium, Netherlands
Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, 8 February 2008
- Introduction to the 18 th C.U. Ariëns Kappers lecture, 25 th International Summer School of Brain
Research. Neurotherapy. Progress in Restorative Neuroscience & Neurology, 28 August 2008,
Amsterdam
Public debate
- Voor ik het vergeet (Before I forget). Debate on elective death. De Rode Hoed theatre, Amsterdam, 11
November 2008
2009
Invited Lectures
- Sexual differentiation of the brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation. Postgraduate
lecture, Swedish Endocrinological Society, Malmö, Sweden, 29 January 2009
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation. VII
Conference Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Legal
Medicine, Turin, Italy, 13 February 2009.
- Hypothalamus, AVP and depressions. Postacademic teaching: Vasopressinerge mechanismen bij
affectieve stoornissen. Boerhaave Commissie voor Postacademisch Onderwijs in de Geneeskunde.
Leiden University Medical Center, 26 February 2009
- Een DNA bank ten behoeve van PTSD. Raad voor Civiel-Militaire Zorg en Onderzoek, De
Zwaluwenberg, Hilversum, 11 March 2009.
- Hersenen en Religie. Limmoed dag Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam, 15 March 2009
- Neurotheologie. Rotary Minerva, Amsterdam, 11 May 2009
- Opening lecture: Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and sexual
orientation. University of Pavia, Italy, 23 April 2009.
- Dementie en euthanasie. ALV of the NVVE, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, 25 April 2009
- On age limits in the justice system. With Jacqueline Mulder. Dag van de wetgeving. Over de grenzen.
Kurhaus, Scheveningen, 19 March 2009
- Workshop On age limits in the justice system. With Jacqueline Mulder. Dag van de wetgeving. Over de
grenzen. Kurhaus, Scheveningen, 19 March 2009.
- Speaker at the Minisymposium over doodswens chronisch psychiatrisch patiënten. ROC Nove College,
24 March 2009.
- Sex hormones and the brain. Workshop Pediatric Neuroendocrinology: an update. Cagliari, Italy, 17-19
May 2009
- The Neurobiology of aggression: a prelude to violence? Lecture for the subject of Violence in Peace
and War, UvA, 26 March 2009
- Mini lecture and debate titled "Opvoeden wat kun je?", Universiteitsdag 2009, UvA.
- De evolutie van onze hersenen. Kennismakingslezing. Koninklijke Maatschappij voor natuurkunde,
Diligentia, The Hague, 21 September 2009
- Plasticiteit van de hersenen en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Congres Neurorevalidatie, 18 November 2009,
Jaarbeurs Utrecht.
- The human hypothalamus. XVIII reunión Nacional de Morfología, Sociedad Mexicana de Anatomía A.C.
Facultad de Medicina Y Cirugía, Universidad Autónoma 'Benito Juárez' de Oaxaca. Oaxaca de Juárez,
Mexico, 6-9 October 2009.
- Validation of animal-model circadian-system changes in aging for human brain disorders. XI Congress
of the European Biological Rhythms Society in association with the Japanese Society for
Chronobiology. 27 August 2009.
- Plasticiteit van de hersenen en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Congres Neurorevalidatie, Jaarbeurs Utrecht,
22 September 2009.
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- Dementiën en het levenseinde. Probus 84, Amstelveen, 25 November 2009
- De ontwikkeling van een neurobiologisch perspectief in de kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie. AMC,
Amsterdam, 26 November 2009.
- Permanente invloed van chemische stoffen op de hersenontwikkeling van het kind. Regionaal Referaat
'Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on the Developing Brain". De Bascule, Amsterdam, 15 December 2009.
Invited Discussion
- 2 workshops on Leeftijdsgrenzen in het Recht. Workshop Dag van de Wetgeving, 19 March 2009.
Keynote Lecture
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relation to gender and sexual orientation. 20 th Anniversary C
ongress of the ESPU, 6-9 May 2009, Amsterdam.
Plenary Lecture
- Sexual differentiation of the brain. Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie, Martinitheater, Groningen,
3 April 2009.
Public Debate
- Opvoedingsdebat. Organized by Tumult and the Nederlands Jeugdinstituut. Tumultzaal, Utrecht, 27
October 2009
- Introduction to De ziekte van Alzheimer en euthanasie. Vrije Universiteit, 18 November 2009.
- Forum member at the above public debate, 18 November 2009
Special Lecture by invitation on the occasion of the celebration of 10 years of the gender team)
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relation to gender identity, sexual orientation, aggression and
neuropsychiatric disorders, Dept. of Psychiatry, Karolinska Inst., Stockholm, Sweden, 4 November 2009
(Cecila Dheine)
Seminar by invitation
- Research in gender identity disorders. Karolinska Inst., Stockholm, Sweden, 5 November 2009 (Ivanka
Savic)
Symposium by invitation
- Nature/Nurture: Wat is aangeboren en wat wordt bepaald door de omgeving. Scholierensymposium bij
De Anatomische Les, AMC collegezaal 5, Amsterdam, 2 November 2009
- Het bedreigde brein in utero, foetale programmering. Symposium: De veilige baarmoeder?! De
gevolgen van medicatie en schadelijke stoffen op de foetus. CineMec, Ede, 6 November 2009.
- Depression, hormones and aging. Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz,
Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, 13 October 2009
- Neurodegenerative diseases: reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Cinvestav-sede sur,
Departamento de Farmacobiología, Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col Granjas Coapa, 14 October 2009
- Neuro-theology: the brain and religion. Auditorio Luis Lara Tapia. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México. 15 October 2009.
Lectures as visiting professor
- Neurobiology of depression. Tianjin Medical University General Hospital and visit Hospital, 7 September
2009
- Alzheimer's disease and reactivation of neurons. Tianjin Medical University, Basic Medicine Research
Center and visit Center, 8 September 2009
- Eating disorders: focus on Prader-Willi syndrome. USTC, Hefei, 9 September 2009
- Dissection Human Brain (4 hours), Zejiang University School of Medicine, 14 September 2009
- Laboratorium techniques. Group of Prof. Ai-Min Bao, Zejiang University School of Medicine, 15
September 2009
- We are our brains. Zejiang Univ. School of Medicine (Prof. J.-H. Luo), 15 September 2009
- Master Class group of Prof. A.M. Bao, Zejiang Univ. School of Medicine, 16 September 2009.
2010
Invited lectures
- The brain: two of a kind? Symposium "Brain for Anatomists" Nederlandse Anatomen Vereniging, 8
January 2010
- Ontwikkeling van ons karakter. Fellowsbijeenkomst, UvA, Amsterdam, 20 January 2010
- Neurotheologie. 21 January 2010. Fellows-optreden (Ontmoeting met toonaangevende hoogleraren van
de UvA). Universiteit van Amsterdam, FEB Business School.
- Neuro-anatomische aspecten van seksualiteit. Multiple Sclerose en neurodegeneratieve aandoeningen.
Revalidatieseksuologie. Radboud auditorium, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 22 January 2010
- Hormonen en Hersenen. Studium Generale, Groningen, 1 February 2010.
- Dementie en het zelfgekozen levenseinde. Unitas, Amstelveen, 2 March 2010.
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- Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen van de mens. Congres 2010. Change of Mind. De ontrafelende
psyche. Labyrint, Studievereniging Psychologie, Rivierduinen, Oegstgeest, 12 March 2010.
- Gene expression in brain and premature Alzheimer disease, 7 th International Prader-Willi Syndrome
Organisation, Taipei, Taiwan, May 20-21, 2010.
- Progress in postmortem PWS research, 7 th International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation, Taipei,
Taiwan, May 20-21, 2010.
- Sexual differentiation of our brain: relation to gender identity, sexual orientation and neuropsychiatric
disorders. Tianjing Medical University, Tianjing, P.R. China. May 17, 2010.
- De neurobiologie van minder geaccepteerd seksueel gedrag. Perversie, Artis Symposium. Stichting
Psychoanalyse en Psychiatrie, Artis Congrescentrum, Amsterdam, 18 June 2010.
- Dementia. Introduction for the NVVE forum "Voor ik het vergeet" (Before I forget). Aula Haagse
Hogeschool, Den Haag, 30 March 2010.
- Aging and dementia in hypothalamic systems: functional consequences. The Tenth International
Symposium on Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging. Bregenz, Austria, 25-30 July 2010.
- Gender identity and sexual differentiation of the human brain. European Society for Paediatric
Endocrinology (ESPE), Prague, Czech Republic, September 22-25, 2010.
- Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen. Focus op seksuele oriëntatie. Faculty of Psychology, UvA, 15
September 2010.
- Collaborating with Chinese scientists. Visit of the Chinese Academy delegation. NIN, Amsterdam, 13
September 2010.
- Voorspelbaarheid en beïnvloedbaarheid van gedrag. Aftrapworkshop "Grondslagen HRM in 2020".
Amsterdam, 13 September 2010
- Angst en depressie in het brein. Symposium Balans 2010. 1 October 2010, Beatrixtheater Utrecht.
- Programmering van onze hersenen en recht. Minisymposium rechtbanken Haarlem en Amsterdam.
Gerechtsgebouw Jansstraat 81, Haarlem, 7 oktober 2010.
- Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen en AIS, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, 9 October 2010
- Hoe werkt dat leren in onze hersenen? 100 jaar Montessori vrij & zelfstandig. Montessoricollege-Oost,
Amsterdam, 13 October 2010.
- Introduction and chairperson of the day at Symposium Genderdysforie, ABN AMRO Coolsingel
Rotterdam, 20 October 2010
- De neurobiologie van kennis en intuïtie. Symposium Kennis en Intuïtie in de Geneeskunde. AMC,
Amsterdam, 21 October 2010.
- Wij zijn ons brain. Festival “Key of Life”. Theater of talks: Talks on the brain. De Waag,
Mandenmakerssteeg, Leiden, 23 October 2010
- Gender identity, sexual orientation and brain structure structural and functional sex differences in the
brain. 16 th International congress of the international society of psychosomatic obstetrics and
gynecology. Scuola Grande S. Giovanni Evangelista, Venice, Italy, 28-30 October 2010.
- Het bloed kruipt waar het niet gaan kan. Nascholing Hematologen, Rosarium, Amsterdam, 4 November
2010.
- Het substraat, waar zit het geheugen? Symposium: Focus op geheugen, 11 November 2010, De
Vrijhof, Universiteit Twente, Enschede.
- Vroege programmering van schizofrenie, depressie en borderline in relatie met suicide, Horizon Tilburg,
27 November 2010.
- Reactivation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. University of Hamburg, 13 December 2010
Special lecture
- Valedictory lecture. "Het doode lijf schenkt leering...": wat we over het leven leerden van dode
hersenen. Afscheidscollege, AMC, 17 June 2010.
Key lectures (invited)
- Permanente effecten op de hersenontwikkeling van het kind in de baarmoeder. Gynaecongres, Breda,
3-4 June 2010
- Ouder, wijzer, beïnvloedbaarder. KNMG bijeenkomst, Groningen, 1 June 2010.
Lectures as visiting professor
- Visual art and the brain, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, P.R. China, 12 April 2010
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, P.R. China,
13 April 2010
- Development of our character, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, P.R. China, 13 April
2010
- Neurobiology of addiction, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, P.R. China, 14 April 2010
- Neurobiology of eating disorders, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, P.R. China, 14 April
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- Neurobiology of placebo effects, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, P.R. China, 14 April
2010
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: consequences for gender-identity, sexual orientation and
neuropsychiatric disorders. Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R. China, May 2010
Public appearances
- Interview at Book Fair Manuscripta on the occasion of the upcoming publication of Swaabs book Wij zijn
ons Brein, van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer, Westerliefde, Amsterdam, 2 September 2010
Forum member
- Voor ik het vergeet (Before I forget) Debate on dementia and elective death. Domus Medica, Utrecht, 4
October 2010.
Discussion leader
- Expertmeeting RZO (Civilian-Military Care Organization) on foreign mission-related disorders: the future
and reconnaissance of a multidisciplinary approach. De Zwaluwenberg, Hilversum, 30 September 2010.
Workshop leader
- Uitburgeringscursus. Dementie en het zelfgewilde levenseinde, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 22 November 2010.
Debate
- Op sterven na dood. De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam, 9 November 2010
- The free will delusion. Is geloven een vrije keuze? Zit geloven in brein, genen of het hart? Veritas forum
Amsterdam, 29 november 2010. Debate and Introduction.
2011
Invited lectures
- De evolutie van onze hersenen. Koninklijk Genootschap PHYSICA, Trefpuntskerk, Alkmaar, 10 January
2011.
- Programmering van de hersenen en de (on)mogelijkheid van gedragsveranderingen. Spark
Communicatie, Lido, Amsterdam, 20 January 2011.
- Presentation, interview, discussion, with Bram Bakker, Literatuur in de Duinen, Bloemendaal, 28
January 2011.
- Reactivatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer. Symposium “Het Brein”, Studievereniging
Leonardo da Vinci, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, 28 January 2011.
- Functionele teratologie; blijvende effecten van chemische stoffen op de hersenontwikkeling van het
kind. AMC, Amsterdam, 31 January 2011.
- We are our brain. IOT Onderzoekdagen, Lunteren, 3 February 2011.
- Tijd in het brein. Studium Generale, Universiteit Utrecht, 16 February 2011
- We are our brain. Lecture for the William James Graduate School, Psychology Faculty, VU, 3 March
2011
- Escape from paradise, Lecture on the occasion of the Farewell Symposium for Kees Boer, AMC, 11
March 2011.
- De werking van ons brein in conflictueuze situaties, Regiogroep NMI-mediators Haaglanden e.o., Hotel
Den Haag-Wassenaar, te Wassenaar, 14 March 2011
- De neurobiologie van angst en agressie bij kinderen. Avondsymposium Balans, Haarlem, 11 April 2011.
- Sexual differentiation of our brain. Mind the Brain Symposium, Utrecht, 12 April 2011.
- Onze geest; van dode moleculen naar levende patiënten. Programma Geestkracht, ZonMw, Zwolle, 24
March 2011.
- Wij zijn ons brein. 11th Nationaal Autisme Congres, Beurs WTC, Rotterdam, 18 March 2011
- Ontwikkeling van ons karakter. Hooglerarenreeks Breinkunde voor Managers. Focus Conferences,
Nijenrode, 21 april 2011.
- Wij zijn ons brein. Island Bookstore, Nassaukerk, Amsterdam, 26 April 2011
- Wij zijn ons brein. Graham CCC in collaboration with ING Wealth Management. No. 578, Amsterdam,
18 April 2011.
- The impact of brain research on social debate and thinking in the Netherlands. Embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Beijing, China, 20 May 2011
- Wij zijn ons Brein. Lecture for the Universiteitsdag 2011, Aula of the UvA, 28 May 2011
- Hersenontwikkeling: van baarmoeder tot stemgerechtigd. Congres Van Pap tot Pizza, Nederlandse
Academie van Voedingswetenschappen. NBC, Blokhoeve 1, Nieuwegein, 7 June 2011.
- De evolutie van onze hersenen. Planetarium, Artis, 7 June 2011.
- Function & dysfunction of the brain. Insane in the brain, AMC PhD symposium, 17 June 2011.
- Muziektherapie en hersenziekten, Coolpolitics, Muziek telt! Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam, 22 June
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- Wij zijn ons brein. Zit-aan-Zee, VNA café meeting, 19 June 2011, IJmuiden.
- Member of the forum on Neurowetenschappen in de forensische context. Forensisch symposium,
Maastricht, 6 July 2011.
- Wij zijn ons brein. Coolpolitics lecture, Lowlands University, Biddinghuizen, 19 August 2011.
- Hersenen en Recht. !78ste plenaire SWR conferentie, Hotelconferentieoord ISVW, Leusden, 9
September 2011
- Forum member 25th Netherlands Brain Bank anniversary symposium, De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam, 15
September 2011.
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: consequences for gender-identity, sexua orientation and
neuropsychiatric disorders. SiNapsa Neuroscience Conference ’11, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 25 September
2011.
- Dementie. Rosa Spier Huis, Laren, 27 September 2011
- Reactivatie van neuronen bij de ziekte van Alzheimer, Pearson Assessment and Information.
Neuropsychologisch congres “Het Lerende Brein”. NEMO, Amsterdam, 29 September 2011.
- Één jaar Wij zijn ons Brein. Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Theater van ’t Woord, Santpoort, 3
October 2011
- Wij zijn ons brein. Beverwijkse Boekhandel, Kennemer Theater, Beverwijk, 4 October 2011.
- Vrije wil bestaat niet. General Counsel Retreat, Allen & Overy, Duin en Kruidberg, 5 October 2011
- Seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen. Polemiek in de Metaboliek, Continuum Endocrinologie, Kasteel
de Vanenburg, Putten, 6 October 2011.
- Hersenen en Muziek (together with Johannes Leertouwer). Tap cultuur, Grand Hotel Karel V, Utrecht,
11 October 2011.
- Wij zijn ons brein. Bibliotheek Spijkenisse, 12 October 2011.
- Hersenen en Recht. Gerechtshof Den Haag. 13 October 2011.
- Zijn wij ons brein en geldt dat ook voor de aandoening schizofrenie? 3e dinsdagavondprogramma
Ypsilon, Mentrumkliniek, 18 October 2011.
- De neurobiologie van dakloosheid, verslaving en criminaliteit. CoRaad Symposium Seks, drugs en
dakloos. De Amsterdamse patiënt. ABN-AMRO, Amsterdam, 21 October 2011.
- De zetel van zonderlinge verschijningen. Skepsis congres ‘Brein en Illusie’. Hogeschool Domstad,
Utrecht, 22 October 2011
- Participant in The Battle of Ideas. Institute of Ideas and Royal College of Art, London, UK, 30 October
2011.
- Brain and Art. Lecture for the Museumnachtlezing, “Special collections of the University of Amsterdam”,
Oude Turfmarkt 129, Amsterdam, 5 November 2011
- Geslachtsdifferentiatie van onze hersenen. Het Testosteronplafond. Towards women in science and
technology, 9 November 2011, Museumcafé Renzo, Science Center NEMO, Amsterdam
- Sexual differentiation of the human brain: relationship to physiology and disease. International
Conference Sex and Brain, Nijmegen, 11 November 2011
- Wij zijn ons brein. Gebruik je hersens! 5 e lustrum Senioren Academie, RU Groningen, 1 December
2011
- Live interview on Carré stage. Volle Maan, A Kind of Magic, on living with HIV, 3 December 2011
- Wij zijn ons Brein. Senioren Academie. Gezelschap Senioren Vrije Universiteit. Medische Faculteit VU,
6 December 2011
- Wij zijn ons Brein. Bibliotheek Amstelland, 7 december 2011
- Gastcollege Docenten Blok Verkiezingen, VU, Amsterdam, 8 december 2011
- Informatie productiviteit Hersenen & Informatieverwerking, NIN, Amsterdam, 12 december 2011
- Deelnemer debat over “Psychiatrische ziekten zijn hersenaandoeningen”. Ter gelegenheid van de
verschijning van het Handboek Psychiatrie en Filosofie (Damiaan Denys en Gerben Meynen), Rode
Hoed, Amsterdam, 14 december 2011.
Keynote lectures (invited)
- De ontwikkeling van ons karakter en de aanleg voor psychiatrische ziekten: consequenties voor
preventie en behandeling. Studium Generale, Maastricht University, 17 Februari 2011
- Re-activation of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. BIT’s 2 nd Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk, Dalian,
China, 23 May 2011.
- Het bedreigde kinderbrein. Nationaal Congres 2011 Praktische Pediatrie, Apeldoorn, 15 December
2011.
2012
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- Lange-termijns effecten van anesthesie bij kinderen. Seminar, afdeling Anesthesie, AMC, Vermeulen
Cranch zaal, 11 January 2012
- De noodzaak en risico’s van activatie van onze hersenen in de verschillende levensfasen. Kerkrade,
Brainparty Continuum, 14 January 2012.
- Leren en Geheugen. Lezing voor Personeelsdag Alpha Scholengroep, De Zeeuwse Stromen, Renesse,
25 January 2012
- Depressie: een hersenontwikkelingsstoornis. Studium Generale, Maastricht University, 9 February 2012
- Prenatal influences on the development of behaviour. 3rd Year Symposium GZ Psychologie. Meeting
Plaza, Utrecht, 14 February 2012.
- Adolescence. Beta-Break. Discussie voor studenten van het SILS. Amsterdam, UvA, 16 February 2012
- Simpele opvattingen over complexe breinen. Paradisolezing, 29 January 2012
- Hersenen en recht, Ottone bijeenkomst, Utrecht, 24 January 2012
- Sexual differentiation of our brain, relations to gender identity and sexual orientation. Leidsche
Ganymedes Borrel, Groot Auditorium, University of Leiden, 27 January 2012.
- Stress systems in dementia. Joint PAIC and EU-COST action: ‘Pain in impaired cognition, especially
dementia’. LUMC, Leiden, 13 January 2012
- The biological clock: life time involvement. Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC): Sylvius
Lecture. 6 February 2012.
- Lecture: Grijze cellen: Zijn wij ons brein? Handelsbeurs, Concertzaal, Gent, Belgium, 22 February 2012
- Wij zijn ons brein. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 25 February 2012
- Gender identity, sexual orientation and the brain. 15 th World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology,
Florence, Italy, 10 March 2012
- De Toegift. Metabole Dag 2012: Endocrinologie in de praktijk. Media Plaza, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, 21
March 2012.
- Wij zijn ons brein. Vroege programmering van onze hersenen. 8 ste Landelijke Studiedag Implantologie,
NVOI, Hilton Ballroom, Amsterdam, 30 March 2012.
- Pedofilie is geprogrammeerd in ons brein. Pedofilie – Aandoening of geaardheid. Medilex, De Driehoek,
Utrecht, 28 March 2012.
- Scan Uzelve. Breinkunde voor Managers. Hooglerarenreeks, Universiteit Nijenrode, 31 March 2012
- Muziek, hersenontwikkeling en hersenziekten. Muziek en het Brein, Lustrum VSP-VU, Amstelzaal VU, 5
april 2012.
- Het kwetsbare jonge brein. Congres ‘Samen nog Beter’. 12 april 2012, Woudschoten, Zeist.
- Wij zijn ons brein. Functionele teratologie. ‘Samen nog Beter’. 12 april 2012, Woudschoten, Zeist.
- De grenzen, dat is het brein. Grenzen, Cobra Dagen 2012, Leeuwenhorst Congrescentrum
Noordwijkerhout, 20 april 2012.
- Het bedreigde kinderbrein. Themadag Neurologische Ontwikkeling en Gedrag. Landelijke
Onderwijsdag, 13 april 2012.
- Het kwetsbare kinderbrein. Afscheidssymposium Rob Pereira, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, 27
april 2012.
- Het bedreigde kinderbrein. Stichting Fedra, Philharmonie, Haarlem, 21 mei 2012
- The impact of neuroscience findings on information productivity. EIM 2012, Leerhotel Het Klooster,
Amersfoort, 23 mei 2012.
- Introduction. Battle of the Brains, EduMind, 11 juni 2012
- Hersenen, geest, bewustzijn en vrije wil. Unitas Multiplex, Amsterdam, 12 juni 2012.
- Wij zijn ons brein. AS Prometheus, Lipsius, zaal 003, Leiden, 20 juni 2012.
- Jouw hersenen zijn fascinerend. ISBW opleidingen, Regardz Planetarium Amsterdam, 21 juni 2012
- De kracht van het verschil. Female Capital BAM congres 2012, Maasgebouw bij De Kuip, Rotterdam, 3
juli 2012
Debates (invited)
- Identiteit, religie en het brein, wat bepaalt wie wij zijn. Jacobikerk, Utrecht, 18 January 2012.
- Debate: Grijze cellen: Zijn wij ons brein? Handelsbeurs, Concertzaal, Gent, Belgium, 22 February 2012
- Debate: Does it take two to tango? De Ziel en/of Het Brein. Feest van de Filosofie. Hoger Instituut voor
Wijsbegeerte, Leuven, België, 31 maart 2012.
- Nacht van de Filosofie. Debat Wij zijn ons Brein met Bert Keizer en Marc Slors. 13 April 2012
- NRC Academie Vrije Wil. 3 debates. Landgoed ISVW, Leusden, on 1 May 2012.
- Debating match and varying debates, Opvoeden (Swaab tegen de rest van Nederland) Zorgen aan
Zee, Vlissingen, 1 June 2012.
Masterclasses (invited)
- Bewustzijn, schizofrenie, geheugen. Masterclass Honours programma BMW, Universiteit Utrecht, 30
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January 2012.
Keynote lectures (invited)
- Visual Art and the Brain. Art Department, Zhejiang University, P.R. China, 16 March 2012
- Brain, Mind and Neuroscience, Hangzhou Buddhism Academy, P.R. China, 17 March 2012
- De positieve kanten van het ouder worden. Zin in Ouder Worden. Innovatieve visies ACA 2012, VU, 31
May 2012
- Introductie. Zorgen aan Zee. Vlissingen, 1 June 2012
- Neuroscience. 19 th International Student Congress of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS), Groningen, 6
June 2012
Public lectures (invited)
- Functional Brain Anatomy (Human Brain Dissection, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), 19 May
2012
Workshops (invited)
- Workshop neuroscience, 19 th International Student Congress of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS),
Groningen 6 June 2012
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Meetings with the press/media/Swaab’s research in the national and international (popular)
press, recorded since 1997
1997
Heilzaam licht (‘The benefits of light’) In: Plus, December 1997
Hersenen zonder hiërarchie (‘no hierarchy in the brain’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 29 November 1997
Hormone gegen geistigen Verfall (‘Hormones against
the decaying brain’) In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 January, 1997
Verlichting van het slaapprobleem
(‘A solution for disturbed sleep’) In: Het Parool, 18 January 1997
Licht verlicht het Alzheimer leed
(‘Light can lighten the burden of Alzheimer’) In: De Telegraaf, 5 July 1997
Nieuw licht op winterdepressie
(‘Light and winter depression’) In: VPN, 23 October 1997
Gesprekstherapie voor werkloze hersencellen
(‘Talking about inactive brain cells’) In: AMC Magazine, May 1997
Master debat (‘Master debate’) In: Verband, September 1997
Meer licht voor grijs (‘Light for Grey’) In: AMC Magazine, Januray 1997
Wegenwacht bij zenuwschade (‘repairing nerve damage’) In: Scan, no. 4, 1997
1998
Sex on the brain In: The Observer Review, 8 November 1998
Laat mij maar werken (‘I’m better off working’) In: Algemeen Dagblad, 30 April 1998
In tachtig plakjes (‘80 slices’) In: Limburgs Dagblad, 15 August 1998
Dick Swaab in tachtig plakjes(‘Dick Swaab in 80 slices’) In: Tubantia, 27 June 1998
Amsterdam conference on Alzheimer’s disease In: The News, June 1998
Alzheimer te lijf (‘Fighting Alzheimer’) In: De Volkskrant, 18 July 1998
Alzheimer als hart- en vaatziekte
(‘Alzheimer and coronary disease’) In: Het Parool, 18 July 1998
Sluipmoord op de hersenen (‘Assassination of the brain’) In: Haagsche Courant, 18 July 1998
Hersenziekte (‘Brain Disease’) In: Vrij Nederland, 19 December 1998
Demente ouderen onder kunstzon
(‘Demented elderly treated with artificial sunlight’) In: Algemeen Dagblad, 22 June 1998
Doel van de geneeskunde raakt op achtergrond
(‘Losing sight of healing’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 20 June 1998
Depressie zit écht tussen de oren
(‘Depression is a disease of the brain’) In: De Telegraaf, 13 June 1998
Alzheimergolf nog niet te keren
(‘Alzheimer floodgates opened’) In: De Telegraaf, 20 June 1998
Niks Frankenstein, niks luguber
(‘Neither Frankenstein nor sinister’) In: De Gooi- en Eemlander, 27 June 1998
Zo complex als het heelal
(‘As complex as the universe’) In: Drentse & Asser Courant, 27 June 1998
Op naar de hersenbank
(‘Let’s go to the brain bank’) In: Het Parool, 30 March 1998
Oren lesbiennes lijken op die van mannen
(‘Lesbians have ‘male’ ears) In: Trouw, 11 March 1998
Sporen van leven na de dood
(‘Traces of life after death’) In: De Telegraaf, 28 February 1998
Dementia linked to faulty RNA In: New Scientist, 17 January 1998
De fout zit niet in de streepjescode, maar in de afleesapparatuur
(‘It’s not the bar code that’s faulty, it’s the scanner’) In: Utrechts Univ. blad, 22 January 1998
Een depressie zit tussen de oren
(‘Depression is a brain disease’) In: Psychologie, January 1998
Ouder wordend DNA heeft leesbril nodig
(‘Aging DNA needs reading glasses’) In: Het Parool, 10 January 1998
Vertaalfout (‘Translation error’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 10 January 1998
Boodschapper krijgt de schuld van dementie
(‘Don’t blame the messenger’) In: De Volkskrant, 10 January 1998
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Het hart klopt ook in het hoofd
(‘The heart also beats in the head’) In: AMC Magazine, March 1998
Een nieuwe kijk op het ontstaan van de ziekte van Alzheimer
(‘A new way of looking at Alzheimer’s disease’) In: Mediator, February 1998
Vochtverlies door knipfouten
(‘Loss of fluids due to cutting errors’) In: AMC Magazine, April 1998
Cellen tellen in hersenkernen (‘Counting cells in brain nuclei’) In: Neuropraxis, no. 2, 1998
Seksualiteit zit echt tussen de oren (‘Sex on the brain’) In: AMC Magazine, May 1998
Neuronale veranderingen bij depressie
(‘Neuronal changes in depression’) In: Neuropraxis, no. 3, 1998
Het zit niet in de genen (‘It’s not in the genes’) In: Akademie Nieuws, February 1998
Sex im Kopf (‘Sex on the brain’) In: Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift,
30 May 1998
Halszaak voor de psychiater
(‘Hanging matter for the psychiatrist’) In: AMC Magazine, December 1998
Overeenkomsten depressie en ziekte van Alzheimer
(‘Similarities depression and Alzheimer’s disease’) In: De Psychiater, Oktober 1998
Alzheimer is een stofwisselingsziekte
(‘Alzheimer is a metabolic disorder’) In: Alzheimer Magazine, 1998
Tussen twee ijzeren tangen (‘Iron grip’) In: Haagsche Courant, 6 October 1998
1999
Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek bestaat negentig jaar:
Steeds weer nieuwe contacten, steeds weer nieuwe verbindingen
(Ninety years of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research:
A steady stream of new contacts) In: Folia, 18 June 1999
Seks in het brain (‘Sex on the brain’) In: Elsevier, 21 August 1999
Onderzoek naar ontstaan depressie
(‘Causes of depression’) In: De Telegraaf, 16 October 1999
Zo’n onderzoek speelt dag en nacht door je hoofd
(‘I always carry my research project with me’) In: Intermediair, 23 September 1999
Transseksueel heeft andere hersencellen
(‘The transsexual brain is different’) In: Het Parool, 15 January 1999
Mutilation won’t make a man a woman In: The Guardian, 5 August 1999
Ramaermedaille voor grensverleggend onderzoek
naar ontstaan depressies
(‘Ramaermedal for expanding the horizons for research
into the cause of depression’) In: De Psychiater, no. 5, 1999
Gezond oordeel (‘Judged healthy’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 24 April 1999
Herseninstituut viert 90-jarig bestaan
(90 th Birthday Netherlands Institute for Brain Research) In: Akademie Nieuws, April 1999
Ontregeling stress-as leidt tot depressie -
ook bij Alzheimerpatiënten
(‘Disorganized stress-axis leads to depression - also
in Alzheimer patients In: Alzheimer Magazine, no. 10, 1999
Gevangene van eigen genen
(‘A prisoner of your own genes’) In: Hersenwerk 2002, no. 32, 1999
Geest en genen (Mind and genes) In: HP/De Tijd, 18 June 1999
Dicteren genen ons gedrag?
(Do our genes dictate our behaviour?) In: Bio Nieuws, 1999
Naar de psychiater of naar de Cariben
(A visit to the psychiatrist or to the Caribbean) In: UIT/VN, no. 25A, 1999
Roze genen (‘Pink genes’) In: Intermediair, 17 June 1999
Tegen arrogante wetenschap
(‘Against the arrogance of science’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 12 June 1999
Historie contra genen (‘History versus genes’) In: De Volkskrant, 12 June 1999
Het menselijk brein (‘The human brain’) In: AMC Magazine, June 1999
De hersenpan: grijze machine of tuin van Darwin?
(The cranium: grey machine or Darwin’s garden?) In: Folia, 11 June 1999
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Grens tussen leven en dood steeds vager
(‘Fading borders between life and death’) In: Algemeen Dagblad, 10 May 1999
Baby beslist (‘It’s the baby’s decision’) In: Elsevier, 1 May 1999
Manke boodschapper voor gebroken zenuwen
(‘Limping messenger for severed nerves’) In: AMC Magazine, May 1999
Versmade melk (‘Scorned milk’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 9 October 1999
Multidisciplinair onderzoek: het voordeel van ellende
(‘Multidisciplinary research: the benefits of misery’) In: NBMF Nieuws, June 1999
De technische mens (‘Technical man’) In: De Groene Amsterdammer, 15 December
1999
2000
Fundamenteel onderzoek naar achtergronden dementie
(Fundamental research into background of dementia) In: Mediator, no. 7, 2000
Alzheimer kun je voorkomen met een interessante baan
(prevent Alzheimer with an interesting job) In: HN, November 2000
Vaccin tegen Alzheimer (‘Alzheimer vaccination’) In: Intermediair, 27 July 2000
Wij zijn onze hersenen (‘Brains R Us’) In: Trouw, 30 September 2000
Een vorm van hersendood (‘A kind of brain death’) In: Het Parool, 10 October 2000
Ontspoorde hersenen (‘The brain derailed’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 30 December 2000
Hersenherstel na celtransplantatie
(‘Cellular transplants could repair the brain’) In: De Telegraaf, 16 December 2000
Een verlicht brein (‘An enlightened brain’) In: Hersenwerk, no. 39, 2000
Zou het ooit nog wat worden met de psychologie?
(Will psychology ever amount to anything?) In: Trouw, 14 October 2000
Klokkijken in de baarmoeder
(‘The clock and the fetus’) In: AMC Magazine, September 2000
Dementie beheerst discussie rond euthanasie
(‘Euthanasia debate hogged by dementia’) In: Relevant, no. 3, 2000
Revolutie in hersenonderzoek (‘A revolution in brain research’) In: De Telegraaf, 1 January 2000
Nieuw initiatief voor hersenonderzoek
(‘New initiative in brain research) In: Ypsilon Nieuws, February 2000
Niets van wat ik noem is dé oorzaak van schizofrenie
(‘No one cause of schizophrenia’) In: Ypsilon Nieuws, February 2000
Alzheimer neemt epidemische vormen aan
(Alzheimer epidemic) In: De Telegraaf, 15 April 2000
Wijs over grijs (‘Grey Matter’) In: AMC Magazine, January 2000
Een opkikker voor het dovende brain
(‘A pick-me up for the fading brain’) In: De Volkskrant, 8 January 2000
Gebruik je hersens (‘Use your brain’) In: Illuster, March 2000
2001
Anorexia is een hersenziekte, geen psychische kwaal
(‘Anorexia is a brain disease, not a psychiatric disorder’) In: Opzij, no. 10, October 2001
Baas in eigen brein (‘Boss of your brain’) In: Relevant, no. 3, 2001
Laatste doorbraak van het jaar (‘Last breakthrough of the year’) In: Het Parool, 29 December 2001
Breinreis naar het verleden (‘Trip down memory lane’) In: AMC Magazine, April 2001
Als je temperatuur stijgt, begin je wakker te worden
(‘When your temperature rises, you’re waking up’) In: Akademie Nieuws, December 2001
Masculien feminisme (‘Masculine feminism’) In: De Volkskrant, 15 December 2001
Veroudering van de grijze massa (‘Brain Aging’) In: AMC Magazine, January 2001
Verschil moet er wezen (‘Distinctions are fine’) In: Folia, 9 March 2001
In het diepst van mijn gedachten
(‘My deepest thoughts’) In: KuZien, Winter 2000/2001
Een geleerde in kniebroek (‘A scholar in plus fours’) In: Folia, 1 June 2001
Wat wil het brein? (What does the brain want?) In: NRC Handelsblad Magazine, June 2001
Het roze raadsel (‘The pink riddle’) In: Elsevier, 16 June 2001
De Nederlandse Hersenbank speelt essentiële rol
bij Alzheimer onderzoek
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(‘Netherlands Brain Bank plays vital part
in Alzheimer research’) In: Alzheimer Actueel, Spring 2001
Avondje tv beter dan sporten
(‘An evening of telly is healthier than exercise’) In: De Telegraaf 20 June 2001
‘No sports’ In: De Volkskrant, 7 July 2001
Hersens voor onderzoek (‘Brains for research’) In: Elsevier, 13 January 2001
De temperatuur van een goede nachtrust
(‘The temperature of a good night’s sleep’) In: AMC Magazine, December 2001
Zenuwen lokken (‘Tempting nerves’) In: De Volkskrant, 16 February 2002
Criminele hersenen (‘The criminal brain’) In: Natuur en Techniek, November 2001
2002
Hersenen zijn aaibaar geworden
(‘The cuddly brain’) In: Natuur en Techniek, no. 12, December
2002
De biologische klok (‘The biological clock’) In: Medisch Contact, 9 August 2002
Voor gek verklaard (‘Certifiable’) In: PS van de Week, 27 July 2002
Hiermee kun je zowat alle bestaande genen checken
(‘A device that will check almost all known genes’) In: Akademie Nieuws, April 2002
Menselijke hersenen razendsnel geëvolueerd
(‘Super fast evolution of the human brain’) In: Het Parool, 13 April 2002
Eiwitten maken de aap
(‘Proteins are the difference between man and ape’) In: De Volkskrant, 13 April 2002
Stress van de creche (‘Creche stress’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 7 April 2002
Een klein beetje leven na de dood
(‘A little bit of life after death’) In: AMC Magazine, March 2002
Genomica en ‘t grote geld (‘Genomics and the big money’) In: Folia, 22 March 2002
Hersencellen blijven leven (‘Brain cells stay alive’) In: Volkskrant, 12 January 2002
Het belang van hersenvocht (‘The importance of liquor’) In: Mensen Medisch, February 2002
Rat met dwarslaesie herstelt gedeeltelijk door nieuwe therapie
(‘New therapy helps rats partially recover from paraplegia) In: De Telegraaf, 7 February 2002
Hersencellen blijven leven (‘Brain cells stay alive’) In: De Gooi- en Eemlander, 8 January 2002
Biologische klok maakt niet depressief
(‘Biological clock does not cause depression’) In: De Volkskrant, 12 January 2002
Agilent stakes its claim In: Genetic Engineering News, February 2002.
Geen gedachten zonder fosfor
(‘No phosphor, no thoughts’) In: AMC Magazine, December 2002
2003
De mens is van beton (‘Concrete man’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 3 January 2003
De risico’s van beroepsboksen en koppen
(‘Risks of professional boxing and heading’) In: De Volkskrant, 12 November 2003
Boksverbod? (Banning Boxing?) In: NRC Handelsblad, 15 November 2003
Zélf in de schijnwerper: licht
(A life in the spotlights: light) In: Gezondheidsnieuws no. 11, November
2003
Well stress, geen strijd (‘Stress, yes, struggle, no’) In: De Volkskrant, 13 September 2003
Wel of geen schizofreen (‘Schizo or no schizo’) In: Algemeen Dagblad, 15 August 2003
Hersenonderzoek van belang voor onderwijs
(‘The importance of brain research for education’) In:Staatscourant, 25 July 2003
Demente bejaarden hebben licht nodig
(‘Demented elderly need light) In: Dagblad van het Noorden, 7 August 2003
De ziel is een misverstand (‘The soul is a mistake’) In: De Limburger, 2003
Atheïsten (Atheists) In: NRC Handelsblad, 29 April 2003
De ware ongelovigen (‘True Disbelievers’) In: Nederlands Dagblad, 11 July 2003
Sekseverschillen in het brein (‘Sex differences in the brain’) In: Sciam, June 2003
Theologie wetenschappelijk? (Is theology a science?) In: NRC Handelsblad, 28/29 June 2003
Nieuw debat zelfdoding (‘A new debate on suicide’) In: De Volkskrant, 19 June 2003
Hotelroereifabriek (‘Prefab scrambled eggs’) In: NRC Handelsblad, 21/22 June 2003
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Een dag bij het herseninstituut
(‘A day at the Brain Institute) In: MSZien, 17 June 2003
Een ongewone erfenis (‘An unusual inheritance’) In: De Neuroloog, no. 2, 2003
Mannelijkheid zit in je brein (‘Masculinity is in your brain’) In: Psychologie Magazine, 30 April 2003
Début de siècle. De opkomst van het ‘ietsisme’
(The rise of ‘something-ism’) In: Vrij Nederland, 19 April 2003
Zonder beschermengel red je het niet
(‘You need a guardian angel’) In: Mediator, no. 2, March 2003
Tussenmensen (‘not a male, not a female’) In: Vrij Nederland, 15 March 2003
Hoe bevlogen kun je zijn? (‘A passion for research’) In: MS Nieuwsbrief, no. 18, 2003
Breingeheimen (‘Secrets of the brain’) In: Algemeen Dagblad, 12 March 2003
Training houdt de hersens fit (‘Training keeps the brain fit’) In: De Volkskrant, 8 March 2003
Het jatten van kennis (‘Stealing knowledge’) In: Elsevier, 22 February 2003
Lesbisch klonen onzin (‘Lesbian cloning is nonsense’) In: De Telegraaf, 7 January 2003
Exploring the brain: a search for ourselves In: BCN Nieuwsbrief, January 2003
Het brein beslist pas later
(‘The brain makes up its mind later on’) In: AMC Magazine, January 2003
Transseksueel heeft vrouwelijke hersenen
(‘Transsexuals have female brain’) In: Het Parool, 6 January 2003
Bescherm je brein (‘Save your brain’) In: Men’s Health, December 2003
2004
Een zoektocht naar jezelf. In: Hersenmagazine, jaargang 2, nr. 2, June
2004.
Interview met Prof.Dr. D.F. Swaab
(Interview with Prof.dr. D.F. Swaab) In: Sarcoïdose Nieuws, jaargang 23, March
2004
Stimulatie van neuronen en functioneel herstel In: Alzheimer Nederland, pag. 3, 2004
("Neuronal stimulation and functional recovery")
IJveren voor Chinees Onderzoekstalent In: Status, nr. 16, jaargang 13. November.
Interview with Dick Swaab
2005
Denken over hersens In: De Volkskrant, 29 January 2005.
(Thinking about the brain)
De eerste stap in de wetenschap van Dick Swaab
(Dick Swaab’s first steps in science) . In: Akademie Nieuws 81, February 2005.
Nee, de baarmoeder is niet veilig
(The womb is not a safe place) In: NRC Handelsblad. 6 February 2005.
Passie op de kubieke centimeter
(Passionate about a cubic centimeter) In: AMC Magazine, nr. 2, February 2005.
Het hersenonderzoek kent geen taboes meer
(No taboos in brain research) In: Bionieuws 4. Jaargang 15, 25 February
2005.
Hersenen van doden zijn van levensbelang
(The brains of the dead are vital) In: MSzien no 1. 25 February 2005. Interview
met Dick Swaab & Inge Huitinga
Geen mens die de pijn ziet
(Invisible pain) In: De Volkskrant, 5 March 2005. Interview
about pain in dementia (research done with
Prof. dr. E.J.A. Scherder).
Homo ruikt zoals vrouw
(Gays noses smell what females smell) In: NRC Handelsblad, 10 May 2005
Verschil in hersenen homo’s en hetero’s
(gay brain is different from straight brain) In: Metro, 11 May 2005
Homoseksuele hersenen
(Homosexual brain) In: Quest, April 2005
Bedorven brein
(Brain gone bad) In: Medisch Contact, 29 April 2005.
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'Homokwabjes'
(Location of homosexuality) In: 'Het testosteron-effect' in Psychologie
Magazine, June 2005
Sex differences in the human brain
Public debate organized by the European Dana Alliance for the Brain and Imperial College London, 5 July 2005
Hersenen en psychiatrie (Brains and psychiatry) In: Kind en adolescent praktijk, jaargang 4, nr.
2, pp. 74-78. June 2005
Een hoofd voor hersenen: neurobioloog Dick Swaab dissecteert In: Humo, augustus 2005
Een kwart eeuw Stichting MS Research, deel 2 In: MenSen, nr. 4, October 2005-10-03
(A quarter of a century for the MS Research Foundation)
Ons karakter wordt in baarmoeder bepaald In: Spui, Res. Academicae, 2, p. 4-5, 2005
(Our character is determined in the womb)
Tussen jongen en meisje In: NRC Handelsblad, 24 July 2005.
(Between a boy and a girl)
Pas als dat been eraf is, voel ik me compleet
(I won't be whole until that leg comes off) In: Psychologie Magazine, July/August 2005
Amsterdammer van hart tot hersens
(An Amsterdammer in heart and brain) In: Het Parool. 26 September 2005
Gebruik je hersens
(Use your brain) In: Cheerz, no. 1, 2005.
Anders maakt eender
(Differences create sameness) In: NRC Handelsblad, 8/9 October 2005
De mythe van het agressie-gen
(The aggression gene myth) In: Vrij Nederland, 15 October 2005
Oosterse naalden door Westerse ogen
(Acupuncture as seen by the Western world) In: Status, AMC, October 2005
Newspaper report on the Lustrum Academische Club In: Folia, 21 October 2005
Een verjongingskuur voor het brein
(Rejuvenation therapy for the brain) In: AMC Magazine, November 2005
Waarom opvoeden geen zin zou hebben
(Is there any sense in trying to raise children well?) In: Ouders van nu, December 2005
Hersenen van doden zijn van levensbelang
(The brains of the dead can help the living) In: Rondom MS, December 2005
2006
Denken over het brein (Thinking about the brain) In: Nieuw Israelitisch Weekblad, January 2006
Hersenonderzoeker zou het beter gedaan hebben dan
'intelligent ontwerper'
(Brain researcher would have done a better job
than the 'intelligent designer') In: Nederlands Dagblad, 21 January 2006
Hersenen van overleden mensen zijn van levensbelang
(The brains of the deceased are of vital importance) In: RondOm MS, nr. 24, 2006
Zijn mannen nog te verbeteren?
(Can men be improved?) In: Opzij, March 2006
Kwade homo's zaten aan de verkeerde kant In: Gay Krant 554, 2006
(Angry gays got it all wrong)
Je kunt aan een karakter weinig veranderen
(Character can't really be changed) In: Living, autumn 2006
De keuze van Dick Swaab
(Dick Swaab's choice) In: De Academische Boekengids 58, Sept.
2006
De maat genomen. Topmannen langs de feministische meetlat In: Topmannen langs de feministische meetlat.
Uitgeverij Archipel, 2006.
2007
Mist in het brein (Fog in the brain) In: Psychologie Magazine, February 2007
Schaken en Alzheimer
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(Chess and Alzheimer) In: Zsana, February 2007
Alzheimer: nog steeds geen remedie
(Alzheimer: still no remedy available) In: Zsana, March 2007
Bij demente bejaarden. Kwaliteit van leven groter met fel licht In: De Volkskrant, 28 June 2007
(Bright light brings better quality of life for demented elderly).
Minder van slag met TL-buizen en een pil In: AMC Magazine, no. 6, June 2007
(Tube lighting and a pil mean less confusion)
Meer licht helpt tegen dementie In: De Telegraaf, 22 June 2007
(More light to improve dementia)
Hersenen maken de man/vrouw In: Aware Psychologie, nr. 3, 2007
(The brain makes the man/woman)
Het brein is lang niet zo flexibel als we hopen
(The brain is no way near as flexible as we would like) In: Psychologie Magazine, December 2007
Van alle markten thuis. In Quest. December 2007
(Jack-of-all-trades)
2008
Hebben homo's gevoeliger hersenen?
(Are gay men's brains more sensitive?) In: Psychologie Magazine, May 2008.
Licht helpt demente bejaarde
(Light is beneficial to demented elderly people) In: De Volkskrant, 11 June 2008
Slecht slapen door falende hersenen
(Failing brain causes bad sleep) In: AMC Magazine, June 2008
Gezocht: hersenen.
(Wanted: brains) In: De Telegraaf, 17 June 2008
De mens is niet langer maakbaar
(Man is not makeable any more) In: Ad Valvas, 4 September 2008
Permanent sabbatical in eigen lab.
(Permanent sabbatical in own lab) In: Reformatorisch dagblad, 28 November
2008
M/V: wat maakt een brein mannelijk of vrouwelijk?
(M/F: what makes a brain male or female?) In: Quest Gezond. Special issue on the brain,
autumn 2008
Dick Swaab en het homokwabje
(Dick Swaab and the gay lobe) In: Akademie Nieuws, December 2008.
2009
Aangeboren slecht In: NRC Handelsblad, 24/25 January 2009
(Born bad)
Van drinken krijg je geen bolleboos In: NRC Next, 6 February 2009
(Alcohol does not a bright child make)
Geniepige karakters In: Quest, Special over Psychologie, nr. 15,
2009.
(Sneaky characters)
Wie we zijn wordt grotendeels bepaald in de baarmoeder In: Psychologie Magazine, themanummer,
April 2009.
(Our character is mainly determined in the womb)
Het individuele karakter is reeds in de baarmoeder vastgelegd In: De Psychiater. Jaarg 16, no. 1, Jan 2009.
(The individual character is determined in the womb)
De overheid moet meer betrokken worden bij hersenonderzoek
(The government should be more involved in brain research) In: Hersenmagazine, Jaargang 7, no,
2, June 2009.
Kneedbare hersenen. In: Elsevier, 27 June 2009.
(Pliable brains)
Dementie kan heel snel gaan In: Relevant, nr. 2, 2009
(Dementia can progress really quickly)
NIN met slag en stoot naar honderdjarig jubileum In: Status, no. 9, June 2009.
(NIN reaches 100 years - but not without a struggle)
Een eeuw lang kronkels kijken In: Akademie Nieuws juni 2009
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(a century of brain research)
Als we alles bewust moesten doen, zouden we geen
leven hebben In: KRO Magazine, no. 48, 2009
(If we had to think about everything we do,
we wouldn't have time to live)
Abnormaliteitsfobie In: NRC, 2009
(Abnormality Fobia)
Verwaterde relaties
(Diluted relationships) In: C2W Life Sciences, jaargang 105, #19,
October 2009
Gek op kinderen en gestoord
(Crazy about kids, and plain crazy) In: De Volkskrant, 19 December 2009
2010
Weg met de diëten.
(Down with dieting) In: NRC Weekly. 2 January 2010
Swaab van het homokwabje gaat stug door
(Swaab is undeterred) In: Het Parool, 18 June 2010
Swaab bepaalt zelf wanneer hij stopt
(Swaab determines when it's been enough) In: Status, June 2010, no. 8, vol. 19
Alles, ook ons karakter, ligt vast in ons brein
(Everything, including our character, is fixed in our brain) In: Dagblad van het Noorden, 26-06-2010
Bedankt, mam.
(Thanks, mom) In: Quest Psychologie, no. 2, 2010, pp.14-17
Identity Crisis: What determines gender? In: Endocrine News, June 2010, pp. 30-33.
Intuïtieve en zorgzame multitaskers
(Intuitive and caring multitaskers) In: J/M voor Ouders, 14 th issue, no. 7/8,
July/August 2010
Uitburgeren met Dick Swaab
(Dick Swaab on subjects surrounding death) In: Uitvaart, 26 th issue, no. 9, September 2010
Overigens. Meningen van diverse publieke personen In: Folia, 64th issue, no. 02, 10-09-2010
(By the way)
Neurobioloog Dick Swaab (65) neemt geen afscheid: "Er is nog veel te ontdekken"
(Dick Swaab turns 65 but reckons retirement is not for him as there is still too much to discover)
In: MSzien 2010, 3
Hersenonderzoeker bij toeval.
(The accidental scientist) In: NRC Handelsblad, 12-06-2010
Een brein went nooit helemaal
(Brain obductions never become a matter of routine) In: De Volkskrant, 12-06-2010
Met hersenen in de hand komt de dood heel dichtbij. In: Folia, vol. 63, no. 35, June 2010
(Holding a brain is a confrontation with death)
Het brein is de baas
(The Brain Rules) In: Medisch Contact, 65 th issue, 7 October
2010.
Karakter ontstaat door chemie in baarmoeder.
(Chemical reactions in the womb are the heart of our person) In: Volkskrant, 2 October 2010, Letter
by Dick Swaab.
De mythe van de eigen verantwoordelijkheid. Op: Joop.nl, 1 October 2010
De Vrije Wil is een plezierige illusie
(Free will is a pleasant illusion) In: De Groene Amsterdammer, 11 November
2010.
Pensioen (Retirement) In: Spui, Uva Alumni Magazine, 02/2010, 33.
2011
Pedofiel, dat ben je gewoon
(Pedophile? It can’t be helped) In: Sp!ts, 10 January 2011
Straffen moet je eerst uittesten.
(Efficacy of punishment should be tested before it’s imposed) In: HP/De Tijd, 4 February 2011, pp.
16-18
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Wij zijn ons brein (We are our brain) In: Spiegeloog, nr. 338, issue 38, February
2011, pp. 13-15.
Het brein is ‘in’, al is dat wel eens anders geweest
(The brain is ‘hot’, but that wasn’t always so) In: Metro, 25 January 2011
Werk is mijn grootste begeerte (My work is what I covet most) In: Trouw, 12 March 2011
Het begint in de baarmoeder (It starts in the womb) In: De Volkskrant, 12 March 2011
De stijl van Darwin is overweldigend
(Darwin has an overwhelming style) In: NRC Handelsblad. Boeken, 10 March 2011
Mijn leven bestaat uit onderzoek en andere activiteiten die
je niet meer kan doen als het brein het laat afweten.
En dan heeft het leven ook geen zin meer. Interview in: Uit Vrije Wil. Waardig sterven op
hoge leeftijd. Redactie J. Peters, E. Sutorius
en anderen. Uitgeverij Boom, Amsterdam, pp.
85-88
We zullen nog lang mogen wachten op de wonderpillen
(Miracle cure is still a long way off) In: Knack. 23 February 2011
Een bijna-doodervaring is kortsluiting van de hersenen
(A near-death experience is a short-circuit of the brain) In: AD, 25 February 2011
Swaab weet overal iets van – denken media
(Swaab knows something about everything – is what the media think) In: Status, April 2011, no.5,
issue 20
Dick Swaab ‘niet zo bang aangelegd’
(Dick Swaab ‘does not scare easily’) In: Noordhollands Dagblad, 26 March 2011
In: Haarlems Dagblad, 26 March 2011
Dick Swaab: ‘We zullen nog lang mogen wachten op de wonderpillen’
(We’ll be waiting a long time for those miracle cures) In: Knack, 23 February 2011, no. 8, issue 41.
Interview Dick Swaab In: Factaal, March 2011, no. 1, issue 11
Vrijwel alles ligt min of meer vast
(Not much chance of change) In: Libelle, no. 17, 2011
Houdt doorwerken Alzheimer op afstand? In: Drukker dan Ooit. Werken na je 65 ste . Cisca
Dresselhuys, Just Publishers.
Dick Swaab antwoordt zijn critici In: NRC Weekend, 23/24 april 2011
(Dick Swaab’s response to his critics)
Jongens deden het ooit beter
(Once upon a time boys did better at school) In: NRC Handelsblad 5 July 2011
Steun aan pedo’s vermindert recidive In: De Volkskrant, 17 July 2011
(Buddies for pedophiles reduce the chance of repeat offenders)
Eén keer leven is genoeg
(One life is enough) In: De Telegraaf, 23 July 2011
Het gevaar van de geïsoleerde pedoseksueel
(Isolating pedophiles does not help) In: NRC Weekend, 23/24 July 2011
Dick Swaab Zelfportret
(Dick Swaab Self Portrait) In: HP de Tijd. week 30, July 2011
Het bestaan is één groot toeval
(Being is Happenstance) In: VPRO gids, week 31, July 2011
Hersenen zijn hot.
(The brain is a hot item) In: Sp!ts, 26 August 2011
Het is van alle tijden
(Something that is and always will be there) In: De Volkskrant, 3 September 2011
Ik stop reacties in het laatje ‘gek’.
(Some responses I have to file under ‘mad’) In: NRC Next, 9 September 2011
Ook Swaab is zijn brein
(Swaab, too, is his brain) In: NIW, nr.48, 16 September 2011
Minder placebo-werking bij dwangmedicatie?
(Placebo-effect reduced in forced medication?) In: Psy, issue 15, no. 10, November 2011
(article by Dick Swaab and Gerben Meynen)
Herseninstituut had een vacature
(There was a position vacant at the Brain Research Institute) In: Trouw, 8 October 2011
De vrije wil is een illusie
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(Free will is an illusion) In: De Morgen Magazine, 12 November 2011
Dick Swaab slaat terug naar zijn critici
(Dick Swaab retaliates) In: Het Parool, 10 December 2011
Swaab riposteert
(Swaab retaliates) In: AMC Magazine no 10, December 2011
Mijn kennis is beperkt
(My knowledge is limited) In: ParaVisie, issue 26, December 2011
Mijn drive is een aangeboren afwijking. In: Libelle, nr. 52, December 2011.
(My drive is inherited)
Ons meest cruciale organ In: Telegraaf. Bijlage De Uitdaging, December
2011
(Our most crucial organ)
2012
Catherine interviewt Dick Swaab In: Gezond Nu. Januari 2012
(Catherine interviews Dick Swaab)
De grens tussen normaal en psychotisch is grillig en vaag
(The boundaries between what is normal and what is psychotic are fickle and vague)
In: Alibi. Issue 42, no. 2, 2012
Boze homo’s
(Angry gays) In: Mare, 26 January 2012
Door internet een ander mens
(A different person as a result of the internet) In: Nederlands Dagblad, 28 January 2012
Prikkel je brein via je zintuigen
(Let your senses stimulate your brain) In: Sp!ts. Foreword in Special edition
supplement, 29 March 2012
Guest editorial: About Neuroscience with Professor Dick F. Swaab In: Activitas Nervosa Superior
Rediviva, volume 53, no. 4, 2011.
De vraag is: heb je biologische aanleg of niet?
(The question is, do you have the biological aptitude or not?) In: Over de Top. Haal het allerbeste uit
jongeren. pp. 58-60. Kosmos Uitgevers,
Utrecht, 2012
Als onze hersenen niet meer door onze zintuigen gestimuleerd
worden gaan ze zelf informatie maken.
(Brains that lack stimulation by the senses proceed to create
their own information) In: Prikkel je brein via je zintuigen, 29 maart
2012.
Het laatste oordeel. Dick Swaab, Neurobioloog
(The Last Judgment. Dick Swaab, Neurobiologist) In: De Standaard, vrijdag 30 maart 2012
Pedo: kind onder kinderen In: Tubantia, 3 maart 2012
(Pedophile: child among children)
De ziel is niet meer dan een misverstand
(The existence of a soul is a misunderstanding) In: Campuskrant, tijdschrift van de KU Leuven,
28 maart 2012
Het onmuzikale brein van Dick Swaab
(The non-musical brain of Dick Swaab) In: Ad Valvas, 19 april 2012
De ziel bestaat niet
(The soul does not exist) In: Filosofie Magazine. Nr.4, jaargang 20, april
2012.
De mens is een (on)bezield wezen
(Humans do (not) have a soul) In: De Volkskrant, 7 april 2012.
Zelfs van Mozart blijft niks over
(Nothing remains, not even of the person Mozart) In: NRC Handelsblad, 18 april 2012.
Doodsbang voor het slotakkoord
(Scared to death of dying) In: Het Uitvaartwezen, mei 2012, p.9
Broers en Zussen
(Brothers and Sisters) In: De Volkskrant, 16 mei 2012
Gesprek met Dick Swaab
(Interview with Dick Swaab) Website Studium Generale Universiteit
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Utrecht. Interview by Ed Veldhuizen
Breinbodem in zicht.
(Interview with Dick Swaab and Inge Huitinga)
Problemen bij de geboorte zijn het eerste syndroom
In: De Telegraaf, 15 juni 2012
(The first symptoms are problems with the birth)
De computer in je hoofd
In: Vakblad voor Contextuele Hulpverlening,
jaargang 17, nr 2, juni 2012
(The computer in your head)
De mens een dier?
In: Discovery Magazine, September 2012
(Is man an animal?) In: Maarten, juli/augustus 2012
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Swaab's/NIN research in national and international television/radio programmes/theatre
January 8, 1998. BBC World news. Interview with Fred van Leeuwen
November 24, 1998 Press Conference at the University of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. TV Espagna.
Interview with Fred van Leeuwen.
January 10, 1998 Tros Nieuwsshow. Interview with Fred van Leeuwen
January 10, 1998 Wereldomroep, European Edition. Interview with Fred van Leeuwen
January 12, 1998 Wereldomroep, Latin American and World Edition. Interview with Fred van
Leeuwen
December 1998 Hardlopen is ongezond ('Running is bad for you') Interview with Dick Swaab for
the Programme 'Wetenshoppen' (Broadcasting Company: Teleac/NOT)
January 2000 Over de toekomst van de medische wetenschap ("The future of medical
science') Interview with Dick Swaab for the programme Heerlijke Nieuwe
Wereld (Broadcasting Company: AT5).
December 2000 Gender Identity. Interview with Dick Swaab for the programme Horizon
(Broadcasting company: BBC)
October 2, 2002 Sleep-wake rhythms. Interview with Eus van Someren for BBC4
November 2, 2002 Sleep. Interview with Roy Raymann for Radio Rijnmond
May 2003 Transsexuality. Interview with Dick Swaab for the programme Sex Change
(Broadcasting company, TLC; Discovery).
July 2003 Transsexuality. Interview with Dick Swaab for the programme Twee Vandaag
(Broadcasting company: NOS)
May 23, 2004 Radio interview met Dick Swaab in De Andere Wereld van Zondagavond. 'De
grote vraag'. (Broadcasting company: EO).
2005
February 1, 2005 Live radio interview with Theodor Holman in Desmet Live.
February 24, 2005 Live radio interview for popular science radio show Hoe? Zo! (Teleac) with
Prof. dr. H. Heymans
March 13, 2005 Radiodocumentary about Dick Swaab, Humanistische Omroep.
May 19, 2005 Live TV interview with Dick Swaab by Muntz & Van de Wint for the program
"God bestaat niet" (God doesn't exist) in Parool Theatre, Amsterdam
June 25, 2005 Live television interview with Dick Swaab by Frenk van der Linden for RTVNH
December 25, 2005 Radio Rijnmond interview with Dick Swaab by Paul Verspeek.
2006
September 21, 2006 Commentator for tragicomic 'Alzheimer opera' in two acts.
2007
January 14, 2007 Tegenpolen. Live television interview Jacobine Geel with Dick Swaab and
Rabbijn R. Evers over God (Broadcasting company: Ned 1).
September 10, 2007 Hoe?Zo? Live radio programme due to the publication of "Born on a blue day"
by Daniel Tammet.
September 18, 2007 Alzheimer's disease. In Galileo (tv programme).
September 22, 2007 Daniel Tammet. In Met het Oog op Morgen (radio show)
September 23, 2007 Interview with Rob van Hattum (VPRO Television) with Daniel Tammet on
autism/Asperger (on the publication of "Born on a blue day" by Daniel Tammet)
September 24, 2007 Pauw & Witteman. TV show. With Daniel Tammet.
October 16, 2007 TV show in South Korea on transsexuality
DVD published on the 60 th anniversary of the NVE ((Dutch Endocrine Society) Ha die Hormonen. Een boeiende
endocrinologische les (CD-rom).
2008
February 20, 2008 Feromonen in haargel. RTL 4, Editie NL
March 26, 2008 Bijnadoodervaring: waanzin of wetenschap? Profiel. TV programme about near
death experiences.
April 18, 2008 Op het randje. Interview in Folia nr. 29 van "Eindeloos bewustzijn" van Pim van
Lommel
May 23, 2008 Akademiepenning 2008. Radio interview Hoe?Zo!Radio.
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November 6, 2008 Introduction film Max Baer's Last Right Hook (twice). Joods Filmfestival 2008,
Amsterdam
2009
January 3, 2009 Interview within the framework of the Darwin year. Hoe?Zo!, Radio I, 6-8 pm.
January 23, 2009 "Geschiedenis Live!"- Debat with Dutch Minister of Youth and Families.
Arminiuskerk, Rotterdam.
February 2, 2009 Swaab in AVRO radio programme De Praktijk. Series on Neuroscience. Other
sessions with scientists from the NIN (P. Roelfsema, K. Bossers, I. Huitinga, J.
Verhaagen, E. van Someren).
February 26, 2009 Swaab in VPRO Television programme "Andere Tijden"
April 11, 2009 Radio Interview: Napels bij Nacht.
November 17, 2009 Hoe?Zo! Radio (Teleac). "Puberhormonen" & de Kettingvraag.
November 15, 2009 Radio Interview in radio show "Andersdenkenden".
November 20, 2009 TV program De Onrendabelen. VARA Broadcasting Company.
November 27, 2009 TV program Eigen Schuld Dikke Bult, VARA Broadcasting Company.
2010
June 23, 2010 BBC interview "Goal of Vrije Wil". Legalization of assisted suicide for those
elderly who consider their lives completed.
June 14, 2010 Radio 1 interview on Goedemorgen Nederland, interviewer: Sven Kokkelman.
June 16, 2010 Radioshow 'Met het oog op morgen', interviewer Henk van Hoorn.
June 22, 2010 Radioshow 'Terugkijkend op mijn onderzoek'. Wereldomroep.
May 14, 2010 Radioshow De Praktijk, radio 1, AVRO broadcasting.
Spring 2010 Appearance in the DVD of the Netherlands Brain Bank
October 2, 2010 Radio interview Wij zijn ons Brein voor TROS Nieuwsshow.
October 7, 2010 Guest in television talkshow Pauw en Witteman.
October 8, 2010 ARTE tv programme on Intersexuality.
October 16, 2010 TV show in South Korea on transsexuality
DVD published on the 60 th anniversary of the NVE (Dutch Endocrine Society) Ha die Hormonen. Een boeiende
endocrinologische les (CD-rom).
October 18, 2010 OBAlive, HUMAN Radio, interview by Theodor Holman about Swaab’s long
years of being a brain researcher
November 9, 2010 Radio interview about elective death initiative and dementia, MAX broadcasting
company, Radio 1, 8 pm. Radioshow: “Twee dingen.”
November 6, 2010 Radio interview RTV-NH.
October 25, 2010 BNR Gezond, radio interview
2011
January 1, 2011 Lekker dik? (A Fat Lot of Good?) TV programme on obesity, VPRO
broadcasting company
January 2, 2011 Het brein van Swaab (Swaab’s brain), radio programme Labyrint, VPRO
broadcasting company
January 5, 2011 ‘Chain question’ on transsexuality, Radio programme “Hoe?Zo!”, VPRO
broadcasting company.
January 11, 2011 RTL 4 News, radio interview on pedophilia.
January 13, 2011 Radio interview on pedophilia for VARA broadcasting company, Radio 1.
January 16, 2011 Live telephone interview for Turkish Television Programme on Revival of Brain
Nerves.
January 18, 2011 Live Interview for Radio Nederland Wereldomroep on fake pornography for
pedophiles.
January 20, 2011 Documentary by Jan-Willem Breure on pedophilia, to be broadcast on tv and
internet.
January 28, 2011 TV interview, VARA Uitgesproken.
February 16, 2011 Profiel, “Human” Broadcasting Corporation.
June 13, 2011 Radio interview on “Uit Vrije Wil” (a movement on voluntary life end) at
Goedemorgen Nederland for KRO broadcasting company
July 31, 2011 Zomergasten, all-evening televised interview. VPRO broadcasting company.
August 4, 2011 Flikker op! KRO/VARA theme-night on homosexuality.
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August 15, 2011 Coolpolitics/Lowlands University radio interview
August 22, 2011 Doodgaan voor dummies. HUMAN broadcasting company
September 19, 2011 Homoseksualiteit. Radio show ‘Lust’, BNN broadcasting company
September 27, 2011 guest in TV programme Tijd voor Max, Omroep Max broadcasting company.
October 2011 Audio interview: www.geloofenwetenschap.nl/index.php/videoaudio.html
November 2011 Pavlov, NTR public broadcasting company.
December 2011 Interview in Danish magazine Weekendavisen
2012
January 12, 2012 Radiointerview voor L1 Radio.
February 8, 2012 Jong. EO Broadcasting company.
February 22, 2012 Radiointerview voor Radio 1 – Joos. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie
March 1, 2012 De Kist, EO Broadcasting company
March 2, 2012 Interview for French tv (Channel France 5) on the subject of euthanasia
March 2, 2012 Videoclip to generate sponsoring for psychiatric research, with Jim van Os,
University of Maastricht
April 8, 2012 Radio interview for Labyrint, on the Religion Lobe. VPRO broadcasting
company
May 19, 2012 TV interview with Brandpunt, KRO broadcasting company
May 30, 2012 TV interview for the programme ‘Jong’ of the EO broadcasting company
June 14, 2012 TV interview with RTL broadcasting company on filibustering in Dutch
government
June 24, 2012 Radio interview over ‘deugen’. IKON radio.
July 2, 2012 TV programme ‘Levy en de laatste Nazi’s’. AVRO broadcasting company
Dick Swaab's name and/or research referred to in the written media/internet/other media
"De oorlog, hij duurt maar voort", Volkskrant 20 December 2004
"Vrij Nederland, Piet Grijs en Buikhuisen" Vrij Nederland, 15 October 2005
"Lustrum Academische Club" in Folia, 21 October 2005
"Karaktervast" in NRC Handelsblad, 20 November 2005
"De hypothalamus en boulimia nervosa" AMC Magazine, 4 April 2005
"Moeder rookt? Meer kans op lesbisch kind", De Telegraaf, 9 September 2005
"Gif in baarmoeder hele leven schadelijk", De Telegraaf, 9 September 2005
"Lesbisch", De Volkskrant, 10 September 2005
"Ouders willen liever een heterokind", De Telegraaf, 10 September 2005
"Eindelijk goed nieuws voor moeders die denken dat ze voortijdig seniel worden", Libelle, September 2005
"Vrije wil", Parool, 15 October 2005
"Beltegoed in ruil voor afstaan DNA", Algemeen Dagblad, September 2005
"Geen kritiek s.v.p." Opzij, January 2006
"Tielman: gemiste kans". Gay Krant, 2006
"De onttakeling van Jaap de Groot". Het Parool, Uitmarktissue, August 2006
“Chemie van de ziel”, Prof. dr. B. Smalhout, De Telegraaf 20 January 2007
"Nieuw licht op de oorzaak van slaapstoornissen bij de ziekte van Parkinson." Arts en Apotheker 13 June 2007
"Nieuw licht op de oorzaak van slaapstoornissen bij de ziekte van Parkinson." Gezondheid.nl, 13 June 2007
"Vier antwoorden over het brein, voor al uw feestjes." De Volkskrant, 2 June 2007
"Bij demente bejaarden kwaliteit van leven groter met fel licht". NRC Handelsblad, June 28, 2007
"De uitdaging van het brein." Algemeen Dagblad, 29 June 2007
"Ėén nietig Y-chromosoom." De Volkskrant, 25 June 2007
“So that others may live” The Gathered View, May-June 2007 issue
"Dementie, de epidemie van de toekomst?" Trouw, 18 September 2007
"Ik honger, dus ik besta". NRC Handelsblad, 23 September 2007
"Amsterdams Dagboek" (Daniel Tammet), De Volkskrant, 29 September 2007
"Onethische experimenten". Quest - braintainment, October 2007.
Diverse recencies van "Over de Kop", met bijdrage van Dick Swaab
"Reactiveren van neuronen in hersenweefsel van overledenen". In Alzheimer Actueel, zomer 2007
"Amsterdams Dagboek". In De Volkskrant, 29 September 2007
"Dat God liefde is, strijdt niet met evolutietheorie". In Trouw, 4 October 2007
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"Plasterk wil scheiding geloof en wetenschap". Reformatorisch Dagblad, 4 October 2007
"De vriendelijke autist". In: NRC Handelsblad, 14 October 2007
"De vriendelijke autist 2". (ingezonden brief) In: De Volkskrant, 27 October 2007
"Schipperend voor ouder spelen". In: De Volkskrant, 30 November 2007
"De chemie van het vergeten". In C2W Life Sciences, 10 November 2007
"Kopzorgen". In Natuur, Wetenschap en Techniek. November 2007
"Voor God en de naaste home zijn met hoofd, hart en ziel", Nederlands Dagblad, 26 November 2007
"Deep brain stimulation". In The Gathered View, November-December 2007
"Homo-gevoelens zijn niet van graniet" In: Nederlands Dagblad, 1 December 2007
"De vriendelijke autist". In NRC handelsblad, 28 October 2007
"Corpus". Het Parool. 15 March 2008.
"De bijna-doodervaring". Algemeen Dagblad, 26 March 2008
"Bijnadoodervaring: waanzin of wetenschap?" Spits, 26 March 2008.
"Dick Swaab heeft een fantasievol brein". Academische Boekengids, March 2008
"Bijna dood". NRC Handelsblad editie zaterdag & cetera, 5/6 April 2008.
"Geen wetenschap". NRC Handelsblad editie zaterdag & cetera, 5/6 April 2008.
"Het slikken van XTC is bloedlink". NRC, 26/27 April 2008.
Ingezonden brieven over artikel XTC, NRC, 3/4 May 2009
"Man wil man." Quest, July 2008
"Boodschappen van God". Feature article in De Telegraaf, 4 October 2008
"Wij zijn onze hersenen." In: Themabijlage Onze Hersenen. Mediaplanet 2008.
"Depression is associated with imbalance in genes that regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis" In:
Neuro-psychiatry Reviews 30 June 2008.
"Laser dissection of depression" In Molecular Psychiatry 22 April 2008.
"Het brein verdient beter". In: Status, October 2008, no. 12, year 17, pp. 11-13.
"Dementie minder dankzij extra licht". NRC, 11 May 2008.
"Brein Special" Speciaal nummer over de hersenen. Quest. 4 September 2008.
"Licht en melatonine effectief bij Alzheimer". De Neuroloog 4, 2008.
"Dick Swaab ontvangt Akademiepenning 2008". De Neuroloog 4, 2008
Reacties op Swaab's columns in de weekendedities van NRC Handelsblad, in NRC Handelsblad weekendeditie
6/7 september 2008
"Neuroloog Swaab wil 'uitburgeringscursus'. In: Relevant, NVVE, no. 3, July 2008
Selected by Jonathan Seckl for comment in F1000: "Gene expression analysis in the human hypothalamus in
depression by laser microdissection and real-time PCR: the presence of multiple receptor imbalances.
"De (onzekere) huisarts en de doodswens". NRC, 12 November 2008
"Verlichting bij dementie", Synaps, no. 67.
"Verliefd Geheugen" - reactie op column Verliefd Brein.
"Buikhuisen heeft toch gelijk" - Volkskrant, 13 February 2009.
"Ophef over homobrein en hetero-hersenen" - Algemeen Dagblad, 26 February 2009
"Als homo word je geboren" - Humo, 26 February 2009
"Een kalm brein. Dat kun je zelf" - Mind Magazine, March 2009
"De aftakeling". In: Dag. Frits Abrahams, NRC Handelsblad 16 March 2009.
"Afscheid Swaab". In: Kwesties. NRC Handelsblad weekendeditionn 4/5 April 2009
"Pak de PacMan". In: AMC Magazine, no. 3, March 2009
"Geheime codes". In: Explore, no. 1, February 2009
"NIN met slag en stoot naar honderdjarig jubileum." In Status, nr. 9, jaargang 18, juni 2009
"Een eeuw lang kronkels kijken". In: Akademie Nieuws, no. 102, June 2009
"Helderheid en openheid over doodswens in de psychiatrie." In: Relevant nr. 2, 2009.
“Het grootste compliment is: ik heb een gewoon leven nu.” De Volkskrant, 18 July 2011
"Waar zit God in de hersens?" Het Parool, PS Weekend, 22 August 2009.
"Sprookje", Column Aleid Truijens, De Volkskrant, 22 September 2009
"Meer klootzakjes in Nederland?" Humanistische Omroep, 12 November 2009
"Revela especialista de instituto holandés que es posible reactivar neuronas dañadas por el Alzheimer" La
Jornada, 16 October 2009.
"Opvoeden is geen sinecure." Spui 30 (alumnimagazine). February 2009
'Schuld". Column Jean-Pierre Geelen. De Volkskrant, 30 November 2009
"Uitburgering" in Medisch Contact, November 2009
"Wetenschappers over strenger straffen" NRC, 30 November 2009
"Hulp bepleit bij zelfdoding 70-plussers" NRC, 8 February 2010
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"70-plus eist zachte dood." Het Parool. 9 February 2010
"Omgeving heeft ook stem in einde naaste" Trouw, 9 February 2010
"Laat oudere vrij in keus voor de dood." De Volkskrant, 13 February 2010
"Oog in oog met de laatste wil" VPRO tv guide of 27 February to 5 March, 2010
"Wat is ondraaglijk lijden?"NRC Handelsblad, Opinie en Debat, zaterdag/zondag 19/20 June 2010.
"Hersenonderzoeker bij toeval" NRC Handelsblad, Rubriek 'Brieven', zaterdag/zondag 19/20 June 2010.
"Hersenonderzoeker bij toeval 2" NRC Handelsblad, Rubriek 'Brieven', zaterdag/zondag 19/20 June 2010.
"Het ik als kwebbeldoos" NRC Handelsblad, Rubriek Interview, zaterdag/zondag 19/20 June 2010.
"Afscheidsrede Dick Swaab in het teken van de dood". Trouw, 18 June 2010
"Voltooid leven op de agenda gezet". In Human, lente 2010.
"Pressure mounts for Dutch MPs to hold 'time to die'debate" British Medical Journal, 27 February 2010, vol.
340.
"Wangedrag is meer dan biologie" Volkskrant, 10 juli 2010.
"We weten niet waar we het over hebben". Column Marjoleine de Vos. NRC 5 July 2010.
"De bokkensprongen van het brein verklaard." Book review of Dick Swaab's book: Wij zijn ons brein: van
baarmoeder tot Alzheimer. In: Trouw, 27-09-2010.
"Levenseindekliniek is een merkwaardig initiatief" Bert Keizer in Trouw, 14 August 2010.
"Ons brein en de politiek" Column Marcel van Dam in de Volkskrant, 14 October 2010.
Taboo Intersex – Between the Genders. Thurn film, ZDF/Arte, 2010
Nederlands doorbraak in onderzoek naar Alzheimer. Parool 26 October 2010.
Dutch researchers find very early signs of Alzheimer’s. Dutch News.nl
Hersenen zijn niet blauw of roze. NRC Handelsblad 28 October 2010.
Belangrijke stap in strijd tegen Alzheimer. Nu.nl
‘Gebruik toch je hersens” in Advocatenblad, 12 november 2010
Ziel kent zijn eigen werkelijkheid. In Friesch Dagblad, 29 november 2010
De vrije wil is een prettige illusie. Psyche en Brein, december 2010
Ons brein is een godswonder. In Katholiek Nieuwsblad, 17 December 2010
‘Wij zijn ons brein’ van neurocalvinist Swaab. ‘Iedereen leest’ by Margriet van der Heijden in NRC Next, 25
oktober 2010
“Wij zijn meer dan ons brein” by Herman van Praag, Trouw, Saturday 5 February 2011
Overvolle aula voor Swaab. In, Haarlems Dagblad, 28 January 2011
Het brein volgens Dick Swaab. Announcement of the tv special ‘Profiel’ in tv guide
Letter to the Editor in NRC Handelsblad 15 February 2011
Het handenschudden-incident. In Folia, issue 64, no. 21, 18 February 2011
Moeten er ook nog gedachten in? In: NRC Handelsblad, 1 March 2011
Waarnemen is nog geen denken. In: NRC Handelsblad, 31 March 2011
Baas in eigen brein? In: NRC Handelsblad, 31 March 2011
Wij zijn niet ons brein, kijk maar naar het Midden-Oosten: is hersenonderzoek wetenschap of ideologie? Vrij
Nederland, 12 March 2011
The Neuro Calvinist who discovered the ‘homo lobe’ In: The Low Countries. Arts and Society in Flanders and
The Netherlands.
Ze zijn er weer: de Zomergasten. In: Media, NRC Handelsblad, 14 June 2011.
Amuzikaal zijn is de grote uitzondering. Door Henkjan Honing, Erik Scherder en Dick Swaab. In: De Volkskrant,
18 June 2011.
Doodgaan met Dick Swaab. In: NRC Handelsblad, 22 August 2011.
Wij zijn ons brein niet. In: NRC 5 August 2011.
Are all men pedophiles? J.W. Production (this movie features an interview with Dick Swaab)
Leven in de brouwerij. In: De Pers, 5 August 2011.
Uren glimlachen en niets persoonlijks zeggen. In: Trouw, 3 August 2011.
Swaab. In: Het Parool, 1 August 2011.
We hebben lang geaarzeld om dit te tonen. In: Trouw, 26 August 2011.
25 Jaar snijden in hersenen voor wetenschap. In: ANP 26 August 2011.
Zijn wij ons brein. In: NRC, 2 September 2011
De Hersenbank: de enige bank met hersenen. (on the 25th anniversary of the Netherlands Brain Bank) Parool,
17 September 2011.
Vrije wil meet je niet met een hersenscan. In: De Volkskrant, 15 September 2011
Een goede tegenwerping heb ik nog niet gehoord. In: NRC Weekend, Saturday 5 November & Sunday 6
November 2011
Dick Swaab, 1967. In: De eerste stap in de wetenschap. Interviews met geleerden. Hans van Maanen.
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Uitgeverij Boom, Amsterdam, 2011.
25 jaar Nederlandse Hersenbank. In: Mensen. issue 19, no. 5, October 2011
Swaab’s question on brain evolution answered in Quest 101, p.44
Question asked of Swaab in Quest 101, p. 103.
Chapter on Swaab in “Aan het Werk. De opmerkelijke Joodse bijdrage aan naoorlogs Nederland. Auteur: André
Agsteribbe, AMB Diemen, 2011.
Reactie Dick Swaab op stelling Naema Tahir over pedofilie zichtbaar in scanner. Volkskrant 21 December 2011.
Hersengymnastiek op museumfeestje. De Limburger, 16 January 2012.
In Boek. Special over Het Brein, issue 9, no. 1, January/February 2012
Zaal TU/e veel te klein voor ‘hersenprofessor’. Peter van Vlerken, Eindhovens Dagblad, 27 February 2012
Het menselijk tekort. Column Wilma de Rek in De Volkskrant, 3 March 2012
Neurobioloog Dick Swaab op het Feest van de Filosofie. Nieuws, http://nieuws.kuleuven.be
Aankondiging Publiekslezing te houden op 17 mei 2012 in China (in het Chinees, in Chinese krant op 15 mei
2012)
Interview n.a.v. Publiekslezing gehouden op 17 mei 2012 in China (in het Chinees, in Chinese krant op 19 mei
2012)
Blootstelling aan explosies kan leiden tot hersenziekte. De Volkskrant, 18 mei 2012.
De vrije wil bestaat weer. Of toch niet? Trouw, 21 april 2012.
Interview about children and alcohol. DVD for www.alcoholvrijkind.nl, 12 July 2012
Over boksen. In: Privé, week 25, 27 juni 2012
Over genialiteit. In: Spits, 5 juli 2012
Diepvriesvrienden (Frozen friends) In: Volkskrant magazine, 30 June 2012
Hot topics in het hersenonderzoek. DVD voor ISBW, 28 June 2012
Over Thought Leadership gesproken. In: Realities. Deutsche Bank Magazine. June 2012
Matters relating to Wij Zijn Ons Brein - book reviews/related events
"Swaabs brein". Book review of Dick Swaab's book: Wij zijn ons brein: van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer. In:
Elsevier, 25-09-2010.
"De bokkensprongen van het brein verklaard." Book review of Dick Swaab's book: Wij zijn ons brein: van
baarmoeder tot Alzheimer. In: Trouw, 27-09-2010.
Het brein is wat wij zijn. Review van "Wij zijn ons brein" In: De Volkskrant, 02-10-2010.
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in Arts en Auto, October 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in Het Financieele Dagblad, 13 November 2010.
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in De Groene Amsterdammer, 11 November 2010
Dick Swaab signeersessie Amstelveen op youtube.com/watch?v=SmvsT845WdA
Dick Swaab signeersessie Amstelveen in Amstelveens Nieuwsblad
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in www.boeken.blogo.nl
Review Wij zijn ons Brein by Piet van der Ploeg, Centrum Cognitieve Gedragstherapie, 15 October 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein. NRC Handelsblad, 29 October 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein. De Redactie, De Recensie, 7 December 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein. Relevant 4, 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein, Het Goede Leven, 3 december 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein, Psycholoog, 31 december 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein, Kraamsupport, 31 december 2010
Review Wij zijn ons Brein, Radio Stad Roosendaal, January 2010
Het bruisende brein. Review Wij zijn ons Brein, De Standaard, 14 January 2011
De Hersenhype ((Brains are Hot), In: NRC Weekblad, 29 January 2011, pp. 19-23.
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in YN, issue 27, no. 1, February 2011, p. 13.
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in Ons Erfdeel, Vlaams-Nederlands Cultureel Tijdschrift, February 2011, pp 84-91
Top 100 Certificate (Bestselling books) for Wij zijn ons Brein. CPNB.
Dick Swaab koestert over het brein een al te absolute overtuiging. NRC Handelsblad, 22 April 2011.
Review Wij zijn ons Brein, Ad Kaasenbrood, Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid 11/6.
Book review Wij zijn ons Brein, Marian Henderson in Soft Secrets, Issue 11, no. 1, 2011
Book review Wij zijn ons Brein, De Staatskrant/De Buurtkrant, May 2011
Het brein is in. Review Wij zijn ons Brein. Sp!ts, August 15 August 2011
Book review Wij zijn ons Brein. It’s all right, I’m a doctor, by Douwe Draaisma. In: De Academische Boekengids,
no. 88, September 2011
‘NS publieksprijs’ nomination for Wij Zijn Ons Brein.
Ook China wil Geert Mak en Dick Swaab lezen. NRC, 2 September 2011
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Mijn muziek zat er dus al vanaf het begin in. Interview met Janine Janssen. NRC Handelsblad, 20 October 2011
Review Wij zijn ons Brein in Academische Boeken Gids, nr. 89, November 2011
Brieven over Swaab. Tegenwerpingen. In: NRC Weekend, Saturday 26 November 2011/Sunday 27 November
2011.
Hersenspinsel. Report on a discussion with Herman van Praag in the Jacobikerk, Utrecht. Elsevier, 11 Februari
2012
Warum Sport das Leben verkürzt. Review of the German translation of ‘Wij zijn ons Brein’, Kleine Zeitung, 1
January 2012.
Hersenen Centraal. ‘Performance’ with Prof. Chantal Kemner in the Public Library of Amsterdam, OBE Schrijver
Live, 27 February 2012.
Questions for the VWO (pre-university) Final Examination Philosophy based on Wij Zijn ons Brein.
Interview voor het blad van het Istituto Nazionale di Neuroscienze over de Italiaanse vertaling van Wij Zijn ons
Brein (Noi siamo il nostro cervello).
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