In collaboration with a Dutch University, the Turing Institute Almere...
The Turing Institute Almere is dedicated to innovative scientific research and education. The overall goal is to provide an optimal setting for interdisciplinary collaboration between biomedical-, neuropsychological-, and computational (Artificial Intelligence) science which will lead to improved understanding of disease processes and allow personalized methods of diagnosis and treatment. For more information on our main projects; see below.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is a discipline in between cognitive science and computer science aiming at making computer models of human intelligence or just making software more intelligent. Although AI has many subdisciplines, the one dealing with knowledge representation and reasoning with these representations is of vital importance. A knowledge-based system is an AI system in which knowledge domains are represented and reasoned with.
Obesity
Obesity is a chronic complex disease of multifactorial origin resulting from a long-term positive energy balance, in which both genetic and environmental factors are involved and which is primarily characterized by excess of body fat or white adipose tissue (WAT). People do not only become obese for a variety of reasons, but once overweight or obese, they also respond differently to weight loss interventions. That is, obese people are unique and therefore require individually tailored therapies and weight loss interventions.
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) is a substantial problem, with research suggesting, for instance, that as many as 43% of American women experience sexual problems of some sort. For male erectile dysfunction, sildenafil (Viagra) has proven to be helpful. However, research with women suffering from FSD has been inconclusive. Until now, no satisfactory solution has been found for these disorders. The cause of sexual problems in women is much more complicated than insufficient genital blood flow. A multitude of factors, environmental, psychological, neurological and physiological, is likely to be involved in the development of any form of FSD.
Cognitive Reserve
Brain reserve may be defined as the brain's resilience, its ability to cope with increasing damage while still functioning adequately. But the emphasis in Cognitive Reserve is in the way the brain uses its damaged resources. It could be defined as the ability to optimize or maximize performance through differential recruitment of brain networks and/or alternative cognitive strategies. At the Turing Institute Almere we will estimate both brain and cognitive reserve from individual differences in neural structures and activity.
Foundation Board and Advisors
Dr. J.J.A. Tuiten, Founder & Advisor
News
Both obesity and drug addiction have been linked to a dysfunction in the...
A breakthrough in the field of FSD; The Turing Institute works together...
Persbericht (Dutch) Almere, 30 augustus 2010...
Publications
Two researchers at the Turing Institute (Koen Böcker and Jeroen Gerritsen) recently published a paper (researchers of the RIVM and UU) in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. Together with their coworkers at Utrecht...
Collaborations
