As a cognitive neuroscientist, I am fascinated by our ability to control our thoughts and behavior. My research focuses on adaptive cognitive control, to understand how people (but also artificial agents) adjust their information processing and decision making in a rational, context-appropriate manner.

I am particularly interested in how people learn to optimally balance critical trade-offs such as stability versus flexibility in attention and speed versus accuracy in responding. To investigate these topics, I study the brain and behavior with many different methods, such as computational modeling of behavioral data, pharmacology, brain stimulation, and psychophysiology.

My scientific adventures previously brought me to Jonathan Cohen’s lab at Princeton University (United States), and now I am a tenured assistant professor at Leiden University (the Netherlands).

I have a great passion for open science and research integrity. This is why I strive for more openness in sharing publications, data, analysis scripts and research materials. I also feel it is important to address potential misconduct, in order to protect and uphold science’s capacity for self-correction.

When I’m not doing or thinking about science, I like to hike mountains such as the ones shown above. I also love to read novels and cook spicy curries.

To learn more about my past and current projects, check out my research page. If you are curious about the different forms of teaching that I do, make sure to click here. Want to see how I share my research with the public? You can find out more about the different kinds of media outreach I do by clicking here. On this website you can also find an overview of my publications and cv.