Madelon Vollebregt May, 2014 Personal information Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, room 2.24 Kapittelweg 29 6525 EN Nijmegen The Netherlands Email: m.vollebregt@donders.ru.nl Web: http://www.madelonvollebregt.nl Objective Psychiatric disorders can be studied at different levels. In my research I study clinical, neurocognitive, and electrophysiological characteristics of the most common neurodevelopmental disorder; ADHD. My goal is to combine these research fields in such a way that future treatments will benefit from it and can be optimized. Education August 2012 Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience Radboud University Nijmegen August 2010 Master of Science in (Neuro)psychology Radboud University Nijmegen November 2009 Bachelor of Science in Psychology Radboud University Nijmegen Research experience September 2012 - PhD Candidate Research group Ole Jensen (neural oscillations) Promotor: Jan Buitelaar
Co-promotors: Ole Jensen, Dorine Slaats-Willemse Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Donders Neuropsychiatry, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre For Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. September 2011 September 2012 Trainee Cognitive Neuroscience Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre For Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. June 2010 September 2012 Research Assistant Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre For Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. June 2010 September 2012 Intern Neuropsychology Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Psychiatry, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Centre,
Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Clinical experience* April 2010 April 2011 Psychological Assistant Hospital Gelderse Vallei Ede. Medical psychology September 2009 - April 2010: Intern Neuropsychology Hospital Gelderse Vallei Ede. Medical psychology, memory polyclinic * Note that all research experiences are with clinical populations. Conferences, symposia, and workshops November 9-13, 2013 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, California October 31-November 1, 2013 Donders Discussions, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Poster presentation. Neurocognitive and Behavioral Parameters after EEG-neurofeedback in Children with ADHD; A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. July 10-13, 2013 Neuropsychological Society Mid-Year Meeting 2013, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Poster presentation. Neurocognitive and Behavioral Parameters after EEG-neurofeedback in Children with ADHD; A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. May 16-17, 2013 How cognitive neuroscience can guide therapy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. March 20, 2013 BrainGain Consortium Review Meeting, Sanadome, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Presentation. Effects of EEG-neurofeedback and working memory training in ADHD. February, 25-26. 2013 Alpha: from mechanism to cognition, Frankfurt am Main, Germany November, 28, 2012 The future of neurofeedback: insights from theory and practice, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Presentation. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of EEGneurofeedback in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. October, 25-26, 2012 Donders Discussions 2012, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. August 16, 2012 Project Proposal Meeting Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Presentation. Electrophysiological outcome of EEGneurofeedback in a single-blind randomized placebocontrolled treatment study in ADHD children. December 20, 2011 BrainGain Consortium Meeting, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Presentation. EEG-Neurofeedback and COGMED working memory training in children with ADHD (PanTHER & WORM). November 10, 2011 Project Proposal Meeting Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Presentation. Posterior Alpha Oscillations as an Index for the Attentional Bias in Children with Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. June 9-12, 2011 Music & Neurosciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Research Projects PANther Project ADHD & EEG-Neurofeedback therapy Investigate the efficacy and safety on EEG-Neurofeedback
therapy in children with ADHD on behavioral, neuropsychological, and electrophysiological level. WORM WORking Memory training Investigate the efficacy and safety on working memory training in children with ADHD on behavioral, neuropsychological, and electrophysiological level. SHARK A Study on the inter-hemispheric Alpha Ratio in Kids with ADHD Investigate the difference in electrophysiological posterior alpha activity between children with and without ADHD Additional Projects Donders Academy Transfer of knowledge to the public and industry. Organization of the 2013 Brain Awareness Week Activities Publications Van Dongen-Boomsma M., Vollebregt M.A., Slaats-Willemse D.**, Buitelaar J.K.** (2013). A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Electroencephalographic (EEG) Neurofeedback in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74(8), 821-827. Vollebregt, M.A.*, van Dongen-Boomsma*, M., Buitelaar, J.K. Slaats-Willemse, D. (2013). Does EEGneurofeedback improve neurocognitive functioning in children with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? A systematic review and a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12143. [Epub ahead of print] Van Dongen-Boomsma M., Vollebregt M.A., Slaats-Willemse D., Buitelaar J.K. (2014). Dr. van Dongen-Boomsma and colleagues reply. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75(3), 290. Van Dongen Boomsma*, M.A., Vollebregt*, M. A., Buitelaar, J. K.**, & Slaats Willemse, D.** (2014). Working memory training in young children with ADHD: a randomized placebo controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12218. [Epub ahead of print]
Vollebregt, M.A.*, Van Dongen-Boomsma, M.*, Slaats-Willemse, D., Buitelaar, J.K. (accepted). What future research should bring to help resolving the debate about the efficacy of EEGneurofeedback in children with ADHD. Frontiers Human Neuroscience. * joint first authors, ** joint last authors