Dutch neuroscientist
Sabine Spijker is a Dutch neuroscientist who is a full professor and team leader at the Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (MCN) department of the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR) at the VU University Amsterdam .
Spijker's research group, Animal Models of Psychiatric Disease, focuses on how neuropsychiatric ailments, such as depression , addiction, and impulsivity , affect cognition.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
^ "Animal Models of Psychiatric Disease | MCN" . mcn.cncr.nl . Retrieved 2019-09-07 .
^ "Sabine Spijker | MCN" . mcn.cncr.nl . Retrieved 2019-09-07 .
^ Riga, Danai; Schmitz, Leanne J. M.; van Mourik, Yvar; Hoogendijk, Witte J. G.; De Vries, Taco J.; Smit, August B.; Spijker, Sabine (2020). "Stress vulnerability promotes an alcohol-prone phenotype in a preclinical model of sustained depression" . Addiction Biology . 25 (1): e12701. doi :10.1111/adb.12701 . ISSN 1369-1600 . PMC 6916303 . PMID 30561063 .
^ Riga, Danai; Kramvis, Ioannis; Koskinen, Maija K.; van Bokhoven, Pieter; van der Harst, Johanneke E.; Heistek, Tim S.; Jaap Timmerman, A.; van Nierop, Pim; van der Schors, Roel C. (2017-12-20). "Hippocampal extracellular matrix alterations contribute to cognitive impairment associated with a chronic depressive-like state in rats" . Science Translational Medicine . 9 (421): eaai8753. doi :10.1126/scitranslmed.aai8753 . hdl :1871.1/f1de37d8-ebf9-49f6-8859-49cf2d596a88 . ISSN 1946-6242 . PMID 29263233 .
^ Riga, D.; Schmitz, L. J. M.; Hoogendijk, W. J. G.; Smit, A. B.; Spijker, S. (August 17, 2017). "Temporal profiling of depression vulnerability in a preclinical model of sustained depression" . Scientific Reports . 7 (1): 8570. Bibcode :2017NatSR...7.8570R . doi :10.1038/s41598-017-06984-5 . ISSN 2045-2322 . PMC 5561121 . PMID 28819243 .
^ Riga, Danai; Theijs, J. Trisna; De Vries, Taco J.; Smit, August B.; Spijker, Sabine (2015). "Social defeat-induced anhedonia: effects on operant sucrose-seeking behavior" . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience . 9 : 195. doi :10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00195 . ISSN 1662-5153 . PMC 4528167 . PMID 26300748 .