Andreas "André" Aleman (born 20 June 1975) is a Dutch neuroscientist and professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen and the

University of Groningen The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is th ...

. Aleman was born in

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. He studied psychology at

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. He obtained his title of

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at Utrecht University in 2001, with a thesis titled: "Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia: how the brain misleads itself". He worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Groningen and in 2006 was promoted to full professor. In 2011 he received a Vici grant by the

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. Aleman was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. His research encompasses topics as ageing, schizophrenia, suicide and depression. He is known for his contributions towards a better understanding of cognitive impairments in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Together with Damiaan Denys (Professor of Psychiatry in Amsterdam), he proposed suicidal behavior could be considered as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Publications (selection)

* Andreas Aleman: ''Cognitive neuropsychiatry of hallucinations in schizophrenia. How the brain misleads itself''. Dissertation Universiteit Utrecht, 2001.
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External links

Profile on Groningen University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aleman, Andre 1975 births Living people Dutch neuroscientists Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Leiden Utrecht University alumni Academic staff of the University of Groningen