Personal profile
Biography
Neurophysiologist doing research on the brain's reward system in health and disease. Current focus on effects of stress on the (extended) dopamine neural circuitry, in relation to obesity, eating disorders and drug addiction.
Fellowship & awards
2021: Recipient of NWO VIDI
2019: Co-Recipient of NWO Gravity Grant
2019: Co-Recipient of Young IBRO Connecting Regions Grant
2019: Recipient of CJ Vaillant Grant
2018: Recipient of European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
2017: Recipient of Rudolf Magnus Young Talent award
2016: Recipient of NARSAD Young Investigator award BBR Foundation
2015: Recipient of VENI grant from Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
2012: Recipient of Fondation Fyssen postdoctoral scholarship
Research interests
- Neural circuits
- Synaptic plasticity
- Cravings
- Impulsivity
- Eating Disorders
- Drug Addiction
- Dopamine
- Neurophysiology
External positions
Lid Commissie ZonMW Open Competitie - Beoordeling van biomedische onderzoeksvoorstellen (raakvlak is dat ik biomedisch onderzoeker ben). - ZonMW
1 Jun 2020 → 31 Dec 3999
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Neuroscience
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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A prefrontal cortex-lateral hypothalamus circuit controls stress-driven increased food intake
Supiot, L. F., Kooij, K. L., Du, W., Benschop, A. A. C., Nicolson, A. S. J., Haak, R., Wolterink-Donselaar, I. G., Luijendijk, M. C. M., Riga, D., Adan, R. A. H., Poorthuis, R. B. & Meye, F. J., 25 May 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 4620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Reduced Ventral Tegmental Area GABA neuron output contributes to hyperactivity in the activity-based anorexia model in female mice
Ducrocq, F., Delwel, L., Papavoine, N., Brouwer, E., Kooij, K. L., Wolterink-Donselaar, I. G., Drost, L., Hak, J., Veendijk, M., Luijendijk, M. C. M., Meye, F. J. & Adan, R. A. H., 29 Jan 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 13 p., 1135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Comparative gene editing reduces dopamine receptor levels across rodent species
Karkare, S. C., Aspesi, D., Garner, K. M., Schut, E. H. S., Albers, H. E., Meye, F. J., Murugan, M. & Boender, A. J., 21 Oct 2025, BioRxiv, 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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Distinct ventral tegmental area neuronal ensembles are indispensable for reward-driven approach and stress-driven avoidance behaviors
Koutlas, I., Patrikiou, L., van der Starre, S. E., Danko, D., Wolterink-Donselaar, I. G., Luijendijk, M. C. M., Adan, R. A. H. & Meye, F. J., 2 Apr 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 18 p., 3147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Identifying Patient Subgroups in the Heterogeneous Chronic Pain Population Using Cluster Analysis
Rijsdijk, M., Smits, H. M., Azizoglu, H. R., Brugman, S., van de Burgt, Y., van Charldorp, T. C., van Gelder, D. J., de Grauw, J. C., van Lange, E. A., Meye, F. J., Strick, M., Walravens, H. W. A., Winkens, L. H. H., Huygen, F. J. P. M., Drylewicz, J. & Willemen, H. L. D. M., Mar 2025, In: The Journal of Pain. 28, 10 p., 104792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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