EVENT: Science Café - SMART DRUGS: Can we hack our way to a better brain?

On September 7th at 8pm, Science Café Nijmegen kicks off the new season at Irish pub The Shamrock, welcoming three leading scientists: Roshan Cools (Donders Institute, Radboudumc), Jan Willem de Gee (University of Amsterdam) and Jos Prickaerts (Peitho Translational). In this Dutch-language edition, they will dive into the neurochemistry of motivation, attention and decision-making, and take us behind the scenes of how a memory drug is made. Can we really hack our way to a better brain? Don’t expect an easy answer — but perhaps a more interesting one because of it. Alongside the thought-provoking science, live jazz by Trio In Dubio will provide stimulation of a different kind. Altogether, an evening your dopamine will judge well worth the effort.

scientists at 8 pm    Roshan Cools (RU), Jan Willem de Gee (UvA), Jos Prickaerts (Peitho Translational)
music at 7.30 pm     Trio In Dubio
moderator             Bob Stienen
language               Dutch

website event https://www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl/actueel/2026september7/