Zsuzsika Sjoerds
Associate professor
- Name
- Dr. Z. Sjoerds
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5437
- z.sjoerds@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-9467-3772
Zsuzsika Sjoerds is cognitive neuroscientist, and is specialized in neuroimaging in a multidisciplinary field of human decision-making, cognitive control, and computational psychiatry. She makes use of behavioral paradigms and neuroimaging techniques including MRI and EEG, and combines these with computational models of brain and behavior.
Currently she is Assistant Professor at the department of Cognitive Psychology, Leiden University, where she studies how people make decisions and control their behavior, and how flexible humans are in adapting their behavior to changing environmental demands. She also teaches and coordinates BSc / MSc education on the brain, cognition, and decision-making at the Institute of Psychology Leiden University, and she coordinates the multidisciplinary minor Brain and Cognition. She is a strong (open) science advocate and in this role she organized the Dutch March For Science in 2017, and currently chairs the Stand Up For Science movement in The Netherlands. She is a founding member of the Open Science Community Leiden. She is passionate about improving the role of science in society by critically reflecting on science and the academic system within, as well as moving forward in communicating to the world outside the science bubble.
Curriculum Vitae:
Zsuzsika studied Clinical Neuropsychology at the VU University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and obtained her PhD at the Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center in 2013, on the neural correlates of cognitive control and habit formation in alcohol dependent patients.
In the summer of 2013 she was a visiting scientist at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in Boston, MA, USA, a collaboration between Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital. There she performed Resting State fMRI data analyses looking at complex brain networks according to the graph theory in alcohol dependence. From 2013 until 2016 she worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig. There she focused on flexible behavioral adaptation by using computational modeling on decision making processes. She applied her research in healthy samples as well as psychiatric disorders such as addiction, binge-eating, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She was awarded a Rubicon grant by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to study the influence of acute stress on behavioral adaptation and cognitive control in alcohol dependent patients.
Associate professor
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Cognitieve Psychologie
- Trutti A.C., Sjoerds Z., Russell Boag J., Solenn Walstra L.Y., Miletić S., Isherwood S.s.J., Bazin P.J., Hommel B., Habli S., Tse D. H.Y. Håberg A.K. & Forstmann B.U. (2024), Investigating working memory updating processes of the human subcortex using 7 Tesla fMRI, eLife : .
- Wieland L., Ebrahimi C., Katthagen T., Panitz M., Luettgau L., Heinz A., Schlagenhauf F. & Sjoerds Z. (2023), Acute stress alters probabilistic reversal learning in healthy male adults, European Journal of Neuroscience 57(5): 824-839.
- Hahn S., Mackey S., Cousijn J., Foxe J.J., Heinz A., Hester R., Hutchinson K., Kiefer F., Korucuoglu O., Lett T., Li C.R., London E., Lorenzetti V., Maartje L., Momenan R., Orr C., Paulus M., Schmaal L., Sinha R., Sjoerds Z., Stein D.J., Stein E., Holst R.J. van, Veltman D., Walter H., Wiers R.W., Yucel M., Thompson P.M., Conrod P., Allgaier N. & Garavan H. (2022), Predicting alcohol dependence from multi-site brain structural measures, Human Brain Mapping 43(1): 555-565.
- Geffen T., Smallwood J., Finke C., Olbrich S., Sjoerds Z. & Schlagenhauf F. (2022), Functional connectivity alterations between default mode network and occipital cortex in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), NeuroImage: Clinical 33: 102915.
- Navarri X., Afzali M.H., Lavoie J., Sinha R., Stein D.J., Momenan R., Veltman D.J., Korucuoglu O., Sjoerds Z.. Holst R.J. van, Hester R., Orr C., Cousijn J., Yucel M., Lorenzetti V., Wiers R., Jahanshad N., Glahn D.C., Thompson P.M., Mackey S. & Conrod P.J. (2022), How do substance use disorders compare to other psychiatric conditions on structural brain abnormalities?: A cross-disorder meta-analytic comparison using the ENIGMA consortium findings, Human Brain Mapping 43(1): 399-413 (25114).
- Dooren R. van, Kleijn R. de, Hommel B. & Sjoerds Z. (2021), The exploitation–exploration trade-off in a foraging task is affected by mood-related arousal and valence, Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 21: 549–560 .
- Boag R. J., Stevenson N., Dooren R. van, Trutti A. C., Sjoerds Z. & Forstmann B.U. (2021), Cognitive Control of Working Memory: a Model-Based Approach, Brain Sciences 11(6): 721.
- Kong X.Z., Francks C. & (2020), Reproducibility in the absence of selective reporting: an illustration from large-scale brain asymmetry research, Human Brain Mapping 43(1): 244-254.
- Zhang W. Sjoerds Z. Hommel B. (2020), Metacontrol of human creativity: The neurocognitive mechanisms of convergent and divergent thinking, NeuroImage 210: 116572.
- Trutti A.C., Sjoeds Z. & Hommel B. (2019), Attentional blink and putative noninvasive dopamine markers: Two experiments to consolidate possible associations, Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 19(6): 1444-1457.
- Luigjes J., Lorenzetti V., Haan S. de, Youssef G.J., Murawski C., Sjoerds Z., Brink W. van den, Denys D., Fontenelle L.F. & Yücel M. (2019), Defining Compulsive Behavior, Neuropsychology Review 29(1): 4-13.
- Mackey S., Allgaier N., Chaarani B., Spechler P., Orr C., Bunn J., Allen N.B., Alia-Klein N., Batalla A., Blaine S., Brooks S., Caparelli E., Chye Y.Y., Cousijn J., Dagher A., Desrivieres S., Feldstein-Ewing S., Foxe J.J., Goldstein R.Z., Goudriaan A.E., Heitzeg M.M., Hester R., Hutchison K., Korucuoglu O., Li C.R., London E., Lorenzetti V., Luijten M., Martin-Santos R., May A., Momenan R., Morales A., Paulus M.P., Pearlson G., Rousseau M.E., Salmeron B.J., Schluter R., Schmaal L., Schumann G., Sjoerds Z., Stein D.J., Stein E.A., Sinha R., Solowij N., Tapert S., Uhlmann A., Veltman D., Van Holst R., Whittle S., Wright M.J., Yücel M., Zhang S., Yurgelun-Todd D., Hibar D.P., Jahanshad N., Evans A., Thompson P.M., Glahn D.C., Conrod P., Garavan H. & ENIGMA Addiction Working Group (2019), Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects, The American Journal of Psychiatry 176(2): 119-128.
- Yücel M., Oldenhof E., Ahmed S.H., Belin D., Billieux J., Bowden-Jones H., Carter A., Chamberlain S.R., Clark L., Connor J., Daglish M., Dom G., Dannon P., Duka T., Fernandez-Serrano M.J., Field M., Franken I., Goldstein R.Z., Gonzalez R., Goudriaan A.E., Grant J.E., Gullo M.J., Hester R., Hodgins D.C., Le Foll B., Lee R.S.C., Lingford-Hughes A., Lorenzetti V., Moeller S.J., Munafò M.R., Odlaug B., Potenza M.N., Segrave R., Sjoerds Z., Solowij N., Van den Brink W., Van Holst R.J., Voon V., Wiers R., Fontenelle L.F. & Verdejo-Garcia A. (2019), A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus study, Addiction 114(6): 1095-1109.
- Mekern V., Hommel B. & Sjoerds Z. (2019), Computational models of creativity: A review of single- and multi-process recent approaches to demystify creative cognition, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 27: 47-54.
- Mekern V.N., Sjoerds Z. & Hommel B. (2019), How metacontrol biases and adaptivity impact performance in cognitive search tasks, Cognition 182: 251-259.
- Lakens D., Adolfi F.G., Albers C.J., Anvari F., Apps M.A.J., Argamon S.E., Baguley T., Becker R.B., Benning S.D., Bradford D.E., Buchanan E.M., Caldwell A.R., Van Calster B., Carlsson R., Chen S.C., Chung B., Colling L.J., Collins G.S., Crook Z., Cross E.S., Daniels S., Danielsson H., DeBruine L., Dunleavy D.J., Earp B.D., Feist M.I., Ferrell J.D., Field J.G., Fox N.W., Friesen A., Gomes C., Gonzalez-Marquez M., Grange J.A., Grieve A.P., Guggenberger R., Grist J., Van Harmelen A.L., Hasselman F., Hochard K.D., Hoffarth M.R., Holmes N.P., Ingre M., Isager P.M., Isotalus H.K., Johansson C., Juszczyk K., Kenny D.A., Khalil A.A., Konat B., Lao J.P., Larsen E.G., Lodder G.M.A., Lukavsky J., Madan C.R., Manheim D., Martin S.R., Martin A.E., Mayo D.G., McCarthy R.J., McConway K., McFarland C., Nio A.Q.X., Nilsonne G., De Oliveira C.L., De Xivry J.J.O., Parsons S., Pfuhl G., Quinn K.A., Sakon J.J., Saribay S.A., Schneider I.K., Selvaraju M., Sjoerds Z., Smith S.G., Smits T., Spies J.R., Sreekumar V., Steltenpohl C.N., Stenhouse N., Swiatkowski W., Vadillo M.A., Van Assen M.A.L.M., Williams M.N., Williams S.E., Williams D.R., Yarkoni T., Ziano I. & Zwaan R.A. (2018), Justify your alpha, Nature Human Behaviour 2: 168-171.
- Prochazkova L., Lippelt D.P., Colzato L.S., Kuchar M., Sjoerds Z. & Hommel B. (2018), Exploring the effect of microdosing psychedelics on creativity in an open-label natural setting, Psychopharmacology 235(12): 3401-3413.
- Sjoerds Z., Stufflebeam S.M., Veltman D.J., Brink W. van den, Penninx B.W. & Douw L. (2017), Loss of brain graph network efficiency in alcohol dependence, Addiction Biology 22(2): 523-534.
- Mackey S., Kan K.J., Chaarani B., Alia-Klein N., Batalla A., Brooks S., Cousijn J., Dagher A., De Ruiter M., Desrivieres S., Feldstein Ewing S.W., Goldstein R.Z., Goudriaan A.E., Heitzeg M.M., Hutchinson K., Li C.S., London E.D., Lorenzetti V., Luijten M., Martin-Santos R., Morales A.M., Paulus M.P., Paus T., Pearlson G., Schluter R., Momenan R., Schmaal L., Schumann G., Sinha R., Sjoerds Z., Stein D.J., Stein E.A., Solowij N., Tapert S., Uhlmann A., Veltman D., Holst R. van, Walter H., Wright M.J., Yucel M., Yurgelun-Todd D., Hibar D.P., Jahanshad N., Thompson P.M., Glahn D.C., Garavan H. & Conrod P. (2016), Genetic imaging consortium for addiction medicine: From neuroimaging to genes, Progress in Brain Research 224: 203-223.
- Sjoerds Z., Dietrich A., Deserno L., De Wit S., Villringer A., Heinze H.J. & et al (2016), Slips of action and sequential decisions: A cross-validation study of tasks assessing habitual and goal-directed action control, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 10: e234.
- Sjoerds Z. & Den Ouden H. (2015), Computationele psychiatrie: Een toekomst voor wiskundige modellen in de classificatie en behandeling van psychopathologie?, Neuropraxis 19(6): 141-152.
- Radenbach C., Reiter A.M.F., Engert V., Sjoerds Z., Villringer A., Heinze Hans-J., Deserno L. & Schlagenhauf F. (2015), The interaction of acute and chronic stress impairs model-based behavioral control, Psychoneuroendocrinology 53: 268-280.
- Sjoerds Z., Deserno L., Reiter A.M.F., Radenbach C., Wilbertz T., Golz L., Heinze H.J. & Schlagenhauf F. (2015), Goal-directed and habit-based decision making: computational modelling in alcohol dependence and related disorders, European Neuropsychopharmacology 25: S132.
- Golz L., Sjoerds Z., Stengler K., Olbrich S., Heinze H.J., Deserno L. & Schlagenhauf F. (2015), Gray Matter Volume and Model-based Decision Making in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Biological Psychiatry 77(9): 337S.
- Lüttgau L., Sjoerds Z., Heinze H.J., Reiter A.M.F. & Schlagenhauf F. (2015), Transdiagnostic Investigation of Gray Matter Volume Alterations and its Association with Impulsivity in Alcohol Dependence and Binge Eating Disorder, Biological Psychiatry 77(9): 342S.
- Sjoerds Z., Luigjes J., Van den Brink W., Denys D. & Yücel M. (2014), The role of habits and motivation in human drug addiction: A reflection, Frontiers in Psychiatry 5: e8.
- Reiter A., Deserno L., Sjoerds Z., Wilbertz T., Heinze H.J. & Schlagenhauf F. (2014), Transdiagnostic Investigation of Behavioral Adaptation in Patients with Failure of Behavioral Control, Biological Psychiatry 75(9): 381S.
- Sjoerds Z., Van den Brink W., Beekman A.T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman Dick J. (2014), Cue Reactivity Is Associated with Duration and Severity of Alcohol Dependence: An fMRI Study, PLoS ONE 9(1): e84560.
- Sjoerds Z., Van den Brink W., De Wit S., Beekman Aartjan T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2014), Progressive alcohol dependence and habits in the human brain, Biological Psychiatry 75(9): 380S.
- Sjoerds Z., Van den Brink W., Beekman A.T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2014), Response inhibition in alcohol-dependent patients and patients with depression/anxiety: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study, Psychological Medicine 44(8): 1713-1725.
- Sjoerds Z., De Wit S., Van den Brink W., Robbins T.W., Beekman A.T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2013), Behavioral and neuroimaging evidence for overreliance on habit learning in alcohol-dependent patients, Translational Psychiatry 3: e337.
- Sjoerds Z., Tol M.-J. van, Brink W. van den, Wee N.J.A. van der, Buchem M.A. van, Aleman A., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2013), Family history of alcohol dependence and gray matter abnormalities in non-alcoholic adults, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 14(8): 565-573.
- Sjoerds Z., Van Tol M-J, Van den Brink W., Van der Wee N.J.A., Aleman A., Beekman A.T.F., Penninx B.W.J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2013), Family history of alcohol dependence modulates functional neurophysiology in mood/anxiety disorders, Psychological Medicine 43(7): 1487-1497.
- Thomaes K., Dorrepaal E., Draijer N., De Ruiter M.B., Elzinga B.M., Sjoerds Z., Van Balkom A.J., Smit J.H. & Veltman D.J. (2013), Increased anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampus activation in Complex PTSD during encoding of negative words, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 8(2): 190-200.
- De Ruiter M.B., Veltman D.J., Goudriaan A.E., Oosterlaan J., Sjoerds Z. & Van den Brink W. (2009), Response Perseveration and Ventral Prefrontal Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment in Male Problem Gamblers and Smokers, Neuropsychopharmacology 34(4): 1027-1038.