Dr. Frank Hezemans

Bio

Frank is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the computational and neuropharmacological determinants of motivational and cognitive control. After studying psychology at Leiden University, he obtained his PhD at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, where he examined the noradrenergic basis of apathy and impulsivity in both health and neurological conditions. Following postdoctoral appointments at the Donders Institute and the University of Tübingen, he is now based at Osnabrück University’s Institute of Cognitive Science. His current research focuses on computational modelling of adjustments of cognitive control, especially inhibitory control, in the context of speeded decision-making.

Selected Output

Ye, R., Hezemans, F. H., O’Callaghan, C., Tsvetanov, K. A., Rua, C., Jones, P. S., …, & Rowe, J. B. (2023). Locus coeruleus integrity is linked to response inhibition deficits in Parkinson’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy. Journal of Neuroscience. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0289-22.2023

Hezemans, F. H., Wolpe, N., Matzke, D., Heathcote, A., Cools, R., CamCAN, & Rowe, J. B. (2022). Dynamic adjustment of inhibitory control. 5th Multidisciplinary Conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making (RLDM). osf.io/b8qwz

Hezemans, F. H., Wolpe, N., O’Callaghan, C., Ye, R., Rua, C., Jones, P. S., …, & Rowe, J. B. (2022). Noradrenergic deficits contribute to apathy in Parkinson’s disease through the precision of expected outcomes. PLoS Computational Biology. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010079

O’Callaghan, C., Hezemans, F. H., Ye, R., Rua, C., Jones, P. S., Murley, A. G., …, & Rowe, J. B. (2021). Locus coeruleus integrity and the effect of atomoxetine on response inhibition in Parkinson’s disease. Brain. doi: 10.1093/brain/awab142

Hezemans, F. H., Wolpe, N., & Rowe, J. B. (2020). Apathy is associated with reduced precision of prior beliefs about action outcomes. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. doi: 10.1037/xge0000739