Erik Johan Anton (Erik) Scherder (born 1 December 1951) is a Dutch professor of

neuropsychology Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Professionals in this branch of psychology focus on how injuries or illnesses of the brai ...

who is connected to the

Vrije Universiteit The (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the othe ...

in Amsterdam (VU). Scherder followed his education to

physiotherapist Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

in the late seventies after which he worked in the Valeriuskliniek in Amsterdam. Afterwards he followed the study psychology at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam with a specialization in neuropsychology, in which he promoted in 1995.

Biography

In 2002 he was appointed as special professor by the VU, followed by a nomination for professor Bewegingswetenschappen (Human Movement Sciences) at the Rijksuniversiteit in Groningen (RuG). After a couple of years he returned to the VU in Amsterdam, where he leads the department clinical neuropsychology. Both universities awarded Scherder with special awards, such as RUG teacher of the year and the VU education award . Due to this he was invited to the Dutch television show ''

De Wereld Draait Door ''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; DWDD) was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It was the Netherlands' longest-running, regularly scheduled TV entertainment show and had the second-highes ...

'' and in 2015 three episodes of '' DWDD University'', in which the functioning of malfunctions and diseases of the brain were the main topic. In 2016 Scherder received the Betto Deelmanprijs, due to his exceptional efforts in the study of neuropsychology and his contribution to the subject of neuropsychology in the Netherlands'. On 26 April 2017 Scherder was appointed Officer in the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for ...

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