Ben van Cranenburgh

Ben van Cranenburgh is a neuroscientist. He studied Medicine in Amsterdam and afterwards worked for many years as a scientific researcher (neurophysiological research and clinical research with CVA-patients). In 1987 he founded the Institute for Applied Neurosciences (ITON foundation, Haarlem). Since 2010 ITON has been a centre of expertise that is part of the Faculty of Movement Sciences of the Free University of Amsterdam (VU). In this context he intensely focuses on bridging the (too large) gap between scientific theory and practice, in the areas of pain, neurorehabilitation, sports and music. He published the series of books “Applied Neurosciences” and many articles. He is also a lecturer / speaker for numerous curricula, courses and congresses.