330:
282:, Swaab reports receiving death threats from individuals believing this work was attempting to 'pathologize' homosexuality and treat it as a biological abnormality or disorder. Swaab's view that neither free will nor metaphysical entities such as souls or spirits exist has also caused negative reactions among various religious groups. Swaab consistently defends his studies in the face of such criticism.
31:
270:
conclusion that brains are not things we have, but rather brains are what we are: the physical and chemical processes in our brains determine how we react and who we are. Currently, Swaab is most active in the field of depression and
626:. Basic and Clinical Aspects. Part I: Nuclei of the Hypothalamus; Part II: Neuropathology of the Hypothalamus and Adjacent Brain Structures. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, approx. 1000 pp, 2003/2004.
214:
at the
University of Amsterdam. In 1985 he founded the Nederlandse Hersenbank—known in English as The Netherlands Brain Bank—to facilitate international research on brain diseases. Swaab is an atheist.
489:
350:
1970 Ph.D. Thesis: Factors influencing neurosecretory activity of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei in rat. A histochemical and cytochemical study. Mentor: Prof. dr. J. Ariëns
Kappers
532:
Alzheimer's
Association Award: Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research. Received at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in
297:
He is a member, honorary member, and founder of many scientific and professional associations. He was the second person to be awarded the Emil
Kraepelin Guest Professorship at the
290:
Swaab has numerous scientific awards and was mentor of 84 Ph.D. students, 16 of whom became full professor. He is editor of several journals about brain research. Swaab has an
836:"God bestaat niet" (in Dutch). Positief Atheïsme. 2005-06-07. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-22.“Blasphemy is also a pleasant way of living.”
982:
1168:
1158:
309:, United States. He also is appointed Chao Kuang Piu Professor at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.-R. China. He has been decorated with the Knight of the
1012:
867:
932:
364:
171:
448:
Journal of Neural
Transmission (36, 195–215, 1975) paper awarded "Citation Classic" status in Current Contents 33, no. 30, p. 16. (1990)
692:
278:
Swaab's research has on several occasions produced controversy. After conducting research suggesting links between brain anatomy and
571:(fundamental to applied), for his initiative to start the Netherlands Brain Bank, and for his research in Alzheimer's disease (2008)
371:
167:
1163:
259:
1173:
986:
408:
746:
Eling, Paul; Hofman, Michel A. (2014-04-03). "The
Central Institute for Brain Research in Amsterdam and its Directors".
546:
Visiting professorship in sleep medicine (Amer.Ass.of Sleep Med.& Pfizer) at
Stanford, CA, United States (2005-2006)
1133:
607:
298:
210:. He was from 1978 the director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research. In 1979 he was appointed professor of
617:
597:
1079:
463:
961:
549:
Guest professor at the
Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine from 1 October 2005 to 31 December 2008 (2005-2008)
1153:
871:
251:
1148:
1143:
983:"Dick Swaab is onder ons (1) | Paul Betgem – Over psychologie, psychiatrie en geestelijke gezondheidszorg"
255:
459:
310:
135:
1020:
936:
397:
318:
108:
540:
1108:
718:
470:
846:
1138:
667:
345:
195:
163:
1034:
1128:
640:
272:
636:
431:'Snoo-van 't Hoogerhuijs' prize (together with Dr. W.J. Honnebier) for work in the field of
1123:
314:
199:
8:
957:
553:
507:, Amsterdam, for scientific work in biomedical determinants of Alzheimer's disease (2000)
413:
306:
779:
656:
612:
Dick Swaab, Wij Zijn Ons Brein: Van
Baarmoeder Tot Alzheimer, Publishing Centre, 2010.
442:
435:
384:
Leader research team neuropsychiatric disorders, Neth. Inst for
Neuroscience (1978-now)
279:
250:. Another area of Swaab's work, which has drawn much attention, is his research on how
771:
763:
644:
613:
603:
593:
363:
Acting director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, an institute of the
339:
247:
183:
783:
305:, Germany, in 1996, and is a visiting professor in three locations in China, and at
755:
648:
503:
Federa Prize 2000, Federation of Medical Scientific Societies, November 17, 2000,
759:
511:
441:'Hugo van Poelgeest' prize for the Netherlands Brain Bank as an alternative for
262:. Through his years of research, Swaab, according to his own words, came to the
207:
203:
155:
1058:
451:
Emil Kraepelin Guest Professorship 1996, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie,
1117:
767:
263:
815:
775:
671:
663:
623:
577:
Chao Kuang Piu Chair of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China (2011–17)
568:
526:
515:
514:
Research and Education Society) award 2002 for the article ‘Male-to-Female
387:
Founder and, until 2005, director of the Netherlands Brain Bank (1985-2005)
378:
211:
159:
151:
1103:
635:
Swaab has co-written extensively on a number of topics, including sexual
267:
69:
58:
660:
652:
497:
235:
907:
533:
187:
83:
79:
54:
868:"Announcement | Mededeling | Radio Netherlands Worldwide"
602:
Dick Swaab, We are our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's, 2014.
557:
529:.’ (Kruijver et al., J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol. 2034-2041 (2002)
482:
239:
224:
191:
962:"Swaab maakt gehakt van Eindeloos Bewustzijn » Skepsis Blog"
493:
291:
231:
539:
Honorary member of the installation committee of the journal on
329:
523:
519:
452:
302:
561:
478:
474:
432:
228:
30:
797:
381:
at the medical faculty, University of Amsterdam (1979-2009)
243:
985:. Praktijkpsychologiebetgem.nl. 2013-11-22. Archived from
254:
relates to brain anatomy, as well as research relating to
1035:"Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Swaab, D. F.)"
567:
Academy medal for his role in national and international
504:
294:
of 135 as of 2023, having been cited over 34,000 times.
693:"What can Dick Swaab tell us about sex and the brain?"
174:(Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen).
427:
Swaab has received the following awards and honours:
933:"Homo Universalis: Dick Swaab - Programma - deBuren"
956:
170:(Nederlands Instituut voor Hersenonderzoek) of the
1115:
353:1972 General physician, University of Amsterdam
630:
365:Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
202:in 1970 with professor J. Ariëns Kappers on a
172:Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1169:Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam
723:College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists
684:
1159:Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
1080:"Nieuwe sleutel om Alzheimer te behandelen"
748:Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
745:
847:"Brein en (bewust)zijn | Dima's Blog"
574:Honorary member of “Brein in Beeld” (2010)
29:
158:(brain researcher). He is a professor of
935:. Deburen.eu. 2007-12-10. Archived from
690:
372:Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
328:
238:, in particular the impact that various
168:Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
1104:Profile Het Brein deel (2/4) Dick Swaab
716:
592:Dick Swaab, Ons creatieve brein, 2016.
1116:
894:Wij Zijn Ons Brein (We are our brains)
849:. Dimasplace.wordpress.com. 2011-02-20
490:Capital University of Medical Sciences
402:Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
357:
1007:
1005:
1003:
891:
422:
741:
739:
206:thesis, and in 1972 he received his
798:"Welcome to Netherlands Brain Bank"
639:of the brain, Alzheimer's disease,
409:Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry
166:and was until 2005 Director of the
13:
1059:"Dick Swaab - Scriptum uitgeverij"
1000:
816:"About the Netherlands Brain Bank"
299:Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
16:Dutch physician and neurobiologist
14:
1185:
1097:
736:
462:” bestowed by her Royal Highness
464:Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
227:and discoveries in the field of
1072:
1051:
1027:
975:
950:
925:
900:
717:Spencer, Michael (2016-10-17).
581:
242:and biochemical factors in the
1164:University of Amsterdam alumni
885:
860:
839:
830:
808:
790:
710:
285:
1:
1082:. Medicalfacts.nl. 2010-10-27
719:"Professor Dick Swaab MD PhD"
677:
460:Order of the Netherlands Lion
458:Royal Honour, “Knight of the
391:
311:Order of the Netherlands Lion
150:(born 17 December 1944) is a
136:Order of the Netherlands Lion
760:10.1080/0964704X.2013.780810
691:Williams, Zoe (2014-01-28).
586:
324:
223:Swaab is best known for his
7:
1174:Stanford University faculty
631:Key papers and publications
218:
10:
1190:
319:Kingdom of the Netherlands
1134:Cognitive neuroscientists
541:Gender Identity Disorders
186:in 1963. He received his
141:
130:
122:
114:
104:
96:
89:
75:
65:
37:
28:
21:
870:. Rnw.nl. Archived from
818:. Netherlands Brain Bank
543:, the GID Journal (2003)
536:, Sweden, 21 July (2002)
471:Anhui Medical University
398:University of Amsterdam
346:University of Amsterdam
338:1963 Final examination
196:University of Amsterdam
182:Swaab graduated at the
177:
164:University of Amsterdam
109:University of Amsterdam
1154:Writers from Amsterdam
802:Netherlands Brain Bank
622:Dick Swaab, The Human
405:Netherlands Brain Bank
334:
1149:Dutch science writers
1144:Dutch neuroscientists
418:Hangzhou, P.-R. China
332:
892:Swaab, Dick (2011).
668:Huntington's disease
958:Jan Willem Nienhuys
912:The Occasional Book
908:"We Are Our Brains"
641:Parkinson's disease
554:Zhejiang University
552:Guest Professor at
488:Guest Professor of
469:Guest Professor of
414:Stanford University
358:Professional career
307:Stanford University
657:multiple sclerosis
443:animal experiments
436:neuroendocrinology
423:Awards and honours
367:(KNAW) (1975-1978)
344:1968 MD Medicine,
335:
280:sexual orientation
256:sexual orientation
118:Neuroendocrinology
960:(February 2011).
914:. 8 February 2016
340:Amsterdams Lyceum
315:order of chivalry
252:sexual dimorphism
248:brain development
198:in 1968, and his
184:Amsterdams Lyceum
145:
144:
126:Brain Development
1181:
1109:Zomergasten 2011
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1076:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1019:. Archived from
1009:
998:
997:
995:
994:
979:
973:
972:
970:
969:
954:
948:
947:
945:
944:
929:
923:
922:
920:
919:
904:
898:
897:
889:
883:
882:
880:
879:
864:
858:
857:
855:
854:
843:
837:
834:
828:
827:
825:
823:
812:
806:
805:
794:
788:
787:
743:
734:
733:
731:
729:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
688:
649:eating disorders
455:, Germany (1996)
445:, June 26 (1990)
370:Director of the
148:Dick Frans Swaab
51:
48:17 December 1944
47:
45:
33:
19:
18:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1114:
1113:
1100:
1095:
1094:
1085:
1083:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1064:
1062:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1043:
1041:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1011:
1010:
1001:
992:
990:
981:
980:
976:
967:
965:
955:
951:
942:
940:
931:
930:
926:
917:
915:
906:
905:
901:
890:
886:
877:
875:
866:
865:
861:
852:
850:
845:
844:
840:
835:
831:
821:
819:
814:
813:
809:
796:
795:
791:
744:
737:
727:
725:
715:
711:
701:
699:
689:
685:
680:
637:differentiation
633:
589:
584:
512:Gender Identity
425:
394:
360:
327:
288:
221:
180:
115:Sub-specialties
61:
52:
49:
43:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1187:
1177:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1139:Dutch atheists
1136:
1131:
1126:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1099:
1098:External links
1096:
1093:
1092:
1071:
1050:
1039:www.scopus.com
1026:
1023:on 2013-12-03.
999:
974:
949:
924:
899:
896:. p. 112.
884:
859:
838:
829:
807:
789:
754:(2): 109–119.
735:
709:
682:
681:
679:
676:
632:
629:
628:
627:
620:
610:
608:978-0812992960
600:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
578:
575:
572:
565:
550:
547:
544:
537:
530:
508:
501:
486:
467:
456:
449:
446:
439:
424:
421:
420:
419:
416:
411:
406:
403:
400:
393:
390:
389:
388:
385:
382:
375:
368:
359:
356:
355:
354:
351:
348:
342:
333:Swaab in 1980.
326:
323:
287:
284:
260:transsexuality
220:
217:
208:medical degree
204:neuroendocrine
179:
176:
156:neurobiologist
154:physician and
143:
142:
139:
138:
134:Knight in the
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
91:Medical career
87:
86:
77:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
53:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1186:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1129:Living people
1127:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1081:
1075:
1061:. Scriptum.nl
1060:
1054:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1006:
1004:
989:on 2013-04-13
988:
984:
978:
963:
959:
953:
939:on 2013-12-03
938:
934:
928:
913:
909:
903:
895:
888:
874:on 2013-04-13
873:
869:
863:
848:
842:
833:
817:
811:
803:
799:
793:
785:
781:
777:
773:
769:
765:
761:
757:
753:
749:
742:
740:
724:
720:
713:
698:
694:
687:
683:
675:
673:
669:
665:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
625:
621:
619:
618:9789025435226
615:
611:
609:
605:
601:
599:
598:9789045030579
595:
591:
590:
576:
573:
570:
566:
563:
559:
555:
551:
548:
545:
542:
538:
535:
531:
528:
525:
522:Numbers in a
521:
517:
513:
509:
506:
502:
499:
495:
491:
487:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
465:
461:
457:
454:
450:
447:
444:
440:
437:
434:
430:
429:
428:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
404:
401:
399:
396:
395:
386:
383:
380:
377:Professor of
376:
373:
369:
366:
362:
361:
352:
349:
347:
343:
341:
337:
336:
331:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
295:
293:
283:
281:
276:
274:
269:
268:materialistic
265:
264:deterministic
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
230:
226:
216:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
140:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
76:Occupation(s)
74:
71:
68:
64:
60:
56:
50:(age 79)
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1084:. Retrieved
1074:
1063:. Retrieved
1053:
1042:. Retrieved
1038:
1029:
1021:the original
1016:
991:. Retrieved
987:the original
977:
966:. Retrieved
964:. Skepsis.nl
952:
941:. Retrieved
937:the original
927:
916:. Retrieved
911:
902:
893:
887:
876:. Retrieved
872:the original
862:
851:. Retrieved
841:
832:
820:. Retrieved
810:
801:
792:
751:
747:
726:. Retrieved
722:
712:
700:. Retrieved
697:The Guardian
696:
686:
672:hypertension
664:cell culture
634:
624:Hypothalamus
582:Bibliography
569:neuroscience
518:Have Female
516:Transsexuals
426:
379:neurobiology
296:
289:
277:
222:
212:neurobiology
181:
160:neurobiology
147:
146:
105:Institutions
90:
1124:1944 births
1013:"Swaab: CV"
822:29 November
374:(1978-2005)
286:Recognition
273:Alzheimer's
66:Nationality
59:Netherlands
1118:Categories
1086:2013-11-29
1065:2013-11-29
1044:2020-07-08
993:2013-11-29
968:2013-11-29
943:2013-11-29
918:2019-05-14
878:2013-11-29
853:2013-11-29
702:4 February
678:References
661:postmortem
653:metabolism
645:depression
500:(1999/now)
498:P.R. China
485:(1998/now)
392:Workplaces
275:research.
236:physiology
44:1944-12-17
23:Dick Swaab
768:0964-704X
587:Monograph
534:Stockholm
325:Education
313:, a high
188:doctorate
84:physician
80:Professor
55:Amsterdam
784:43552953
776:24256502
728:12 March
659:, human
558:Hangzhou
483:PR China
246:have on
240:hormonal
225:research
219:Research
192:medicine
123:Research
100:Medicine
1017:knaw.nl
527:Nucleus
510:GIRES (
494:Beijing
317:of the
292:H-index
232:anatomy
194:at the
162:at the
782:
774:
766:
616:
606:
596:
564:(2007)
524:Limbic
520:Neuron
466:(1998)
453:Munich
438:(1976)
303:Munich
131:Awards
780:S2CID
562:China
479:Anhui
475:Hefei
433:fetal
229:brain
200:Ph.D.
152:Dutch
97:Field
70:Dutch
824:2013
772:PMID
764:ISSN
730:2017
704:2014
670:and
651:and
614:ISBN
604:ISBN
594:ISBN
266:and
258:and
244:womb
234:and
178:Life
38:Born
756:doi
505:RAI
190:of
1120::
1037:.
1015:.
1002:^
910:.
800:.
778:.
770:.
762:.
752:23
750:.
738:^
721:.
695:.
674:.
666:,
655:,
647:,
643:,
560:,
556:,
496:,
492:,
481:,
477:,
473:,
321:.
301:,
82:,
57:,
46:)
1089:.
1068:.
1047:.
996:.
971:.
946:.
921:.
881:.
856:.
826:.
804:.
786:.
758::
732:.
706:.
42:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.