Anne-Marie Brouwer

Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

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Anne-Marie Brouwer is a leading researcher at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and human-machine interaction, with key contributions in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), sense of embodiment, and tele-robotics. Her pioneering work on "Brain–machine interfaces in space: Using spontaneous rather than intentionally generated brain signals" (2010, 45 citations) introduced a paradigm shift by demonstrating that BCIs could decode natural, task-relevant brain activity—such as error-related potentials—rather than requiring users to generate specific mental commands. This approach reduces cognitive load and opens new possibilities for real-world applications, including space exploration. More recently, Brouwer has focused on understanding and measuring the sense of embodiment in teleoperation and augmented reality. Her 2020 paper on "The Cross-modal Congruency Effect as an Objective Measure of Embodiment" (5 citations) provides a novel, implicit metric for how operators experience control over remote robots. She has extended this work to show that embodiment supports motor learning and adaptation (2024, 2 citations), and explored the supernumerary hand illusion in augmented reality (2021, 2 citations). Her research is critical for designing intuitive, low-burden robotic interfaces that enhance operator performance and safety in hazardous or remote environments.