Researcher
Kaat Alaerts
- Disciplines:Human movement and sports sciences, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation sciences
Affiliations
- Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy) (Division)
Responsible
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy) (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → Today - Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2005 → 30 Sep 2015
Projects
1 - 10 of 38
- Oxytocin administration in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disability: examination of clinical efficacy using an ecologically valid treatment observation scaleFrom2 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Measuring brain activation non-invasively in freely moving healthy and neuropsychiatric human populations using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Oxytocin therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disability: examination of desirability, clinical efficacy and therapeutic augmentation by psychosocial trainingFrom3 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Kan langdurige intranasale oxytocine toediening prosociaal gedrag stimuleren bij autisme? Een combinatie van multimodale beeldvorming van de hersenen, oxytocinerge metingen en real-life sociale interactie paradigma's om subtiele interventie effecten te lFrom1 Oct 2022 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Are you in tune with me? Understanding social functioning in autism via biobehavioral synchrony measurementsFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Effects of oxytocin administration paired with social interaction on stress physiology in children with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability.From1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Characterization of brain-brain and brain-body interactions in the context of stress regulation and meditation: New perspectives for the development of biofeedback protocols assisting meditative practiceFrom30 Aug 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Gut-brain interactions in Autism: A multi-modal investigation of the brain, bacteria and behaviorFrom1 Nov 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Multiple-dose oxytocin in children with autismFrom21 Oct 2021 → 6 Oct 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Effects of oxytocin treatment in boys with autism with and without intellectual disability: a verification trial with long-term follow-upFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO Applied Biomedical Research (TBM)
Publications
21 - 30 of 91
- Oxytocin enhances neural approach towards social and non-social stimuli of high personal relevance(2021)
Authors: Kaat Alaerts, Aymara Taillieu, Nicky Daniels, Jellina Prinsen
- Endogenous Oxytocin Levels in Autism-A Meta-Analysis(2021)
Authors: Matthijs Moerkerke, Lyssa de Vries, Nicky Daniels, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets
- Evaluating the potential of respiratory-sinus-arrhythmia biofeedback for reducing physiological stress in adolescents with autism: a protocol for a randomized controlled study(2021)
Authors: Anoushka Thoen, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Tine Van Damme
- Behavioral and neural markers of developing freezing of gait: An important milestone in the evolution of Parkinson’s disease(2021)
Authors: Nicholas D'cruz, Alice Nieuwboer, Kaat Alaerts
- Tracking transient changes in the intrinsic neural frequency architecture: Oxytocin facilitates non-harmonic relationships between alpha and theta rhythms in the resting brain(2021)
Authors: Kaat Alaerts, Aymara Taillieu, Jellina Prinsen, Nicky Daniels
- EEG alpha-theta (cross-frequency) dynamics during arithmetic performance, mind wandering and meditative states(2021)
Authors: Kaat Alaerts, Dante Mantini
- Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits-A systematic review(2021)
Authors: Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Viktoriia Chubar, Kaat Alaerts, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets
- Brain connectivity alterations after additional sensorimotor or motor therapy for the upper limb in the early-phase post stroke: a randomized controlled trial(2021)
Authors: Nele De Bruyn, Leen Saenen, Liselot Thijs, Annick Van Gils, Bea Essers, Kaat Alaerts, Geert Verheyden
- Changes in endogenous oxytocin levels after intranasal oxytocin treatment in adult men with autism: An exploratory study with long-term follow-up(2021)
Authors: Kaat Alaerts, Jean Steyaert, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Sylvie Bernaerts
Pages: 147 - 152 - Enhanced mirroring upon mutual gaze: Multimodal evidence from TMS-assessed corticospinal excitability and the EEG mu rhythm(2020)
Authors: Jellina Prinsen, Kaat Alaerts