Researcher
Raf MEESEN
- Keywords:Biomedical sciences (incl. biochemistry), Physical education and physiotherapy
- Disciplines:Neurophysiology, Neurosciences not elsewhere classified, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation
Affiliations
- Rehabilitation Sciences (Faculty)
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From1 Sep 2018 → Today - Rehabilitation Sciences & Physiotherapy (Department)
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From1 Mar 2013 → Today - Rehabilitation Research Center (Research group)
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From1 Mar 2013 → Today - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (Faculty)
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From16 Feb 2009 → 31 Aug 2018 - Physiology - Biochemistry - Immunology (Department)
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From16 Feb 2009 → 28 Feb 2013 - Medical Basic Sciences (Division)
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From16 Feb 2009 → 30 Sep 2009 - Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From1 Oct 2005 → 13 Jan 2019 - Immunology - Biochemistry (Research group)
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From1 Oct 2005 → 28 Feb 2013
Projects
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- Co-financing KU Leuven-project for purchase of EEG set-up equipment: Integrated Platform for Closed-Loop Motor Training and Adaptive NeuromodulationFrom1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Cause-effect relationships between brain networks and inter-limb coordination in older adults and the effect of oscillating transcranial brain stimulation on training-induced neuroplastic changes and motor performance.From1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- The adjuvant effect of non invasive brain stimulation on elderly during the execution of a brain computer interface task.From3 Dec 2018 → 2 Feb 2019Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Brain plasticity for healthy aging: enhancing motor, and cognitive functions by motor training and noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS).From1 Jun 2017 → 1 Jul 2023Funding: BOF - Bilateral scientific cooperation
- The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on motor abilities of neurodegenerative patients.From1 Jan 2015 → 30 Apr 2015Funding: BOF - Bilateral scientific cooperation
- Optimizing the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical neuroplasticity based on a neurovascular coupling modelFrom1 May 2014 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: BOF - Bilateral scientific cooperation
- Through A Kid's Eyes: Do action and intention understanding differentiate young children with autism spectrum disorders from typically developing peers?From1 Oct 2012 → 30 Sep 2016Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Enhancing the research possibilities of the IMOB driving simulatorFrom28 Jun 2012 → 1 Nov 2018Funding: Hercules, BOF - Other initiatives
- PHL-doctorate Daphnie Leenus titled "Does tDCS increasefontsize hand function in MS treatment and does this interact with the BDNF polymorphism of the individual"From1 Mar 2011 → 28 Feb 2015Funding: Colleges as sponsor
- Can non-invasive brain stimulation enhance neuroplasticity mediated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the healthy and injured brain: a new therapeutic tool for improving recovery after stroke?From1 Jan 2010 → 31 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
Publications
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- Probing intrahemispheric interactions with a novel dual-site TMS setup(2024)
Authors: Melina HEHL, Shanti VAN MALDEREN, Marc GERAERTS, Raf MEESEN, John Rothwell, Stephan SWINNEN, Koen CUYPERS
Pages: 180 - 195 - Exploring and optimizing neuroplasticity by non-invasive brain stimulation in the elderly: Effects, and Mechanisms(2023)
Authors: Ensiyeh GHASEMIAN SHIRVAN, Raf MEESEN
Number of pages: 129 - Midfrontal Theta and Cognitive Control During Interlimb Coordination Across the Adult Lifespan(2023)
Authors: Siel DEPESTELE, Stefanie VERSTRAELEN, Sybren VAN HOORNWEDER, Raf MEESEN
Pages: 1 - 11 - The effect of Dual-Task modality on midfrontal theta power and driving performance across the adult lifespan(2023)
Authors: Siel DEPESTELE, Kim VAN DUN, Stefanie VERSTRAELEN, Veerle ROSS, Sybren VAN HOORNWEDER, Kris BRIJS, Tom BRIJS, Raf MEESEN
Pages: 188 - 201 - Outcome measures for electric field modeling in tES and TMS: A systematic review and large-scale modeling study(2023)
Authors: Sybren VAN HOORNWEDER, Marten NUYTS, Joana FRIESKE, Stefanie VERSTRAELEN, Raf MEESEN, Kevin A. Caulfield
- Optimizing the Effect of tDCS on Motor Sequence Learning in the Elderly(2023)
Authors: Ensiyeh GHASEMIAN SHIRVAN, Ruxandra Ungureanu, Lorena Melo, Kim VAN DUN, Min-Fang Kuo, Michael A. Nitsche, Raf MEESEN
- Cycling: how can we activate care-dependent older adults with a mild cognitive impairment?(2023)
Authors: Nastasia MARINUS, Dominique HANSEN, Peter FEYS, Raf MEESEN, Annick TIMMERMANS, Joke SPILDOOREN
Pages: 896 - 903 - The Impact of Age-Related Neurophysiological Changes of Motor Control on Driving Across the Adult Lifespan(2023)
Authors: Siel DEPESTELE, Raf MEESEN
- Addressing transcranial electrical stimulation variability through prospective individualized dosing of electric field strength in 300 participants across two samples: the 2-SPED approach(2022)
Authors: Sybren VAN HOORNWEDER, Kevin A. Caulfield, Michael Nitsche, Axel Thielscher, Raf MEESEN
- Age and interlimb coordination complexity modulate oscillatory spectral dynamics and large-scale functional connectivity(2022)
Authors: Sybren VAN HOORNWEDER, Diego BLANCO MORA, Siel DEPESTELE, Joana FRIESKE, Kim VAN DUN, Koen CUYPERS, Stefanie VERSTRAELEN, Raf MEESEN
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