Organisations
Brain, Body and Cognition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The BBCO research group focuses its research on the comprehensive study of mental processes and their biological (brain and body) correlates in different domains of human functioning and behavior, such as cognition, social judgment, affect, well-being and sleep. Without doubt, the study of the brain and body, and its related mental processes is at the forefront of current research in many disciplines of psychology. Together with behavioral ...
Body Composition and Morphology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research group LIMO is mainly focused on changes in Body composition and morphology in people with under-, normal- and overweight, in different age groups (children, adolescents and elderly persons) and activity level (sedentary, moderate active and athletes), as well as the validation of techniques and devices used to detect this changes. Quality control and critical appraisal of the reliability of body composition data acquisition ...
Experimental Anatomy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The department of Experimental anatomy is a basis for fundamental research of topographical, functional and clinical anatomy, polarised around the human body and its body composition. Both dissections (a detailed study of the interior human body) and plastine studies (made of prepared parts of the human body) are elements of every students' contact with anatomy. The research findings (Anatomical variations and detailed mapping experiments) ...
Antwerp Centre for Digital humanities and literary Criticism (ACDC) University of Antwerp
Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The merged research group MOVE (= former BEGE+BEPR+MODI groups) was founded in 2020, with Prof. Dr. Eva D’Hondt as current chair, and is part of the Department of Movement and Sport Sciences (BESW) of the Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy (LK). The ‘Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance’ research group unites the enthusiasm and expertise of young and more experienced researchers, focusing on 3 prominent lines of ...
Surgical clinical sciences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Department CHIR houses the research into experimental and clinical, gastrointestinal, paediatric, cardio-thoracic, vascular, orthopaedic and trauma, plastic and neurosurgery. The main research topics of the department of surgery are: 1. Experimental Surgery: - Physiopathology of reflux esophagitis and of esophageal metaplasia; - Presancerous lesions induced by gastroesophageal reflux. 2. Gastrointestinal Surgery: Laparoscopic ...
Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) University of Antwerp
Centre for the Study of Enlightenment and Free Thought Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Study of Enlightenment, intersubjectivity and religion