Projects
Combined EEG - Eye Tracking System Ghent University
Electroencephalography (EEG) and eye tracking are both core research methods in our department. The combination of EEG and eye tracking is very promising because it allows studying brain potentials under more natural circumstances using highly complementary methods. This combination is difficult to attain on our current, heavily used systems. We therefore apply for a combined brain potential – eye tracking system.
Unraveling the mechanisms by which vasopressin/oxytocin-related signaling modulates KU Leuven
Understanding the regulation of cognitive functions in the brain remains one of the major scientific challenges. The neuropeptides vasopressin and oxytocin have been intensively studied for their effects on learning and memory processes in mammals, including humans, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. We have recently characterized a related neuropeptidergic system in the nematode model Caenorhabditis elegans, the ...
Structure and function of the medial superior olive. KU Leuven
The emergence of tolerance and selectivity in rodent visual cortex. KU Leuven
Cognitive processes associated with proprioceptive information processing in the elderly: age-related neural overactivation and compensatory recruitment. KU Leuven
Surviving selective temporal probing: a combined psychophysical/analytical method. KU Leuven
Role of peroxisomes for the homeostasis of mammalian cells and elucidation of the pathogenesis of peroxisomal diseases. KU Leuven
The general research goal of Prof. Myriam Baes is to decipher the role of peroxisomes in different mammalian tissues and cell types. Concurrently, her investigations aim to shed light on the pathogenesis of diseases caused by primary or secondary peroxisomal dysfunction.
We have generated and characterized multiple mouse models with peroxisome deficiencies, including the first mouse model (Pex5-/-) for Zellweger syndrome, followed by ...
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DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMALISATION OF AN ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN-BASED CELLULAR AND MOUSE MODEL FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE KU Leuven
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder that affects 6 to 10 million people worldwide. The neuropathological hallmarks are a progressive degeneration of dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta and eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions called Lewy bodies (LBs) and Lewy neurites. α-synuclein (αSYN) is a known key player, but the exact role of αSYN aggregation in the pathogenesis ...