Projects
ACT now!: Auditory Cognitive Testing to optimize hearing aid benefit Ghent University
The goal of the this research is to optimize hearing aid benefit taking into account the interaction between auditory periphery and more high-order cognitive functioning. It is focused on first, hearing outcome measures leading to insights with regard to speech understanding and listening effort, and second, the fitting and users of hearing aids leading to evidence-based
recommendations.
The HuNT project: A Human Neuroimaging study investigating somatic Tinnitus mechanisms Hasselt University
The impact of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) on gait and falls: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hasselt University
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle Strength, Mobility and Balance in Prefrail Older Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Hasselt University
AsthenesLAB KU Leuven
Aversive bodily sensations such as pain, breathlessness and tinnitus are very common. Initially, they serve an important protective function by motivating behaviors that support recovery and healing. However, when these sensations persist and turn into chronic bodily symptoms, they cease to be protective, and elicit significant suffering, disability, and costs. The interdisciplinary ASTHENES research program aims at improving our ...
The impact of a vestibular dysfunction on cognitive and motor performance in adults in single and dual-task condition Ghent University
Aside from typical symptoms such as postural imbalance, vertigo, dizziness, nausea, and problems with gaze stabilization, patients with vestibular disorders (VD) often suffer from cognitive impairment (memory loss, loss of concentration, inability to multitask, fatigue, and headaches). On the one hand, these cognitive symptoms may be directly related to altered (e.g. hippocampal) vestibular projections throughout the brain, which are also ...
Speech processing cues in children with cochlear implants KU Leuven
Despite the proven effectiveness of cochlear implants for audiological rehabilitation for children with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, variability in performance is large in terms of audibility, speech perception and language processing. This research project aimed at providing a better understanding of the way speech-related acoustic cues are utilized in language processing by children with cochlear implants. The knowledge ...
The benefit of a cochlear implant in children with congenital single-sided deafness KU Leuven
The estimated incidence of sensorineural hearing impairment (HI) at birth is 1.86 per 1000 newborns, of which 30-40% suffer from unilateral hearing loss. For children with congenital single-sided deafness (SSD), a cochlear implant (CI) is the only rehabilitative option that can facilitate binaural hearing (i.e. hearing with both ears). This is not only important for spatial perception, but also for the development of spoken language, ...
The fundamental neurophysiological organization of auditory intensity perception: Unravelling the role of primary auditory perception, gating and attention. Ghent University
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that has been associated with auditory intensity perception deficits. To date, the audiological and neurophysiological background of these perception deficits is unknown. Our group will investigate the functioning of modality-specific gating mechanisms, in relation to primary auditory perception and attention. This proposal comprises fundamental and interdisciplinary research in ...