Projects
Electrical interaction with the abnormal brain cavity wall to reduce cavity-related symptoms: proof-of-concept study in the rat KU Leuven
On each neurosurgery and neuroanatomy ward around the world lie patients with an abnormal brain cavity (aBC). Such an aBC develops because neurons are lost as a result of brain damage due to e.g. a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Symptoms associated with an aBC range from motor impairment such as paresis to psychiatric symptoms such as depression. Despite a wide range of available therapies, these symptoms often remain, even years ...
The chicken cerebellum as a model to study the impact of monocarboxylate transporter 8 deficiency on early brain development KU Leuven
Thyroid hormones (THs) have been characterised as important regulatory factors of vertebrate brain development. As such, they contribute to a wide variety of neurodevelopmental processes that depend on adequate TH levels as well as a correct timing of TH access to distinct neural cells in order to obtain a fully functional brain. This strict regulation of local TH availability is the result of a complex interplay between TH transporters ...
Muddling through murky waters: the exploration of Brain Hemispheric Involvement in Idiom Comprehension Vrije Universiteit Brussel
clinical neurolinguistics, a field which endeavors to unravel how
language and speech are organized in our brain, and this specifically
through working with patients who have in one way or another lost the
capacity to use speech and language. In current project, we focus on the
organization of idioms, or figurative language, and more precisely ...
Large grain defect free polycrystalline silicon thin film solar cells based on a seed layer approach KU Leuven
Study of extrusion-cooking as tool to enhance the physicochemical, physiology-related and nutrition-related properties of cereal bran KU Leuven
In line with the growing interest in healthy and high-quality food, there is an increasing interest in food products with a high dietary fibre content. Cereal bran incorporation in food systems as an ingredient or as part of wholemeal may be a solution for this problem. Despite the health effects ascribed to bran consumption, it can be hypothesised that the beneficial physiological and nutritional impact of native millers bran can be further ...
The relationship between wheat bran properties and their impact on bread making KU Leuven
Wheat bran, a co-product of the industrial roller milling of wheat, can be added to food products such as bread because of its nutritional profile and physiological effects. However, incorporation of wheat bran in bread systems can negatively affect final product quality. Next to possible taste issues, bran-enriched bread modifies crumb texture and shows a lower loaf volume as compared to white bread. Some intrinsic bran properties are ...
Advanced Solutions for Neonatal Sleep Analysis and the Effects of Maturation KU Leuven
Worldwide approximately 11% of the babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation. The survival rates of these prematurely born infants have steadily increased during the last decades as a result of the technical and medical progress in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The focus of the NICUs has therefore gradually evolved
from increasing life chances to improving quality of life. In this respect, promoting and supporting optimal ...
BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BICYCLE ACCIDENTS RELATED HEAD INJURIES KU Leuven
Hormones and neuroplasticity: image guided discoveries of molecular mechanisms in neuroplasticity KU Leuven
During juvenile development, male songbirds exhibit a high amount of neuroplasticity in the brain regions responsible for song learning and production, called the 'song control nuclei'. Additionally, seasonal learners display a cycle of song control nucleus growth and regression throughout a year: song control nuclei increase in volume when the days get longer in early spring and regress again when days get shorter. Both neuroplastic ...