Projects
Priming stimulation: a multimodal approach to evaluate the effects of theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation priming on prefrontal cortex functioning in healthy and depressed individuals Ghent University
Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) has been increasingly used to target prefrontal brain regions, such as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), to optimize therapeutic outcomes in patients suffering from major depressive disorder. However, despite the promising outcomes, clinical efficacy remains rather modest. Interestingly, fundamental research targeting the motor cortex has suggested the use of priming techniques to enhance ...
m-Path: An experience sampling based tool for blended care KU Leuven
Identity formation and body-related symptoms from late childhood to emerging adulthood: A developmental perspective on trans-diagnostic processes KU Leuven
Body-related psychopathological symptoms, such as eating disorder symptoms and somatic symptoms (i.e., unpleasant physical sensations such as pain, weakness, and fatigue), are frequently reported among adolescents and emerging adults (Bohman et al., 2018; Quick & Byrd‐Bredbenner, 2013). These symptoms are associated with substantial suffering and impairment, and the impact of these symptoms on young individuals’ daily lives can be ...
How body relevance drives brain organization KU Leuven
Social species, and specifically human and nonhuman primates, rely heavily on conspecifics for survival. Considerable time is spent watching each other’s behavior because this is often the most relevant source of information for preparing adaptive social responses. The project RELEVANCE aims to understand how the brain evolved special structures to process highly relevant social stimuli like bodies and to reveal how social vision sustains ...
Increasing teacher resilience in teaching children with behavioral problems: a focus on relationship-building skills KU Leuven
Teacher-student relationships are at the heart of education. Both teachers and students profit from positive, close relationships, yet suffer from negative, conflictual relationships. To date, only limited research has explored which specific competencies teachers need to build high-quality, dyadic relationships, how competent teachers feel in building these relationships, and how teacher education might improve this competence. This ...
Ethnicity after mass violence. A study of the nature and transformation of ethnic 'groupness' in Rwanda and Burundi. University of Antwerp
Ethnicity after mass violence. A study of the nature and transformation of ethnic 'groupness' in Rwanda and Burundi. University of Antwerp
Proximate origins of socio-cognitive differences in bonobos and chimpanzees: using a genomic approach for identifying receptor gene variation Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
How fasting and relief shape avoidance KU Leuven
Over the past decades, the science of fear has shown spectacular progress with the development of behavioral and neurological tools that provide almost complete control over fear in the rodent and human laboratory. The hope was that these pre-clinical insights would significantly improve the treatment of clinical anxiety, but substantial change stays away. Clinical psychologists have argued that the propensity to avoid all things feared is ...