Projects
Pre-allocated professorship in Plant Stress Physiology in Cereal Crops Ghent University
To survive in hostile environments, plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to protect themselves against abiotic en biotic stress factors. Plant stress tolerance has been positively selected during evolution as it alows a population to better adapt to changing environmental conditions. From an agricultural point of view, cultivars with enhanced stress tolerance, without compromising yield, are the most durable option to suply food to ...
Are you shy or are you bold? Is personality along the bold-shy axis linked with foraging behaviour, physiology and reproductive investment in northern fulmars? University of Antwerp
Chronic stress in sharks and their relatives: a comparative and ecophysiological approach to finding a biomarker of long-term stress. University of Antwerp
Behavioral-clinical and stress physiological effects of chronic oxytocin administration in children with autism KU Leuven
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have difficulties with social communication and interaction. To date, no objective quantitative (bio)marker exists for ASD, thus formal diagnosis is solely based on clinical expertise. In addition, there are no pharmacological interventions available for ASD. Here, we will validate an innovative EEG-based neural tool to quantify ...
StressTRACS: Stress Tracking in Real life with multimodal Algorithms using data from Commercial wearables in a Student and Staff population KU Leuven
The role of expectancy and proactive control on stress regulation: a neurocognitive investigation Ghent University
During our life, we face different situations that we can perceive as stressful (for example: a job interview or an exam). Before and during confrontation with these stressful situations, some important changes occur in our mind and body: we feel more anxious and less happy, our heart starts to beat faster, and our body produces more cortisol (the so called hormone of stress). If these reactions are too extreme (for example: too much ...
Stress reduction at work using wireless sensors. KU Leuven
In the 21st century, stress and mental health have become major concerns worldwide. Yet, a continuous, quantitative measurement technique, allowing just-in-time interventions to reduce stress, is lacking. Therefore, research has focused on exploiting the sympathetic nervous system’s (SNS) fight-or-flight response, by investigating physiological signals for monitoring stress. Research has focused on developing machine learning models for ...