Researcher
Kaat Alaerts
- Disciplines:Human movement and sports sciences, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation sciences
Affiliations
- Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy) (Division)
Responsible
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy) (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2014 → Today - Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2005 → 30 Sep 2015
Projects
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- Oxytocin administration in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disability: examination of clinical efficacy using an ecologically valid treatment observation scaleFrom2 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Measuring brain activation non-invasively in freely moving healthy and neuropsychiatric human populations using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Oxytocin therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disability: examination of desirability, clinical efficacy and therapeutic augmentation by psychosocial trainingFrom3 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Kan langdurige intranasale oxytocine toediening prosociaal gedrag stimuleren bij autisme? Een combinatie van multimodale beeldvorming van de hersenen, oxytocinerge metingen en real-life sociale interactie paradigma's om subtiele interventie effecten te lFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Enhancing social attunement in autism via interpersonal sensorimotor synchronization therapy combined with single-dose intranasal oxytocin administrationFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Effects of oxytocin administration paired with social interaction on stress physiology in children with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability.From1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Characterization of brain-brain and brain-body interactions in the context of stress regulation and meditation: New perspectives for the development of biofeedback protocols assisting meditative practiceFrom30 Aug 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Gut-brain interactions in Autism: A multi-modal investigation of the brain, bacteria and behaviorFrom1 Nov 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Multiple-dose oxytocin in children with autismFrom21 Oct 2021 → 6 Oct 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Effects of oxytocin treatment in boys with autism with and without intellectual disability: a verification trial with long-term follow-upFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO Applied Biomedical Research (TBM)
Publications
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- Altered Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity Associated With Somatosensory Impairments in the Upper Limb in the Early Sub-Acute Phase Post-Stroke(2023)
Authors: Leen Saenen, Bea Essers, Kaat Alaerts, Geert Verheyden
Pages: 423 - 433 - Endogenous oxytocin levels in children with autism: Associations with cortisol levels and oxytocin receptor gene methylation(2023)
Authors: Margaux Evenepoel, Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Lynn Willems, Johan Verhaeghe, Jellina Prinsen, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts
- Differences in cardiac vagal modulation and cortisol response in adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder(2023)
Authors: Anoushka Thoen, Kaat Alaerts, Jean Steyaert, Sophie Pleysier, Tine Van Damme
- Effects of multiple-dose intranasal oxytocin administration on social responsiveness in children with autism: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial(2023)
Authors: Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jean Steyaert, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Tsui Wah Tiffany Tang, Stephanie Van der Donck, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts
- A Systematic Review of Self‐Reported Stress Questionnaires in People on the Autism Spectrum(2023)
Authors: Anoushka Thoen, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Kristel Evers, Tine Van Damme
Pages: 1 - 24 - Multimodal and multidomain lesion network mapping enhances prediction of sensorimotor behavior in stroke patients.(2022)
Authors: Nele De Bruyn, Jolien Gooijers, Kaat Alaerts, Geert Verheyden, Stephan Swinnen
- The role of oxytocin in autism. Neurobiological markers and interventions for socio-communicative impairments in autism(2022)
Authors: Matthijs Moerkerke, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts, Jean Steyaert
- Effects of single- and multiple-dose oxytocin treatment on amygdala low-frequency BOLD fluctuations and BOLD spectral dynamics in autism(2022)
Authors: Kaat Alaerts, Sylvie Bernaerts
- Frequency-Tagging EEG of Superimposed Social and Non-Social Visual Stimulation Streams Provides No Support for Social Salience Enhancement after Intranasal Oxytocin Administration(2022)
Authors: Zhiling Qiao, Stephanie Van der Donck, Matthijs Moerkerke, Sofie Vettori, Ruud van Winkel, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets
- Monitoring the effect of oxytocin on the neural sensitivity to emotional faces via frequency-tagging EEG: A double-blind, cross-over study(2022)
Authors: Stephanie Van der Donck, Matthijs Moerkerke, Sofie Vettori, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets