Projects
Social cognition from pole to pole: a study of social cognition in the affective phases of bipolar disorder. University of Antwerp
Memory distortion and emotion: The effects of mood, arousal, and affective valence on the occurrence of false memories. KU Leuven
The relation between positive and negative affect in depression KU Leuven
How positive and negative feelings are interrelated in everyday emotional experience is a question that has intrigued affective scientists for decades. Can we experience levels of positive affect (PA) irrespective of the experienced level of negative affect (NA; i.e., affective independence), or do these emotional states represent the mutually exclusive ends of a single bipolar continuum (i.e., affective bipolarity)? The overarching premise ...
The relation between positive and negative emotion in clinical depression KU Leuven
Exploring experiential avoidance, rumination and the link with psychological and somatic complaints in bipolar disorder (EXPO study). University of Antwerp
Deciphering socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations in rodents: Improving translational research models for neuropsychiatric dysfunctions. KU Leuven
Modeling human neuropsychiatric dysfunctions in rodents is an
extremely daunting challenge, given the subjective nature of many
symptoms, the lack of relevant biomarkers and objective diagnostic
tools, together with the early state of the pertinent neurobiology and
genetics. In fact, the identification of new therapeutic targets is at a
near standstill. I am convinced that a deeper understanding of the
natural ...
Socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations in rodents: Improving translational research models for neuropsychiatric dysfunctions KU Leuven
The Evolutionary History of Polar Terrestrial Diatoms Ghent University
Microorganisms drive the global carbon and nutrient cycles that underlie essential ecosystem functioning. Yet, our understanding of microbial speciation, evolutionary history and biogeography remains elusive. Especially terrestrial protists are heavily understudied. Given the rapid and irreversible environmental changes affecting the Polar Regions today, this knowledge-gap is critical for the Arctic and Antarctic, where terrestrial microalgae ...
Neurophysiological mechanisms of hypoperfusion in stroke KU Leuven
Perception, action and cognition are achieved through complex functional interactions between highly interconnected regions in the brain. Blood supply plays a key role in supporting the reorganization of brain functional architecture. Thus, an abnormal blood supply in a brain area can disrupt this coordinated activity, and yields behavioural deficits, which can strongly affect people’s quality of life.
In this project, I will shed light ...