Publications
A drop in cognitive performance, whodunit? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
INTRODUCTION: The discussion on the mechanism(s) underlying mental fatigue is still ongoing. We want to reconfirm a performance-impairing effect of executing a lengthy cognitive task on the subsequent task, and determine how this effect is subtended by neurophysiological variations and subjective experience.
METHODS: Twenty participants (12 females; age: 23 ± 1 y) performed an experimental (EXP) and a control trial (CON) in a ...
The impact of protein supplementation on cognitive performance in frail elderly Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: Maintenance of cognitive abilities is important for elderly to stay independent. With the aging of the population, the call for modifiable factors is emerging. Dietary protein might improve cognitive performance; however, this has hardly been studied. Therefore, we studied the impact of 24-week dietary protein supplementation on cognitive performance in pre-frail and frail elderly people.
METHODS: Pre-frail and frail elderly ...
Reaction times and performance variability in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Are losses more effective than rewards in improving performance in a cognitive task? Ghent University
On the Performance of the Nonsynaptic Backpropagation for Training Long-term Cognitive Networks Hasselt University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fuzzy-Rough Cognitive Networks: Building Blocks and Their Contribution to Performance Hasselt University
The Usefulness of Evaluating Performance of Activities in Daily Living in the Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Disorders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Assessment of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) is paramount to ensure the accurate early diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders. Unfortunately, the most common ADL tools are limited in their use in a diagnostic process. Hence, we set out to validate a tool to evaluate basic (b-), instrumental (i-), and advanced (a-) ADL called the Brussels Integrated Activities of Daily Living Inventory (BIA). At the geriatric day hospital of the ...
Cognitive performance is of clinical importance, but is unrelated to pain severity in women with chronic fatigue syndrome Ghent University University of Antwerp
Can recovery of peripheral muscle function predict cognitive task performance in chronic fatigue syndrome with and without fibromyalgia? Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Both good physical and cognitive functioning have a positive influence on the execution of activities of daily living. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as well as patients with fibromyalgia have marked cognitive deficits. Furthermore, a good physical and functional health status may have a positive impact on a variety of cognitive skills-a link that has been observed in young and old individuals who are healthy, ...