This project is part of our Methusalem research project “ASTHENES”, which aims at unravelling the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying the transition from acute aversive sensations to chronic bodily symptoms (eg, dyspnea and pain). Specifically, the focus of this 4-year PhD project will be the examination of potential neural markers using EEG methodology, which are related to increased perception of bodily sensations.
In recent years there has been considerable interest in recording neurophysiological information from humans in natural environments. With the emergence of high quality mobile EEG equipment, new EEG applications may be within reach. However, to date, the number of studies using true mobile EEG recordings in natural scenarios is surprisingly limited, which questions the feasibility of recording reliable EEG in out-of-the-lab scenarios. ...
Cochlear implants (CIs) aim to restore hearing in severely to profoundly deaf adults, children and infants. Electrically evoked auditory steady-state responses (EASSRs) are neural responses to continuous modulated CI pulse trains, and can be objectively detected at the modulation frequency in the electro-encephalogram (EEG). EASSRs can, e.g., potentially be used to determine appropriate stimulation levels during CI fitting, without behavioral ...
The overarching objective of the proposed research is (i) to provide a critical and fundamental assessment of public international law on outer space as it relates to space debris and (ii) to investigate how and to what extent this legal regime can be improved upon to better serve the goal of long-term sustainability of outer space activities. Underlying this research proposal, is the basic assumption that the current framework of ...
Theodore Abū Qurra, Melkite bishop of Ḥarrān (8th-9th c.), left a vast production of Arabic texts. SevTheodore Abū Qurra, Melkite bishop of Ḥarrān (8th-9th c.), left a vast production of Arabic texts. Several Greek opuscula have been attributed to him as well. These are in the form of letters, dialogues, question-and-answer and homilies, and they are transmitted by many manuscripts. Their content is multifaceted: it concerns the theological ...
Rapidly and flexibly adapting to conflicting situations is crucial for almost all of our daily activity. When we encounter conflict, we need to exert cognitive control to overcome it. Within the scientific community, cognitive control is typically approached from a very intrapersonal, artificial stance and studied in healthy, adult populations. However, when we encounter conflict and have to devote control to overcome it, we do this in a ...