Projects
Neural signals of statistical learning in the primate brain: network, connectivity and electrophysiology. KU Leuven
Animals are sensitive to temporal regularities in their sensory environment. These regularities correspond to properties of the environment that repeat, e.g. the sequence of buildings encountered when driving home along a familiar road. Behavioral studies have shown that mere exposure to sequences of visual stimuli is sufficient to learn their embedded regularities, which is called visual statistical learning. Electrophysiological studies in ...
Functional interactions across attention regions: a combined optogenetic, fMRI and electrophysiology study. KU Leuven
Visual attention improves behavioral performance by allowing subjects to focus on the most relevant information in complex scenes. To improve our understanding of the neuronal underpinnings underlying selective spatial attention, we aim to investigate the behavioral and functional impact of very short interruptions of activity in key nodes of the brain’s attention network during performance of attention tasks. First, we will use high ...
The functional role of frontal and parietal cortex in top-down and bottom-up driven processes: a combined optogenetic, electrophysiology and fMRI study. KU Leuven
To accomplish virtually any task, we rely on top-down processing in our brain, that is not directly driven by sensory stimulation. To improve our understanding of the neuronal mechanisms underlying such processes, we aim to investigate the behavioral and functional impact of very short interruptions of activity in key nodes of the brain’s network involved in top-down and bottom-up processes. First, we will use high resolution functional ...
Novel applications of dynamic-clamp to the electrophysiology study of neuronal microcircuitry. University of Antwerp
Representation of time in the cerebellum: a computational-experimental approach. University of Antwerp
Probing local CaMKII activation in ventricular myocytes and the role of CaMKII in arrhythmogenesis. KU Leuven
Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of human iPSC derived neuronal networks using a high-density microelectrode array. University of Antwerp
High-resolution three-dimensional electroanatomical cardiac mapping: a new era in diagnosis and treatment of canine arrhythmias with minimal radiation exposure Ghent University
Structural heart disease affects 10% of all dogs and commonly causes heart rhythm disturbances. These arrhythmias can also occur without underlying heart disease as primary electrical disorder. In dogs referred for cardiological investigation prevalence of arrhythmias is almost 40%, adding up to potentially 52600 dogs in Belgium at risk to suffer from sudden cardiac death or the consequences of heart failure. In humans, diagnosis and ...