Organisations
Radiology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dunant Academy Ghent University
Clinical and Lifespan Psychology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Development of personality traits, personality disorders and psychopathology across the lifespan. Investigating developmental pathways - based on biological and psychosocial factors - towards vulnerability or protection for psychopathology and considering the evolution of personality characteristics across the life phases. oInfant development and parenting. Studying different aspects of infant development and parenting, such as parent-infant ...
Centre for Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology KU Leuven
Learning and memory processes in psychological function and dysfunction, in particular in relation to anxiety, depression and substance use, including:
- - Basic and applied research on emotional changes, especially with regard to anxiety and depression.
- - The role of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning in evaluative processes.
- - Psychophysiological measurements with computer-assisted data processing.
- - Basic ...
Mind-body Research KU Leuven
The Center for Mind-Body research focuses on the study of the biological stress response (HPA axis and autonomous nervous system) in psychiatric disorders such as major depression, chronic fatigue syndrome and eating disorders. Stress sensitivity is studied both in lab conditions and in daily life, using remote patient monitoring devices. In order to understand individual differences in stress sensitivity and disease vulnerability, the Center ...
Cultural History since 1750, Leuven KU Leuven
The research group Cultural History since 1750, Leuven, seeks to cover many aspects of the cultural landscape of the past. It focuses on the history of knowledge and science, historiography and historical culture, cultural infrastructure and cultural tranfers, by considering the various shapes and meanings of scientific and cultural practices.