Projects
A scaffolding protein in microglia prevents excessive synaptic elimination and associated cognitive dysfunction Hasselt University
A scaffolding protein in microglia prevents excessive synaptic elimination and associated cognitive dysfunction Hasselt University
The microglial c-'ASC'-ade hypothesis in Alzheimer's disease and related Tauopathies: Microglial ASC inflammasome activation contributes to tau pathology in vivo Hasselt University
Can stroke survivors re-learn normal walking? Understanding functional recovery and effects of exoskeleton-assisted training. University of Antwerp
The impact of a SARS-CoV-2 infection on brain pathology and vice versa. Ghent University
Recent reports highlight the increasing number of patients who recovered from the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection but suffer from a prolonged or late-onset sequela, which are referred to as ‘long-COVID’ syndrome. The most frequent manifestations of ‘long-COVID’ encompass fatigue, ‘brain fog’, headache and cognitive impairment, suggesting the involvement of the central nervous system. In addition, patient data support the idea that SARS-CoV-2 ...
From population-based study to functional biology: combinatorial effect APOE and low-risk genetic risk factors of Alzheimer's Disease in the microglia response to amyloid pathology. University of Antwerp
BUILD CARE: Building Support for Children and Families Affected by Stroke KU Leuven
Childhood stroke alters the life of children and their families as care continues for many years after stroke onset. It creates considerable demands on families, the community, and the healthcare system because children typically experience more years of living with an impairment than adults. Since stroke in childhood is a rare condition, and each child's path to recovery can be highly individual, many unknowns exist about their experiences ...
Understanding developmental trajectories in preterm and healthy infants by objectively assessing multimodal biobehavioral socio-communicative attunement among infant-mother dyads. KU Leuven
Humans are social beings by excellence. Almost all of our early waking lives are spent in close company of others. As a result of this social and bodily embeddedness, biological and behavioral processes become entrained and coordinated with the interacting partner (i.e. biobehavioral synchrony), preparing the young infant to live in social groups. Paradoxically, however, conventional socio-affective neuroscience approaches typically examine ...
Epicranial cortical stimulation: development and evaluation of a novel, minimally invasive, neuromodulation method KU Leuven
Invasive cortical stimulation (ICS) is an neuromodulation method in which electrodes are implanted on the cortex to deliver chronic stimulation. ICS has been used to treat neurological disorders such as neuropathic pain, movement disorders and tinnitus. A significant disadvantage of ICS is its highly invasive nature. Noninvasive neuromodulation methods such as transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial current stimulation show great ...