Projects
In search for an innovative neural marker and intervention for socio-communicative difficulties in autism spectrum disorders’ KU Leuven
Can non-invasive brain stimulation combined with oxytocin-based pharmacotherapy enhance brain function in autism? Investigating the neural and behavioral effects of two promising intervention approaches KU Leuven
The last decade, neuroscience research provided increasing insights in how different brain regions work together to constitute the neural networks that underlie human social behavior. Targeting these networks to improve or restore social function would be of high relevance for neuropsychiatric conditions that have specific implications in social and communicative domains, such as autism spectrum disorders. At present, neuro-modulating ...
The quest for identity: Autism communities on social media in Brazil University of Antwerp
Ethnic and racial disparities in the field of autism spectrum disorder. University of Antwerp
Making room for autism at work KU Leuven
Can non-invasive brain stimulation combined with oxytocin-based pharmacotherapy enhance brain function in autism? Investigating the neural and behavioral effects of two promising intervention approaches. KU Leuven
Atypical perceptual and socio-emotional processing in autism spectrum disorders: An integrated neurocognitive approach. KU Leuven
The proposed research program applies an integrative neurocognitive approach to investigate atypical sensory−perceptual and socio−affective processing in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We will examine local versus global visual and auditory processing using a combination of behavioral (psychophysical), neurophysiologic (fMRI, EEG, ASSR, VSSR) and neuroanatomical (dMRI) techniques. In addition, we will investigate whether ...
Effects of continual oxytocin treatment on core social symptoms in children with autism with and without comorbid intellectual disability: A verification trial with long-term follow-up KU Leuven
Temperament and parenting as predictors of psychosocial development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy. Ghent University
This project addresses the predictive value of the temperament-parenting interplay, vitally crucial for all children, to explain the wide range of variability in both maladaptive and adaptive development of youngsters with special needs. Using a three-wave prospective cohort design, transdiagnostic generalizability of processes is tested in and across three neurodevelopmental disabilities (Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy) relative to ...