Projects
Driving oscillatory activity in the human response inhibition network to reveal the critical role of the brain areas contributing to motor inhibition KU Leuven
The ability to inhibit responses is an essential and fundamental component of cognitive control over action. The pre-supplementary motor area (preSMA), right inferior frontal cortex (rIFC) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) have been identified as the key nodes in the brain network supporting response inhibition, but their relative position within the network and functional role in stopping are still unclear. Furthermore, not much is known about ...
Driving oscillatory activity in the human response inhibition network to reveal the critical role of the brain areas contributing to motor inhibition. KU Leuven
The ability to inhibit responses is an essential and fundamental component of cognitive control over action. The pre-supplementary motor area (preSMA), right inferior frontal cortex (rIFC) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) have been identified as the key nodes in the brain network supporting response inhibition, but their relative position within the network and functional role in stopping are still unclear. Furthermore, not much is known about ...
Functional connectivity in the brain during motor coordination with high-density electroencephalography KU Leuven
Perception, action, and cognition are achieved through concerted neural activity in large-scale brain networks. As such, understanding the basic mechanisms of long-range neuronal communication may permit to elucidate how the brain orchestrates when we perform a complex task. Motor coordination is a prototypical example of complex behaviour, and its study is very well suited for broader investigations about the architecture and functioning of ...
High-density electroencephalography methods to investigate dynamic functional interactions between distant brain areas KU Leuven
A large part of cerebral processes is implemented through functional interactions between groups of neurons located in distant brain regions. High-density electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique that permits studying brain activity in a non-invasive manner and with millisecond temporal resolution, and is particularly suited to study the electrophysiological processes that underlie long-range functional interactions in the human brain. ...
Multimodal Imaging of cholinergic neuromodulation during specific memory phases in the rodent brain. University of Antwerp
Closed-Loop Acoustic Stimulation during Sleep to enhance motor memory consolidation in Aging KU Leuven
Research has consistently demonstrated that older adults have difficulties consolidating recently learned movements into robust motor memories. This impairment undoubtedly contributes to the movement deficits emerging with healthy aging and hinders rehabilitative strategies. As consolidation is known to be facilitated by sleep, these movement-related deficits partially result from age-associated degradations in sleep characteristics. ...
Time and Numbers, or the when and where of attentional processing: A psychophysiological approach using the SSVEP KU Leuven
Daily activities require our brain to selectively attend to aspects of the environment that are most relevant to guide and monitor our behavior and to avoid undesirable outcomes of our and other’s actions. Because prioritizing and processing relevant information may be highly demanding, and thus difficult to maintain at all times, our brain needs to properly select and filter different features (e.g., based on location, physical features such ...
Exploration of cross-frequency dynamics of neural and bodily rhythms in the context of stress regulation KU Leuven
Cross frequency coupling between brain oscillations has been extensively studied and is thought to underlie cross-talk between distinct neural processes. Recent accounts suggest that not only the rhythms of the brain interact through cross-frequency coupling, but that also the frequencies of body oscillations (e.g. heart and respiratory rhythms) are impacted by and aligned with oscillations at the level of the brain (Binary hierarchy brain ...
Cross-frequency relationships between neural and cardiac rhythms in the context of self-regulation through meditation and its application to novel neuro-biofeedback protocols KU Leuven
Cross frequency coupling between brain oscillations has been extensively studied and is thought to underlie cross-talk between distinct neural processes. Recent accounts suggest that not only the rhythms of the brain interact through cross-frequency coupling, but that also the frequencies of body oscillations (e.g. heart and respiratory rhythms) are impacted by and aligned with oscillations at the level of the brain (Binary hierarchy brain ...