Projects
Approach and loss aversion: Effects of cognitive protective biases in public health campaigns Ghent University
We investigate how consumers react to approaching and receding stimuli in advertising appeals used in a public health context, by demonstrating that (1) individuals show more negative (positive) emotions and behavior to approaching (receding) stimuli, (2) approach and loss aversion underlie this
main effect, and (3) the valence of the stimuli has a moderating influence on this effect.
Promoting stable remission in depression by combining e-health and cognitive science: the development of DEpression’s DIgital foreCAsting Tool (DEDICAT) Ghent University
Major depression is a recurrent and even chronic disorder for a substantial number of patients. In
comparison to other recurrent and chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart problems), theory
on monitoring and (early) detection of relapse is lacking. This project simultaneously develops a
theoretical framework for personalized detection of relapse as well as an e-health tool based on hybrid AI.
The effectiveness of different messagge strategies in health risk campaigns: the impact of the moderating onfluence of type of health issues and personality traits on the importance of cognitieve versus affective components in one- versus two-sided messag Ghent University
This study assesses the effectiveness of different message strategies in health risk campaigns. More precisely, the impact of the moderating influence of type of health issues and diverse personality traits will investigated, as wel as the importance of cognivtive versus affective components in one- versus two-sided messages.
Brain plasticity for healthy aging: enhancing motor, and cognitive functions by motor training and noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS). Hasselt University
Neurophysiological Markers of Cognition in Healthy Ageing & Neurodegeneration. University of Antwerp
Mapping the interplay between cognitive biases and impaired reappraisal: An integrative approach towards understanding cognitive risk factors for depression. Ghent University
Depression is among the most debilitating of all mental disorders. Understanding its multifactorial nature presents one of the biggest challenges to improve the current treatments. Our project aims to advance this understanding by mapping the interplay among several key cognitive risk factors for depression. Under scrutiny are cognitive biases in attention, interpretation, and memory that result in the exaggerated processing of negative ...
Cognitive vulnerability to recurrent depression and the default mode network: a cognitive neuroscience investigation Ghent University
A substantial proportion of remitted depressed individuals will experience the recurrence of depressive episodes. It is thought that depressive episodes are associated with a decline in cognitive control that causes emotion regulation impairments. This hypothesis is investigated using cognitive neuroscience methodology examining functional connectivity of cognition and emotion interactions in the brain in resting state.
An intergenerational, cognitively enriched physical activity program for grandparents with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their grandchildren. Ghent University
In 2018, about 50 million people were affected with dementia and this number is forecasted to triple by 2050. An important way to “curb this tidal wave of dementia” is to prevent cognitive decline in high-risk groups such as older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Recent work has shown that the combination of PA and cognitive activity may have beneficial effects on older adults’ cognitive health, but studying new and effective ways ...
The Cognitive Modulation of Nociceptive Hypersensitivity KU Leuven
Secondary hyperalgesia is a common symptom in certain chronic pain conditions, contributing to major psychological, social, and economical consequences. It can be experimentally induced in healthy participants using specific protocols of low, middle, and high frequency electrical stimulation.
The main objective of this doctoral research is to examine the effect of cognitive interventions on the development of experimentally induced ...