Projects

Children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) exhibit sensorimotor impairments predominantly on one side of the body and mainly in the upper limb (UL). Frequently, these impairments are accompanied by problems in executive functions (i.e., cognitive processes essential for the cognitive regulation of behaviour and execution of daily-life activities), which further challenge their daily activity performance and participation.

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While previous research has shown that parent-child and teacher-student relationships are key to children’s executive functioning (EF) and learning outcomes, the effects of peer relationships have been little studied. Therefore, we aim to examine the effects of peer inclusion and exclusion, viewed as a continuum where inclusion and exclusion are the left and right pole of one scale, on these outcomes in four studies involving 8-16 year olds. ...

This multicenter nested randomized controlled prospective trial compares the effect of an Executive Function-training on top of traditional evidence-based treatment for obesity in youngsters with an active control condition, 6 weeks during treatment, and continued as aftercare for 8 weeks, with expected effects on weight, psychological and medical outcomes, both at posttest and at 2 and 6 months follow-up.

In this doctorate, the link between executive functions, self-control and juvenile delinquent behavior is investigated. Executive functions is an umbrella term for cognitive processes that guide and control behavior, in order to achieve goals, and is a concept that originates from the (cognitive) psychological field. Self-control, on the other hand, is used in many different fields and is mostly defined as the control over one self’s ...

The gut microbiome has emerged as a likely mediator of physiologic (e.g., hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis), emotional, and cognitive responses to stress. The short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, propionate and butyrate are the main metabolites of fermentation of complex carbohydrates in the colon by the gut microbiota, and are thought to play a key role in microbiota-gut-brain communication. The effects of SCFAs on these ...

The brain is known to comprise an executive control system which enables goaldirected behavior. The question whether executive control is a unitary system, was recently introduced as a possible way to address the theoretical issues around executive control. The purpose of this experimental research project is to investigate whether executive control can be fractionated into a number of executive functions.

Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty. Education therefore helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. In Ethiopia where 44% of its 95+ million population being aged between 0 and 14 years, efforts to improve education have a huge potential ...