Projects
Postcolonial Mnemopoetics: Reading the Poetry of Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, Ingrid de Kok, Sherman Alexie, and Bemardine Evaristo Through the Lens of Transnational Memory Studies Ghent University
Aiming to fill a methodological gap in cultural memory studies with regard to poetrYr this project maps out the transnational dimensions of cultural memory in the work of five postcolonial poets. It engages with the poets' transborder comparative imaginary and scrutinizes their reception r their repurposing of traditional poetic forms, and their dialogues with visual art.
Visuospatial working memory: insights from fMRI studies on mental imagery and attention Ghent University
Using fMRI we aim to dissociate within the neuronal network of visuospatial working memory potential subdivisions between (1) a visual versus a spatial component, and (2) the maintenance versus the manipulation of information. In addition this neuronal network will be compared to the neuronal correlates of attention shifts, whether or not accompanied by eye movements.
Do your eyes protect your memory? From memory myths to the false memory potential of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing KU Leuven
Therapies such as EMDR or imagery rescripting (ImR) are two popular and effective interventions for dealing with trauma. Both EMDR and ImR rely heavily on changing the impact of autobiographical memories. In recent years, legal cases and clinical reports have shown that after therapy such as EMDR and ImR, patients “suddenly” report new memories of traumatic experiences. This could lead to patients erroneously claiming to have been, for ...
Filming memory / Filming my family. Intergenerational trauma and prosthetic memory of WWII in post-Soviet society KU Leuven
This PhD research in the arts analyses the role of documentary cinema in the creation of 'prosthetic memories': the ways in which persons 'remember' events they have not personally experienced. My research focuses on prosthetic memories of WWII in Post-Soviet society through cinema and proposes a novel theoretical and practical framework for researching prosthetic memory through first- person documentaries (films in which the filmmaker's ...
The effects of written corrective feedback on L2 case acquisition in the German prepositional phrase mediated by working memory capacity and procedural memory. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Optimizing memory in humans: neurophysiological modulation of motor memory acquisition and consolidation. KU Leuven
The effects of dyspnea on executive functioning and memory - Response inhibition, error processing and recognition memory KU Leuven
Dyspnea or breathlessness is the subjective feeling of breathing discomfort that negatively affects daily life in various disease conditions. It is a prevalent and debilitating symptom causing a high burden for many patients. However, little is known about the effects of dyspnea on executive functioning and memory. It is well established that pain, a similarly aversive bodily symptom, impairs multiple dimensions of executive functioning and ...
The paradoxical co-occurence of overgeneral memory and intrusions: an investigation into the role of rumination and cognitive inhibition. KU Leuven
SIGNALING VALUES: Europeanisation and Memory Politics in Croatia and Serbia KU Leuven
In this study I examine the ways in which ‘Europe’ has been built as a mnemonic community based on a shared past. Numerous academics and practitioners have argued for the emergence of a ‘European memory’ – i.e. a shared narrative about the past as an instrument to strengthen a sense of common European identity across populations in Europe. Over the last 30 years EU institutions and political elites have been promoting this approach – i.e. the ...