The role of brain AT1 and AT2 receptors in the central regulation of blood pressure: interaction with glutamate, GABA and NO (Promoters: A. Dupont & I. Smolders)
Functional characterization of genes involved in the development of the human brain (Promoters: A. Jansen, K. Stouffs, G. Mancini, A. Gheldof)
Exercise Intensity of Assisted Walking After Stroke. The impact of Robotic Assistance (Promoters: E. Kerckhofs & E. Swinnen)
Vesicular and non-vesicular astrocytic glutamate release in temporal lobe epilepsy (Promoters: A. Massie & I. Smolders)
Miniaturized UHPLC-MS/MS for the in vivo quantification of neuropeptides in microdialysis samples - Strategies to increase method sensitivity (Promoters: A. Van Eeckhaut & I. Smolders)
MRI Measures in the Assessment of Cognitive Function in MS (Promoters: G. Nagels, M. D'hooghe, J. Van Schependom)
School reintegration of childhood brain tumor survivors: A qualitative study as step towards policy recommendations (Promoters: A. Jansen, J. Bilsen, L. Peremans)
Development and biological evaluation of neuromedin U analogs as tools for functional elucidation: focus on stress-related disorders (Promoters: I. Smolders, S. Ballet, A. Van Eeckhaut, D. De Bundel, V. Caveliers)
Connexin43 hemichannels as druggable targets for future anti-seizure medication (Promoters: I. Smolders, M. Vinken, L. Leybaert)
The role of left hemispheric laterality in stress related mental health (Promoters: C. Baeken, Y. Gidron)
To obtain the academic degree of ‘DOCTOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES’ Machine learning techniques to improve the value of neurophysiological measurements for individual patients (Promoters: G. Nagels & J. Van Schependom)
Metacognition and cognitive control (Promoters: E. Van den Bussche & F. Van Opstal)
Targeting the cystine/glutamate antiporter for neuroprotection: insights from mouse models of Parkinson’s disease (Promoters: A. Massie & I. Smolders)
Analysis of poliovirus with capillary electrophoresis (Promoters: Y. Vander Heyden, B. Rombaut, B. Thys)
Experiences of sub-Saharan African Migrant Women Living and Aging with HIV/AIDS in Belgium: an ethnographic study (Promoters: R. Deschepper & J. Bilsen)
Prehospital diagnostics for improvement of acute stroke care (Promoters: R. Brouns & J. De Keyser)
The influence of harm avoidance on the female brain: a structural and functional neuroimaging study (Promoters: C. Baeken, J. De Mey)
The bidirectional link between tumor angiogenesis and immunity (Promoters: J. Aerts, K. Thielemans, B. Neyns)
UHPLC with electrochemical detection for in vivo monoamine measurements – the quest for selectivity, sensitivity and throughput (Promoters: A. Van Eeckhaut & I. Smolders)
The neurobiological impact of high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on alcohol craving in alcohol-dependent patients (Promoter: C. Baeken)
Single-domain antibody fragments against poliovirus: mechanisms of neutralization and use in research and eradication (Promoters: J.M. Hogle, A. Massie, B. Thys, M. Strauss)
Neuroprotection in Ischemic Stroke by Systemic Insulin-like Growth Factor I (Promoters: J. De Keyser & R. Kooijman)
Clinical spectrum of SCN4A-associated skeletal muscle channelopathies (Promoters: J. De Keyser & P.T. Brugada)
The AT2-receptor: role in central regulation of blood pressure and renal hemodynamics (Promoters: A. Dupont, I. Smolders, R. Wainford)
Cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Statistical and neurophysiological aspects (Promoters: G. Nagels, J. De Keyser, M. D'hooghe, M-C. Haelewyck)
Nano UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS optimizations for the in vivo monitoring of possible anticonvulsant neuromedin-like peptides in microdialysates (Promoters: I. Smolders, A. Van Eeckhaut, Y. Michotte)
The role of the vagus nerve in cancer (Promoter: Y. Gidron)
Autonomic dysfunction in acute ischemic stroke (Promoter: J. De Keyser)
Astrocytic beta2-adrenergic receptors as regulators of neuroinflammation and brain energetic homeostasis (Promoters: J. De Keyser & R. Kooijman)
Advanced MRI of bilingualism-related differences in brain development (Promoters: C. Baeken & P. Van de Craen)
Beyond the individual: How the brain reacts to social categories (Promoter: F. Van Overwalle)
Oxidative stress, PINK1 and neuroprotection in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease (Promoters: Y. Michotte & S. Sarre)
Targeting somatostatin receptor subtypes and glycogen synthase kinase-3 in acute seizure models and a kindling model of epilepsy (Promoters: I. Smolders & Y. Michotte)
Post-exercise recovery: impact on cycling performance and brain functioning. Cycling, recovery and the brain. (Promoters: R. Meeusen & B. Roelands)
Neurological gait rehabilitation: the influence of walking speed, body weight support and robot-assistance on the trunk (Promoters: E. Kerckhofs & J-P. Baeyens)
Functional neuroimaging in patients with failed back surgery syndrome treated with spinal cord stimulator (Promoters: J. Poelaert, B. Nuttin, S. Droogmans, S. Sunaert)
Functional and stuctural plasticity in the bilingual brain (Promoter: P. Van de Craen)
Cerebral hypoperfusion in multiple sclerosis. The road to a new therapeutic approach? (Promoter: J. De Keyser)
Improvement of acute stroke care by application of telemedic (Promoters: R. Brouns & J. De Keyser)
Neuroprotection by short mild hypothermia in experimental transient focal cerebral ischemia (Promoters: Y. Michotte, S. Sarre, S. Hachimi-Idrissi, R. Kooijman)
Influence of postural control during gait in children with cerebral palsy (E. Kerckhofs, L. De Meirleir, B. Dan)
The effects of systemic administration of the insulin-like growth factor-I in a rat model for ischemic stroke (Promoters: R. Kooijman, Y. Michotte, J. De Keyser)
In vivo neurochemical correlates of rewarding, reinforcing and incentive properties of the neuropeptides ghrelin, orexins and neuropeptide Y on the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (Promoters: I. Smolders & L. Caberlotto)
The role of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase and its substrates in mechanisms of epilepsy and antidepressant-like activity (Promoters: I. Smolders, Y. Michotte, P. Vanderheyden)
Hippocampal neuropeptides and their receptors as neurobiological targets in preclinical pharmacological drug development for limbic epilepsy (Promoters: I. Smolders & Y. Michotte)
Evaluation of the convulsant liabilityand antiepileptogenic properties of antidepressants (Promoters: R. Clinckers, I. Smolders, A. Massie)
Intracerebral Microdialysis as a Tool to Investigate the Blood-Brain Barrier Passage and Brain Pharmacokinetics of Drug Substances (Promoters: A. Van Eeckhaut, R. Clinckers, Y. Michotte)
Freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease: more than a movement dysfunction. Deficits in automatic and controlled cognitive processes (Promoters: N. Deroost, E. Kerckhofs, E. Soetens)
Factors associated with disability progression in multiple sclerosis (Promoters: J. De Keyser, P. Haentjens, G. Nagels)
New antiviral tools targeting the capsid of poliovirus for use in late stage poliomyelitis eradication strategies (Promoter: B. Rombaut)