Movement disorders
Background and research focus
Background
Research on Movement Disorders is heterogeneous and builds on the interaction between clinical aspects, neurophysiology and neuromodulation that have been explored and developed over the years.
Research focus
- Clinical scientific research on movement disorders
- Genetics of movement disorders
- Gut-brain interactions in neurodegenerative diseases
- Deep brain stimulation and deep brain registration in movement disorders
- Translational aspects of movement disorders in animals and animal models
Members
Professors and Guest Professors
Bart Dermaut (Department of Biomolecular Medicine)
Debby Laukens (Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics)
Patrick Santens (contact person)
Roosmarijn Vandenbroecke (Department of Biomedical molecular biology)
Vanessa Vermeirssen (Department of Biomolecular Medicine; Department of Biomedical molecular biology)
PhD candidates
Arnout Bruggeman (Department of Biomedical molecular biology)
National and international collaborations
- Interfacultary collaboration with department of experimental psychology: parkinson's disease, dopamine, behaviour.
- Interfacultary collaboration with department of small animals, faculty of veterinary medicine (Prof.Sofie Bhatti): paroxysmal dystonia, dogs, genetics.
- KUL, experimental neurophysiology (Prof.Vanhulle): parkinson's disease, deep brain registration, EEG.
- Interuniversity project on cervical dystonia with UGent (neurology, rehabilitation, engineering), UA (neurology, rehabilitation), and Jimma University, Ethiopia (SIP).
Defended PhDs (last 5 years)
Coding Serial Position in Working Memory in the Healthy and Demented Brain
Maya De Belder (2017)
Motivational and Neuromodulatory Influences on Proactive and Reactive Cognitive Control
Hanne Schevernels (2015)