Prof. dr. Raf MEESEN
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Prof. dr. Raf MEESEN
Professor
Prof. dr. Raf MEESEN
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Council policies and membership
Research
Discipline codes: Neurosciences not elsewhere classified (03012399), Rehabilitation (03040504), Physiotherapy (03040503), Neurophysiology (03012306)
Research affiliates
Rehabilitation Research Center
member
01/03/2013 - heden
Supervised PhDs
Age-related Changes in Interhemispheric Fronto-Motor Interactions during Bimanual Motor Control
Stefanie Verstraelen for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2021
Supervised as Promotor
Optimizing the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical neuroplasticity based on a neurovascular coupling model
Asif Bilal Jamil for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences in 2021
Supervised as Promotor
Walking fatigability in persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Fanny Van Geel for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2020
Supervised as Copromotor
Modulating neuroplasticity in the healthy and injured brain.
Xue Zhang for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Modulation of neuroplasticity in the development of novel rehabilitation strategies in neurodegenerative diseases: Underlying mechnanisms of neuroplasticity and motor control
Koen Cuypers for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2013
Supervised as Promotor
Publications
Projects
19 research projects have been found
Local and global network interactions in the aging brain and their effect on motor performance.
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024
Optimizing non-invasive brain stimulation to improve interlimb coordination in older adults by individualizing parameters.
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2024
Cause-effect relationships between brain networks and inter-limb coordination in older adults and the effect of oscillating transcranial brain stimulation on training-induced neuroplastic changes and motor performance.
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024
Brain plasticity for healthy aging: enhancing motor, and cognitive functions by motor training and noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS).
01/06/2017 - 01/07/2023
Co-financing KU Leuven-project for purchase of EEG set-up equipment: Integrated Platform for Closed-Loop Motor Training and Adaptive Neuromodulation
01/11/2020 - 31/10/2022
'The effect of single-session transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the three core components of physical fitness: muscle strength, muscle endurance and cardiopulmonary endurance, a systematic review
06/12/2021 - 09/12/2021
Optimizing the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical neuroplasticity based on a neurovascular coupling model
01/05/2014 - 30/09/2020
The adjuvant effect of non invasive brain stimulation on elderly during the execution of a brain computer interface task.
03/12/2018 - 02/02/2019
Through A Kid's Eyes: Do action and intention understanding differentiate young children with autism spectrum disorders from typically developing peers?
01/10/2012 - 30/09/2016
Age-related deficits in inhibition: a better understanding of structural-functional changes in the aging brain and training-induced neuroplasticity.
16/07/2016 - 19/07/2016
The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on motor abilities of neurodegenerative patients.
01/01/2015 - 30/04/2015
PHL-doctorate Daphnie Leenus titled "Does tDCS increasefontsize hand function in MS treatment and does this interact with the BDNF polymorphism of the individual"
01/03/2011 - 28/02/2015
Can non-invasive brain stimulation enhance neuroplasticity mediated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the healthy and injured brain: a new therapeutic tool for improving recovery after stroke?
01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013
Underlying mechanisms of neuroplasticity and motor control: Modulation of neuroplasticity in the development of novel rehabilitation strategies in neurodegenerative diseases
01/10/2008 - 30/09/2010
Education
Involved in the following courses
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2022 - 2023
Academic year 2022 - 2023
Academic year 2021 - 2022
Academic year 2021 - 2022
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