Koen works at the Neurologic Rehabilitation research group at Hasselt University as an assistant professor. His research group focusses on the impact of age-related changes in inhibitory processes on motor control in the healthy brain, motor learning and interactions between different motor areas and their implications for motor control. To investigate this, neurophysiological (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and medical imaging techniques (mainly Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy) are used.
Prof. dr. Koen CUYPERS
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Prof. dr. Koen CUYPERS
Associate Professor
Prof. dr. Koen CUYPERS
Research
Discipline codes: Nuclear imaging (03011804), Medical imaging and therapy not elsewhere classified (03011899), Electrophysiology (03013002), Neurophysiology (03012306), Neurological and neuromuscular diseases (03012305), Behavioural neuroscience (03012301)
Supervised PhDs
Functional and structural connectivity alterations in Mild Cognitive Impairment, and their effect on motor performance
Sara Isabel da Silva Magalhaes Ferreira for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Unravelling the association between insulin sensitivity and brain metabolites in prediabetic individuals, and exploring the therapeutic impact of exercise as an early intervention
Kia Puustinen for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Impact of physical activity on brain function and structure in type 2 diabetes
Jitske Vandersmissen for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Age-Related Differences in Motor Network Connectivity and Function, and the Effects of Bimanual Training
Maud Beeckmans for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
The HuNT project: A Human Neuroimaging study investigating somatic Tinnitus mechanisms
Katrien Noelmans for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Why motor adaptation deteriorates in older adults: decoding a cerebellar-based network
Marten Nuyts for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
The effect of exercise on the brain's metabolism, function and structure in persons with type 2 diabetes
Robin Heemels for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Testing the compensation versus dedifferentiation theories of aging
Svitlana Blashchuk for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
The aging cerebellum: how differences in inhibition and neurometabolite levels relate to motor function
Shanti Van Malderen for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2025
Supervised as Promotor
The Role of the Supplementary Motor Area in Bimanual Coordination and Aging Insights into Neural Mechanisms and Motor Performance
Joana Frieske for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences in 2025
Supervised as Copromotor
Personalizing Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: Electric Field Insights And Beta Dynamics In Aging And Motor Control
Sybren Van Hoornweder for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2025
Supervised as Copromotor
The neural correlates of bimanual motor learning: Neurometabolites, synaptic density, and effective premotor–motor connectivity
Melina Hehl for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2024
Supervised as Promotor
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 Copromotor
Projects
28 research projects have been found
Testing the compensation versus dedifferentiation theories of aging by modulating excitability in the motor cortex using non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) (Research)
01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029
Testing the compensation versus dedifferentiation theories of aging by modulating excitability in the motor cortex using non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) (Research)
01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029
Time to HIIT the brain: The effects of 24 months of exercise training on cognitive function and its underlying mechanisms in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Research)
01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029
The effect of exercise of high vs. moderate intensity on the brain intype 2 diabetes (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028
Unravelling the link between brain structure, function and motor function variability in healthy ageing using a state-of-the art whole-brain, multimodal approach. (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028
Unravelling the link between brain structure, function and motor function variability in healthy ageing using a state-of-the art whole-brain, multimodal approach. (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028
The effect of exercise of high vs. moderate intensity on the brain intype 2 diabetes (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028
The effect of exercise on the brain's metabolism, function and structure in persons with type 2 diabetes (Research)
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028
Why motor adaptation deteriorates in older adults: decoding a cerebellar-based network (Research)
01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027
Why motor adaptation deteriorates in older adults: decoding a cerebellar-based network (Research)
01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027
High-performance NeuroChronometrics Lab (NeuroChron) for unravelling the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying sensorimotor control to enhance rehabilitation (Research)
07/07/2023 - 06/07/2027
Impact of volume versus intensity of exercise therapy on the brain in T2DM. (Research)
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026
Optimizing non-invasive brain stimulation to improve interlimb coordination in older adults by individualizing parameters. (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Unravelling the association between insulin sensitivity and brain metabolites in prediabetic individuals, and exploring the therapeutic impact of exercise as an early intervention (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Unravelling the association between insulin sensitivity and brain metabolites in prediabetic individuals, and exploring the therapeutic impact of exercise as an early intervention (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Optimizing non-invasive brain stimulation to improve interlimb coordination by individualizing parameters. (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Testing the compensation versus dedifferentiation theories of cognitive aging by modulating excitability in the motor cortex using motor learning and non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025
Age-related changes in cerebellar inhibition and its consequences for motor control. (Research)
01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025
Age-related changes in cerebellar inhibition and its consequences for motor control (Research)
01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025
Network interactions in the aging brain and their effect on motor performance. (Research)
01/09/2021 - 31/08/2025
Local and global network interactions in the aging brain and their effect on motor performance. (Research)
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024
The effect of conventional versus individualized transcranial direct current stimulation intensity to achieve uniform E-Fields in persons with multiple sclerosis (Research)
01/01/2023 - 24/10/2024
Age-related changes in cerebellar inhibition and its consequences for motor control (Research)
01/11/2021 - 31/10/2023
Education
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2025 - 2026
Academic year 2025 - 2026
Academic year 2024 - 2025
Academic year 2024 - 2025
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