The group’s research mission is to use neuroimaging & neurophysiology in human participants to develop individual-level markers of cognition which are measures of meaningful neural processes. Our ultimate research goal is mechanistically understanding, diagnosing and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Degeneration in a non-invasive way.
Members
- Rose Bruffaerts, MD, PhD, combined a specialization in neurology with a PhD at KU Leuven. As a postdoc, she gained international experience in neuroimaging and neurophysiology at the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.
- Stéphanie De Keulenaer, PhD researcher – PhD project “Neurophysiological Markers of Cognition in Healthy Ageing & Neurodegeneration”
- M. Yuan: PhD researcher (co-supervised with P. Claes & H. Peeters, host institution: KU Leuven) KU Leuven who's who - Meng Yuan PhD Project: “Deep 3D phenotyping for complex morphological shapes in imaging genetics”
- Rosie Coppieters: master thesis Master in Neuroscience (UAntwerpen)
- Marte Van der Steen: master thesis Master in Neuroscience (UAntwerpen & UHasselt, cosupervised with Koen Cuypers)
- Kaat Colman: master thesis Master in Neuroscience (UAntwerpen & Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, cosupervised with Marijne Vandebergh & Daniela Galimberti)
Selected recent publications
Hierarchical spectral clustering reveals brain size and shape changes in asymptomatic carriers of C9orf72
Bruffaerts Rose
Brain Communications (2022) 4 :4 (2022) , p. 1-16, Full text (Publisher's DOI): https://doi.org/10.1093/BRAINCOMMS/FCAC182
Left Frontal White Matter Links to Rhythm Processing Relevant to Speech Production in Apraxia of Speech
Bruffaerts Rose
Neurobiology of Language (2022) 3 (4): 515–537. Full text (DOI uitgever): https://doi.org/10.1162/nol_a_00075
Machine learning in neurology : what neurologists can learn from machines and vice versa
Machine learning in neurology : what neurologists can learn from machines and vice versa
Bruffaerts Rose
Journal of neurology - ISSN 0340-5354 - 265:11(2018), p. 2745-2748 Full text (DOI uitgever): https://doi.org/10.1007/S00415-018-8990-9
Redefining the resolution of semantic knowledge in the brain : advances made by the introduction of models of semantics in neuroimaging
Bruffaerts Rose, De Deyne Simon, Meersmans Karen, Liuzzi Antonietta Gabriella, Storms Gert, Vandenberghe Rik
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - ISSN 0149-7634 - Oxford, Pergamon-elsevier science ltd, 103(2019), p. 3-13Full text (DOI uitgever): https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NEUBIOREV.2019.05.015
Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan
Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan
Bruffaerts Rose, Tyler Lorraine K., Shafto Meredith, Tsvetanov Kamen A., Clarke Alex, Brayne Carol, Bullmore Edward T., Calder Andrew C., Cusack Rhodri, Dalgleish Tim, Duncan John, Henson Richard N., Matthews Fiona E., Marslen-Wilson William D., Rowe James B., Campbell Karen, Cheung Teresa, Davis Simon, Geerligs Linda, Kievit Rogier, ...
Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322 - 9(2019), 13771Full text (DOI uitgever): https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-019-50254-5
Multivariate analysis reveals anatomical correlates of naming errors in primary progressive aphasia
Multivariate analysis reveals anatomical correlates of naming errors in primary progressive aphasia
Bruffaerts Rose, Schaeverbeke Jolien, De Weer An-Sofie, Nelissen Natalie, Dries Eva, Van Bouwel Karen, Sieben Anne, Bergmans Bruno, Swinnen Charlotte, Pijnenburg Yolande, Sunaert Stefan, Vandenbulcke Mathieu, Vandenberghe Rik
Neurobiology of aging - ISSN 0197-4580 - 88(2020), p. 71-82Full text (DOI uitgever): https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NEUROBIOLAGING.2019.12.016
Alumni
- 2021-22: Femke Pinxten: master thesis (master student Biomedical Sciences UAntwerpen)
- 2021-22: Yente Benoy: bachelor thesis (bachelor student Biomedical Sciences UAntwerpen)
- 2021-22: Rune Frateur: master thesis (Master student Biomedical Engineering KU Leuven, cosupervised with Peter Claes)
- 2020-22: Hanne Van den Wijngaert: master thesis (Master student speech and language pathology KU Leuven, cosupervised with Maaike Vandermosten)
- 2020-22: Caroline Hamal: master thesis (Master student speech and language pathology KU Leuven, cosupervised with Maaike Vandermosten)
- 2020-21: K. Duflou: research internship (Master student psychology KU Leuven)
- 2019-20: A. Barcenas Gallardo: master thesis (Master student Biomedical Engineering KU Leuven)