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May 21-22, 2026Bangor Imaging Cerebral Physiology lab visit @ REVAL We had the pleasure of meeting with our colleagues from the Bangor Imaging Cerebral Physiology lab (Wales), led by Prof. dr. Paul Mullins. This meeting was organised in the context of the FWO Scientific Research Networks grant, which was awarded to Prof. dr. Koen CuypersContinue reading

March – May 2026Internship at Oxford Svitlana finalised a 3-month stay at the FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford. Svitlana improved her skillset on (Ultra-High Field) Magnetic Resonance Imaging and MR Spectroscopy data-analysis (FSL-MRS, William Clarke & Saad Jbabdi). I am very thankful to Svitlana’s co-supervisor Charlotte Stagg and her team for the amazing and warmContinue reading

April 21, 2026New paper! We are pleased to share our new paper:“Type 2 diabetes is related to neurochemical alterations in the default mode network: An exploratory cross-sectional magnetic resonance spectroscopy study“ •Findings suggest regional alterations in brain energy metabolism in T2DM. •T2DM group showed reduced tNAA and tCho (PFC), tCr (PCC), and GSH (hippocampus). •VariousContinue reading

April 15-16, 2026Setting-up 7T MR Spectroscopy Together with Ralph Noeske, Melina Hehl and Koen Cuypers have been involved in setting-up the MRS sequences on the new Inter-University GE SIGNA 7T at the Research Park in Zellik.

March 24th, 2026New paper! We are pleased to share our new paper, titled:“Age-specific relationship between the modulation of brain dynamicsin response to task demands and bimanual performance“ This study highlights the potential role of BOLD variability modulation in shaping bimanual performance during aging. While younger adults appear to benefitfrom neural stability, older adults may relyContinue reading

October 31st, 2025Dr. Shanti Van Malderen Shanti successfully defended her Phd titled: “The aging cerebellum: how differences in inhibition and neurometabolite levels relate to motor function” We are incredible thankfully to work with Shanti in the past years. She is a true team player and we will mis her unending positivism.

July 7th, 2025New paper alert! We are pleased to share that our new paper, titled:“Cerebellar Brain Inhibition and Its Association with Motor Inhibition and Reaction Time in Younger and Older Adults”, has been published in ‘The Cerebellum’.We used dual-site TMS to examine resting cerebellar-brain inhibition (CBI) and its link to motor performance across age groups.Continue reading

December, 7th, 2022 Hussein Youssef – Bilateral scientific collaboration awarded! We are happy to announce that Hussein Youssef was awarded a grant for a bilateral scientific cooperation between Koç University and Hasselt University under the promotorship of Prof. Atay Vural and Prof. Koen Cuypers. In this project, that will be carried-out at the REVAL research center (UHasselt), Hussein will use anContinue reading

October, 11th, 2022New paper!We used TMS mapping to investigate differences in lateralization and distinctiveness of cortical motor representations over the adult lifespan. This work is published open-access. The full pdf version of the paper can be downloaded here.