The Laboratory for Neuropsychology groups several researchers who specialize in clinical and fundamental research of the relation between brain and behavior and the cerebral organization of cognitive functions.

The clinical research focuses on the neurocognitive consequences of a broad spectrum of medical diseases and their treatments. Often this involves the impact of frequent neurological diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, and dementia that are invesitigated in collaboration with the Department of Neurology and the Centre for Locomotor and Neurological Revalidation of the University Hospital Ghent. In addition, we have a longstanding tradition of medical neuropsychology of cardiovascular diseases and their treatments in collaboration with several cardiac centres of the Unniversity Hospital Ghent. Our clinical research involves the combination of the classical neuropsychological assessment and functional transcranial Doppler ultrasonography.

Our fundamental research aims to elucidate the cerebral organisation of cognitive functions. We focus on the cognitive functions of language, memory, motor behavior, and spatial attention. This research involves both healthy volunteers and specific patient groups. Besides experimental behavioral paradigms we use structural and functional neuroimaging (MRI) methods. The latter research is being carried out in close collaboration with the GIfMI workgroup Ghent.

All our studies are approved by the Ethical Committee of the Ghent University Hospital

Besides the clinical and fundamental scientific research the Laboratory for Neuropsychology sees to the organization and execution of clinical neuropsychological consultation on behalf of the University Hospital of Ghent.
Finally the Lab provides courses in psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, neuropsychological assessment and cognitive revalidation and functional plasticity for several faculties and is responsible for the supervision of theses, dissertations and practical trainings.

Last updated: 17/08/09 by F. De Vogelaere