Department of Head and Skin
Currently I am working as Associate Research Professor at the 4BRAIN lab of Ghent University in Belgium. In 2002, I obtained a Masters degree in Biology at Ghent University. In 2007, I completed my PhD research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent University. The topic of his PhD research was 'Cell Therapy for Epilepsy'. This work implicated isolation and culture of stem cells, biochemical characterization of cell clones, cell grafting in various epilepsy models, immunohistochemistry, etc... . As a postdoc, also at 4BRAIN, I studied the mechanism of action of neurostimulation therapies for epilepsy (vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation) both in animal models as in patients with epilepsy. This work involved techniques such as microdialysis and intracranial electrophysiology in rats and single-unit recording in humans. Currently my main interest is optogenetic and chemogenetic modulation of epileptic brain circuits
Neurostimulation for refractory epilepsy.
Acta neurologica Belgica Dec, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 15008506
Chronic levetiracetam treatment early in life decreases epileptiform events in young GAERS, but does not prevent the expression of spike and wave discharges during adulthood.
Seizure Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16095927
Cell therapy for neurological disorders: a comprehensive review.
Acta neurologica Belgica Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16255154
Rapid kindling in preclinical anti-epileptic drug development: the effect of levetiracetam.
Epilepsy research Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16289683
Neuromodulation with levetiracetam and vagus nerve stimulation in experimental animal models of epilepsy.
Acta neurologica Belgica Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16898260
Differentiation assays of bone marrow-derived Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cell (MAPC)-like cells towards neural cells cannot depend on morphology and a limited set of neural markers.
Experimental neurology Feb, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17078948
High frequency deep brain stimulation in the hippocampus modifies seizure characteristics in kindled rats.
Epilepsia Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17381435
Radiation of the rat brain suppresses seizure-induced neurogenesis and transiently enhances excitability during kindling acquisition.
Epilepsia Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17555527
Cell therapy in models for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Seizure Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17566770
A pilot trial with modified Atkins' diet in adult patients with refractory epilepsy.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Sep, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18572306
Electrical stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19332313
Seizures in the intrahippocampal kainic acid epilepsy model: characterization using long-term video-EEG monitoring in the rat.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19388152
Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine induction in patients with refractory epilepsy.
Journal of neuroimmunology Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19608283
Unconditioned adult-derived neurosphere cells mainly differentiate towards astrocytes upon transplantation in sclerotic rat hippocampus.
Epilepsy research Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19758788
Predictive factors for outcome of invasive video-EEG monitoring and subsequent resective surgery in patients with refractory epilepsy.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20005033
Comparison of hippocampal Deep Brain Stimulation with high (130Hz) and low frequency (5Hz) on afterdischarges in kindled rats.
Epilepsy research Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20044240
Hippocampal deep brain stimulation induces decreased rCBF in the hippocampal formation of the rat.
NeuroImage Aug, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20394827
Quantitative analysis of adenosine using liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/APCI-MS/MS).
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20409760
Astrocytes derived from fetal neural progenitor cells as a novel source for therapeutic adenosine delivery.
Seizure Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20688264
Evolution in VNS therapy for refractory epilepsy, experience with Demipulse devices at Ghent University Hospital.
Seizure Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20702123
Vagus nerve stimulation and the postictal state.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20724218
Continuous local intrahippocampal delivery of adenosine reduces seizure frequency in rats with spontaneous seizures.
Epilepsia Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20726873
Suppression of hippocampal epileptic seizures in the kainate rat by Poisson distributed stimulation.
Epilepsia Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20973781
A novel implantable vagus nerve stimulation system (ADNS-300) for combined stimulation and recording of the vagus nerve: pilot trial at Ghent University Hospital.
Epilepsy research Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21071177
Magnetoencephalography in epilepsy patients carrying a vagus nerve stimulator.
Epilepsy research Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21129918
Antiepileptic drugs modulate P-glycoproteins in the brain: a mice study with (11)C-desmethylloperamide.
Epilepsy research Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21277169
Increased hippocampal noradrenaline is a biomarker for efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in a limbic seizure model.
Journal of neurochemistry May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21323924
Repeated assessment of larynx compound muscle action potentials using a self-sizing cuff electrode around the vagus nerve in experimental rats.
Journal of neuroscience methods Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21513735
Automatic detection of epileptic seizures on the intra-cranial electroencephalogram of rats using reservoir computing.
Artificial intelligence in medicine Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21955575
Real-time detection of epileptic seizures in animal models using reservoir computing.
Epilepsy research Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22854191
Innovative treatments for epilepsy: radiosurgery and local delivery.
Handbook of clinical neurology , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22939079
Ictal-onset localization through connectivity analysis of intracranial EEG signals in patients with refractory epilepsy.
Epilepsia Aug, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23647147
Electrophysiological responses from vagus nerve stimulation in rats.
International journal of neural systems Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24156670
Non-pharmacological treatment options for refractory epilepsy: an overview of human treatment modalities and their potential utility in dogs.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24309438
The effect of high and low frequency cortical stimulation with a fixed or a poisson distributed interpulse interval on cortical excitability in rats.
International journal of neural systems Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24475897
Regional brain perfusion changes during standard and microburst vagus nerve stimulation in dogs.
Epilepsy research May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24630046
The P3 event-related potential is a biomarker for the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with epilepsy.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24711167
Vagus nerve stimulation…25 years later! What do we know about the effects on cognition?
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24858008
Evaluation of heart rate variability in dogs during standard and microburst vagus nerve stimulation: a pilot study.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25296848
Hippocampal deep brain stimulation reduces glucose utilization in the healthy rat brain.
Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25361593
The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on CSF monoamines and the PTZ seizure threshold in dogs.
Brain stimulation Jan-Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25442153
Vagus nerve stimulation has antidepressant effects in the kainic acid model for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Brain stimulation Jan-Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25444592
Event-related potentials reveal preserved attention allocation but impaired emotion regulation in patients with epilepsy and comorbid negative affect.
PloS one , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25587987
Neuropeptide FF and prolactin-releasing peptide decrease cortical excitability through activation of NPFF receptors.
Epilepsia Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25684325
Subthalamic nucleus stimulation and spontaneous language production in Parkinson's disease: A double laterality problem.
Brain and language Aug, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26099950
The antidepressant mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulation: Evidence from preclinical studies.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26116875
Functional MRI during Hippocampal Deep Brain Stimulation in the Healthy Rat Brain.
PloS one , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26193653
The antidepressant-like effect of vagus nerve stimulation is mediated through the locus coeruleus.
Journal of psychiatric research Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26228393
The systemic kainic acid rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy: Long-term EEG monitoring.
Brain research Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26381287
Modulation of Hippocampal Activity by Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Freely Moving Rats.
Brain stimulation Jan-Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26481670
A Preclinical Study of Laryngeal Motor-Evoked Potentials as a Marker Vagus Nerve Activation.
International journal of neural systems Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26510476
Responsive neurostimulation in epilepsy.
Expert review of neurotherapeutics , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26580843
Vagus Nerve Stimulator Placement in Dogs: Surgical Implantation Technique, Complications, Long-Term Follow-Up, and Practical Considerations.
Veterinary surgery : VS Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26731597
Uric acid is released in the brain during seizure activity and increases severity of seizures in a mouse model for acute limbic seizures.
Experimental neurology Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26774005
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Applied with a Rapid Cycle Has More Profound Influence on Hippocampal Electrophysiology Than a Standard Cycle.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 07, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27102987
Disruption, but not overexpression of urate oxidase alters susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole- and pilocarpine-induced seizures in mice.
Epilepsia 07, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27158916
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of refractory epilepsy.
Expert review of neurotherapeutics Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27254399
EEG Derived Brain Activity Reflects Treatment Response from Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Epilepsy.
International journal of neural systems Jun, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27712133
The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on response inhibition.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 11, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27743550
Clinical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paradigms Induce Pronounced Brain and Body Hypothermia in Rats.
International journal of neural systems Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28178853
Involvement of fast-spiking cells in ictal sequences during spontaneous seizures in rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy.
Brain : a journal of neurology Sep, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29050390
Reduced distractor interference during vagus nerve stimulation.
International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29574234
Recent advances in devices for vagus nerve stimulation.
Expert review of medical devices 08, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30071175
The validation of Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) as a RT-qPCR normalization strategy in a rodent model for temporal lobe epilepsy.
PloS one , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30629669
Hypothermia Masks Most of the Effects of Rapid Cycling VNS on Rat Hippocampal Electrophysiology.
International journal of neural systems Nov, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30961408
Preparing for hard times: Scalp and intracranial physiological signatures of proactive cognitive control.
Psychophysiology 10, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31175676
Alterations in the functional brain network in a rat model of epileptogenesis: A longitudinal resting state fMRI study.
NeuroImage 11, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31473355
Vagus Nerve Stimulation-Induced Laryngeal Motor Evoked Potentials: A Possible Biomarker of Effective Nerve Activation.
Frontiers in neuroscience , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31507360
Long-term chemogenetic suppression of spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsia 11, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31608439
2-[F]FELP, a novel LAT1-specific PET tracer, for the discrimination between glioblastoma, radiation necrosis and inflammation.
Nuclear medicine and biology Mar - Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31841816
Kainic acid-induced status epilepticus decreases mGlu receptor and phase-specifically downregulates Homer1b/c expression.
Brain research 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31891692
Dynamic functional connectivity and graph theory metrics in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy reveal a preference for brain states with a lower functional connectivity, segregation and integration.
Neurobiology of disease 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32087287
A Feasibility Study to Investigate Chemogenetic Modulation of the Locus Coeruleus by Means of Single Unit Activity.
Frontiers in neuroscience , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32210746
Deep brain stimulation reduces evoked potentials with a dual time course in freely moving rats: Potential neurophysiological basis for intermittent as an alternative to continuous stimulation.
Epilepsia 05, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32297989
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Affect Verbal Memory Performance in Healthy Volunteers.
Frontiers in psychology , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32351421
Identification of vagus nerve stimulation parameters affecting rat hippocampal electrophysiology without temperature effects.
Brain stimulation Sep - Oct, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32454214
Acute symptomatic seizures following intracerebral hemorrhage in the rat collagenase model.
Epilepsy research 08, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32497986
Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring and Ectopic Beat Detection in Conscious Mice.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Jul, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32664419
Development of a Rat Model for Glioma-Related Epilepsy.
International journal of molecular sciences Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32977526
Spontaneous Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysms and Increased Arrhythmogenicity in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome.
International journal of molecular sciences Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32987703
Technological Challenges in the Development of Optogenetic Closed-Loop Therapy Approaches in Epilepsy and Related Network Disorders of the Brain.
Micromachines Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33396287
The Signaling Pathways Involved in the Anticonvulsive Effects of the Adenosine A Receptor.
International journal of molecular sciences Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33396826
Long-term chemogenetic suppression of seizures in a multifocal rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsia 03, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33570167
Pre-ictal heart rate variability alterations in focal onset seizures and response to vagus nerve stimulation.
Seizure Mar, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33636552
Hippocampal Sclerosis in Frontotemporal Dementia: When Vascular Pathology Meets Neurodegeneration.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 03, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33638350
Attenuation of Hippocampal Evoked Potentials by Activation of GtACR2, an Optogenetic Chloride Channel.
Frontiers in neuroscience , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33854415
Optimized Parameters for Transducing the Locus Coeruleus Using Canine Adenovirus Type 2 (CAV2) Vector in Rats for Chemogenetic Modulation Research.
Frontiers in neuroscience , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33927593
White Matter Integrity in a Rat Model of Epileptogenesis: Structural Connectomics and Fixel-Based Analysis.
Brain connectivity Aug, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34155915
Seizures and Interictal Epileptiform Activity in the Rat Collagenase Model for Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Frontiers in neuroscience , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34220437
Double Two-State Opsin Model With Autonomous Parameter Inference.
Frontiers in computational neuroscience , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34220478
Investigating the Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cortical Excitability in Healthy Males.
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34288274
Comparison of In Vivo and Ex Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Rat Model for Glioblastoma-Associated Epilepsy.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34441246
Level of hM4D(Gi) DREADD Expression Determines Inhibitory and Neurotoxic Effects in the Hippocampus.
eNeuro Nov-Dec, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34620623
Voxel-Based Analysis of [18F]-FDG Brain PET in Rats Using Data-Driven Normalization.
Frontiers in medicine , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34746179
Chemogenetic Seizure Control with Clozapine and the Novel Ligand JHU37160 Outperforms the Effects of Levetiracetam in the Intrahippocampal Kainic Acid Mouse Model.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics Dec, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34862591
blue light illumination for optogenetic inhibition: effect on local temperature and excitability of the rat hippocampus.
Journal of neural engineering 12, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34951406
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation cannot modulate the P3b event-related potential in healthy volunteers.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 03, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35007840
The potential of invasive and non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation to improve verbal memory performance in epilepsy patients.
Scientific reports 02, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35132096
Laryngeal Muscle-Evoked Potential Recording as an Indicator of Vagal Nerve Fiber Activation.
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society Feb, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35177376
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