This project obtained a one-year extension of the funding initially granted for 2016-2018.

Presentation

The aim of this project is to investigate the relationship between lateralised deficits (e.g., hemispatial neglect) and non-lateralised processes (e.g., processing the order of memorised information).

In the first line of research (University of Oxford), we addressed this question in healthy participants using brain stimulation combined with EEG. We found evidence that fronto-parietal synchronisation (as measured by EEG), rather than interhemispheric imbalance (installed by brain stimulation) relates to cognitive performance.

These results provide strong support for the next lines of research (ULB), in which we will aim to modify this fronto-parietal synchronisation to alter more precisely the behaviour of interest. This promising and innovative approach would allow us to

  1. unravel the direct involvement of synchronisation on behaviour;
  2. develop more effective neurorehabilitation of braindamaged patients with hemispatial neglect.

Promoters

  • Roi Cohen Kadosh, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
  • Wim Gevers, Faculty of Psychological Science and Education, Université libre de Bruxelles

Thanks to the Foundation’s support, Dr Sophie Antoine has been hired to work on this project.