Pitches

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Block 1 (11.00-12.30)

Neuroimaging
Location: Steinenberg

Maria Araujo Vitoria	Aud2Sem: How the brain transforms acoustic information of natural sounds into semantical representations?
Elise Beckers	Associations between locus coeruleus and cortical microstructure are modulated by astrocyte reactivity: a 7T MRI adult lifespan study
Elles Elschot	Measuring intra-to-extra-vascular cerebral water transport in patients with small vessel disease using 3D T2-prepared time-encoded pCASL
Nina Fultz	Kinetic Modelling of 5-HT Release Following a Non-pharmacological Stimuli Using a Modified Reference Tissue Model
Milo Imbeni	Unraveling pathology in neuroinflammatory diseases through advanced microscopy and high field MRI
Sara Lambrichts	Cerebral microvascular dysfunction in a rat model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Yunzhi Li	Investigating the Impact of Subclinical Cardiovascular Status on Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia
Yuliya Patsyuk	Locus coeruleus microstructural integrity is linked to plasma GFAP concentration and Aβ42/40 ratio in cognitively unimpaired individuals: a 7T MRI study
Chaira Serrarens	Intracortical myelin across laminae in adult individuals with 47,XXX: a 7 Tesla MRI study
Amy Sylvester	High-field neuroimaging of GABA, glutamate, and dopamine in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Daniel Uher	Unsupervised anomaly detection using 3D autoencoder improves the detection of focal epilepsy onset zone: A 7T resting-state fMRI case study
Nienke van de Sande	Exploring ocular glymphatics: The association between intraocular pressure, tear total-tau and MRI-visible perivascular spaces
Lis van den Boogaard	Improving Myelin Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis
Noa van der Knaap	Long-term microvascular hypoperfusion in COVID-19 ICU survivors: a prospective multi-b-value DWI study
Merel van der Thiel	Increased intracerebral blood pulsatility as measured with 7T MRI is related to cognitive impairment in a memory clinic sample
Raquel van Gool	Deep Phenotyping of Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Integrative Insights from Clinical Studies in Pompe Disease and Niemann-Pick Type C
Damon Verstappen	A physics informed neural network approach for blood-brain barrier breakdown quantification using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI
Paulien Voorter	Vessel size imaging reveals altered microvascular architecture in cerebral small vessel disease
Lyu Liu	Hyperspectral imaging for in vivo determination of oxygen saturation

Cell Biology and Genetics
Location: Apostelhoeve

Beatriz Arede	The role of APOE4 on Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on a prospective complement modulatory therapy
Mathilde Baudat	Repetitive neonatal procedural pain induces DNA methylation changes in the µ-opioid receptor promotor in the spinal cord of rats
Zheping Cai	Administration of autologous corrected muscle stem cells as novel treatment strategy for LAMA2-muscular dystrophy
Peng Du	Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibody-Mediated Complement Activity: Insights from Cellular Models
Zhiling Guan	A bioinformatics pipeline for identifying homoplasmic and heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA variants in single-cell RNA-Seq datasets
Lisa Koole	Wrapping up Alzheimer’s disease: Targeting myelination by editing DNA methylation
Michelle Koster	The Role of Ceramide Transporter in Neuroinflammation
Li Liang	Unraveling the Fundamentals of the Blood-Tear Barrier: Mind the Gaps
Marianna Rizzo	CSF ATN and alpha-synuclein co-pathology in AD, PD, and DLB
Iga Skorupska	Computational modeling of cAMP signaling in the context of Alzheimer's disease
Yelyzaveta Snihirova	Association between common genetic variations in genomic regions harbouring copy number variations and complex traits
Antoni Vallbona-Garcia	Mitochondrial DNA D-loop variants correlate with a primary open-angle glaucoma subgroup
Jolien van der Velden	The association between cerebrospinal fluid AT biomarker profiles and the different APOE genotypes across age in persons without dementia
Nikki Wanders	Combatting muscle loss in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by systemic administration of mesoangioblasts
Qingfeng Wen	Investigating Alzheimer’s brain dysregulated miRNAs and exploring their correlated expression between brain and blood
Emily Willems	The PDE4D inhibitor RICE improves spatial memory performance and neuroplasticity-related processes
Xiao Wu	Genetic overlap of brain structure and connectivity with schizophrenia: Different methods provide complementary insights
Wenting You	PGC-1α mediated mitochondrial biogenesis promotes recovery and survival of neuronal cells from cellular degeneration
Sarah Chenine	Regulatory T cells in multiple sclerosis: from methylation to remyelination

Rehabilitation and Prevention
Location: Martinus

Angelo Arias	Multiple Exposome-Wide Association Studies of Psychiatric Disorders in the UK Biobank
Bo Smeets	Developing a practical toolkit to support continued employment in young-onset dementia using participatory action research.
Britt Arets	Are thymus-resident plasma cells prognostic factors of thymectomy in patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor myasthenia gravis?
Carmen Jansen	Assessment of the association between Social Capital and socioeconomic deprivation at the Neighbourhood-level and Depressive Disorder and Subthreshold Depression
Charles David	The pre-diagnostic phase of young-onset dementia: a scoping review
Chermaine Noortman	Effectiveness and implementation of a Combined Lifestyle Intervention for Outpatients with severe mental illness (GOAL!): a quasi-experimental study protocol
Colin Rosenau	Validation of the updated “LIfestyle for BRAin health” (LIBRA) index in two prospective cohorts
Dina Mahjoob	The association of fecal incontinence, constipation, and pelvic pain with the course of lower urinary tract symptoms in community-dwelling men and women
Dirk Steijger	Improving quality of life through an artificial intelligence-based, person-centered precision tool in dementia care: A QoLead PhD project
Gabrielle Mercera	Vulnerabilities for sexual exploitation in girls and young women with mild intellectual disabilities: a retrospective clinical record study
Glenn Proctor	Lifestyle and environment to improve self-care in the dementia care triad: a focus group study on quality of life.
Jens Soeterboek	A cross-sectional study on the association between residential noise exposure, cognitive functioning, and structural markers of brain damage - The Maastricht Study
Lion Soons	Associations of sensory loss with cognitive decline and dementia risk: A 25-year follow up of the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS)
Lotte Truin	Knowledge, needs and preferences of persons with subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment and their healthcare providers on dementia risk reduction
Lydia Hofmann	Early predictors of school success
Emma de Brabander	Clinical effects of CYP2D6 phenoconversion in patients using antipsychotics
Brinda Ramanathan	Pediatric genetic counseling in South India: Challenges and opportunities in the post genomic era

Block 2 (13.30 - 15.00)

Neuromodulation
Location: Steinenberg

Daria Bogdan	EMERGENT pilot -- Remote Monitoring & Programming for Deep Brain Stimulation
Thomas de Geus	The effect of conventional- and Differential Target Multiplexed-SCS on spontaneous pain in an animal model for PDPN.
Berkhan Genc	Electromagnetic Materials in Advancing DBS Systems
Sophia Gimple	The role of the subthalamic nucleus in decision-making and reward processing
Justyna Gula	Stereo-Electroencephalography-Guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Affects Brain Network Connectivity in Epilepsy Patients
Charlotte Kroll	Oxytocin, sex hormones, and social-emotional behavior and cognition
Femke Mussen	Phosphodiesterase 4B and 4D Inhibition: A Sequential Approach to Unlock Spinal Cord Injury Repair
Maarten Ottenhoff	Continuous decoding of 3D hand kinematics from distributed brain-wide neural recordings.
Siyang Peng	Characterization of autoreactive B cells and autoantibodies in disorders of the nervous system to predict immunosuppression treatment efficacy
Anja Schöttler	The relevance of complement activation in myasthenia gravis – a quantification study using the experimental passive transfer MG model
Lieve van Veggel	Still in search for an EAAT activator: GT949 does not activate EAAT2, nor EAAT3 in impedance and radioligand uptake assays.
Anouk Wolters	The application of magnetic nanodiscs for neuromodulation
Xi Yang	Graded Neurofeedback training of the brain’s reward network
Fuhua Zhang	Characterization of a lipid dependent anti-inflammatory pathway in Alzheimer’s disease
Maite van der Miesen	fMRI Neurofeedback for pain: a proof of concept study
Tatyana Branco Nunes	Mechanisms of action of Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Jette de Vos	Linking interoception and introspection via insula targeted neurofeedback – A feasibility study

Monitoring
Location: Apostelhoeve

Anouk Boonstra	Quality of life and cost-of-illness among young people visiting the @ease mental health walk-in centres for peer counselling from 2018 to 2023
Bea Campforts	Management of obesity with semaglutide in antipsychotic-induced weight gain (MOSA) – preliminary results from a non-randomised, open-label pilot study
Xu Chen	Validation of the Application of Multiplex ELISA Kits for Complement Factor Detection in Glaucoma Research
Stephan Duijkers	Insights from the 'Memory Clinic Monitor 2023'
Tatiana Hamadeh	Rasch-built Ataxia Rating Sales for IgM-associated Polyneuropathy with and without anti-MAG antibodies (IgM-PNP RB-ARS)
Evelyn Keasberry	EMDR Versus Imagery Rescripting as a Treatment for Trauma-Related Intrusive Images
Yorinde Kishna	Comparing cerebral autoregulation estimation using static and dynamic methods in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and ICP monitoring
Dennis Kool	EXPLORE-SFN: EXtensive Patient LOngitudinal data REgistry for Small Fiber Neuropathy
Leandre la Fontaine	Identifying phenotypic clusters and outcome measures in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1
Lydia Pieters	A Network Model of Health-Related Changes after a Lifestyle-Enhancing Treatment in Patients with Severe Mental Illness
Reine Ramaekers	The need for qualitative research for the improvement and personalisation of depression treatment; taking into account perspectives of clients and informal caregivers.
Hanna Schenck	Predicting Delayed cerebral ischemia using Micro- and Macrovascular parameters in Subarachnoid hemorrhage patients (PDMMS-study): preliminary results of a single-center prospective observational feasibility study
Marit Stolte	The neuropsychological assessment in Dutch memory clinics: a longitudinal perspective
Larissa van der Giessen	Childhood Maltreatment and the Association with Psychopathology Symptoms Among Adolescents in a Clinical Setting
Coline van Everdingen	Fair Space for Life: Survival strategies of Dutch homeless service users call for culture change
Anna van Hofslot	Hunting for Biomarkers
Mustafa Karabulut	Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction: Insights in etiologies, clinical subtypes, diagnostics and quality of life
Talakad Sathyaprabha	Heart Rate Variability as a Marker of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Care

Rehabilitation and Prevention
Location: Martinus

Marine Markaryan	Mapping Factors Affecting Personal Relationship in Couples Affected by Dementia Against Available Interventions: A Meta-Narrative Review
Mariska van Pouderoijen	Opinions and preferences of older adults on behavioral change techniques (BCTs) used in eHealth technology
Maud Ritzen	Needs of individuals, dyads and families living with young-onset dementia explored by phase in the disease process, setting, and subtype of dementia: a scoping review.
Maud Daemen	Navigating life with Parkinson’s disease: a focus group study on coping strategies and considerations for self-management support
Meichan Zhu	Unperturbed and perturbed gait variability in BVP vs. Age-Matched heathy Controls
Myrthe van Schothorst	Prospective barriers and facilitators for the implementation of a lifestyle focused approach in inpatients with mental illness
Nathan DeJong	The role of education and structural and functional connectivity in cognitive reserve: Findings from The Maastricht Study
Pauline van Gils	Single case experimental design: Cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive impairment after cardiac arrest
Pigi Chroni	Investigating the links between ADHD pharmacotherapy, externalizing symptoms, and childhood suicidality
Sander Osstyn	TRIAL-BASED ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE BRAINACT STUDY: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY FOR ANXIETY AND/OR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AFTER ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY.
Simona Klinkhammer	A biopsychosocial approach to persistent post-COVID-19 fatigue and cognitive complaints
Stephanie Van Asbroeck	Dementia risk reduction in primary care is feasible: a proof-of-concept study from the Netherlands using a brain-health promotion smartphone app
Sterre Kamphuis	Association between exposome score for schizophrenia and general functioning in remitted first-episode psychosis: early results from the HAMLETT study
Tessa van Baal	The association between sleep parameters, cognitive functioning, and markers of structural brain damage: The Maastricht Study
Vincent Paquin	Understanding the Relationship Between Digital Media Use and Youth Mental Health: A Social Exposome Approach
Yu Yu	Prevalence of glaucoma in the Netherlands: results from the Maastricht Study
Ye Yexin	Optimized Immunosuppression for Corneal Transplantation (OPTIMISE): A Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

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