Field of interest: Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
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Research Projects Pages
Adverse childhood experience and stress regulation
Learn moreThis project focused on the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying the effects of early life stress and adversity on physical and mental health outcomes in later life.
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Research Projects Pages
EMO-PAIN – Mental comorbidity, interoception and emotion regulation in chronic pain patients
Learn moreChronic pain is highly prevalent and puts significant strain on the individual and the society. There is abundant research documenting a strong link between chronic pain and poor emotional health. Persistent pain commonly co-occurs with emotional disturbances like elevated levels of negative affect and is associated with high rates of mental disorders.
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Core Research Projects
EMO-PAIN – Mental comorbidity, interoception and emotion regulation in chronic pain patients
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Body image distortion and cardio-visual integration in anorexia nervosa
Learn moreIndividuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) overestimate their body size, i.e. body image distortion (BID). BID and its underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood, although this would be crucial for improved interventions. The allocentric lock hypothesis posits that AN are locked in a negative body memory because of insufficient integration of exteroceptive and interoceptive information.…
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Body image distortion and cardio-visual integration in anorexia nervosa
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BEE SECURE – BEE SECURE for schools
Learn moreIm vorliegenden Bericht werden die aktuellen Befunde der Evaluation der Schulung BEE SECURE aus dem Jahr 2016/17 dargestellt. Die Schulung zur Förderung der Medienkompetenz wurde in diesem Jahr an 144 Grund- und Sekundarschulen in Luxemburg durchgeführt. Im Anschluss an die Schulung wurden jeweils von den Trainern, die die Schulung gehalten hatten und von den Schülern…