Theses

The Laboratory of Medical Psychology and Addiction Studies (LPMA) accepts thesis projects related to its areas of research. These projects allow students to explore topics related to addiction, cognitive neuroscience, and mental health in greater depth, while contributing to a better understanding of psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms.

Dr. Salvatore Campanella – Laboratory Director

Ph.D. in Psychological and Educational Sciences (March 2001, UCL).

Research Director at the National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S./FNRS)

Director of the Laboratory of Medical Psychology and Addiction Studies

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at ULB

Phone: 0032 2 477 28 51

salvatore.campanella@ulb.be – My ResearchGate link

Theses Advised by Salvatore Campanella

LIST OF MASTER’S THESES (CO-)SUPERVISED AND/OR ADVISED

(1) Nathalie Wauters de Besterfeld: Perception and Categorization of Emotional Facial Expressions (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 1999.

 

(2) Catherine Hanoteau: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Data on the Phenomenon of Categorical Perception (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 1999.

 

(3) Frédéric Joassin: An Anatomical-Functional Approach to the Retrieval of Associations Between Faces and Proper Names Using Positron Emission Tomography (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2000.

 

(4) Cédric Gaspard: Neurophysiological correlates of facial expression discrimination: a study using evoked potentials (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2001.

 

(5) Roxane Malu: The Influence of Emotional Context on the Recognition of Facial Expressions (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2001.

 

(6) Sabrina Papier: Alzheimer’s-type dementia: an investigation of the cortical disconnection hypothesis using a visuo-auditory integration strategy (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Martial Vanderlinden): UCL; 2001.

 

(7) Stéphanie Leclère: The Perception of Emotional Facial Expressions in Depressed and Non-Depressed Individuals and the Influence of Emotional Context on This Perception (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Xavier Seron): UCL; 2002.

 

(8) Odile Baudry: An Investigation Using Evoked Potentials of the Implicit Processing of Emotional Facial Expressions (advisor: Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2003.

 

(9) Veronica Gomez Kieffer: A Comparative Study of the Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) on the Human Brain Using Cognitive Evoked Potentials (advisored by Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2003.

 

(10) Pierre Maurage: Electrophysiological Correlates of the Visual-Auditory Interaction Between Faces and Proper Names (advisor: Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2003.

 

(11) Calogero Montedoro: A Beautiful Mind: The Emotion Question (directed by Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2004.

 

(12) Marie-Eve Vanhooldandt: Emotional Processing in Individuals with Psychopathic Tendencies: An Evoked Potential Study (advisor: Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2004.

 

(13) Valérie Antoniali: The Influence of the Type of Cocaine Conditioning on Subsequent Cocaine and Other Substance Use: Insights from Animal Models (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Emmanuel Streel): UCL; 2004.

 

(14) Aurélie Mullier: A Study of the Visual-Auditory Interactions Underlying the Processing of Emotional Stimuli: A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Approach (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Frédéric Joassin): UCL; 2006.

 

(15) Christophe Callot: Investigation of chemosensitive evoked potentials in chronic alcoholism, and correlation with cognitive and clinical variables (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Pierre Maurage): UCL; 2009.

 

(16) Céline Duterte: Electrophysiological correlates of the processing of emotional facial expressions modulated by music-induced mood: a study using evoked potentials (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2009.

 

(17) Mélanie Saeremans: A Study of the Electrophysiological Correlates of the Iowa Gambling Task Using Evoked Potentials (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2009.

 

(18) Sabine Meurrens: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Exploration of Response Inhibition to Emotional Facial Expressions in Social Anxiety (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2009.

 

(19) Sophie Froidbise: The Visu-Auditory Integration of Emotional Faces and Voices in Depressive and Anxious Tendencies: Analysis of the P300 Evoked Potential (co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Raymond Bruyer): UCL; 2009.

 

(20) Julie De Clercq: An Exploration of Deficits in Executive Functions Among Alcoholic and Depressed Patients: Distinguishing Between Deficits in Flexibility, Updating, and Inhibition (co-directed by Pierre Maurage and Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2009.

 

(21) Florence Martino: A Study of the Executive Processes Involved in Attention Biases in Social Anxiety Using an Antisaccade Task (co-directed by Mandy Rossignol and Salvatore Campanella): UCL; 2011.

 

(22) Hélène Soubre: A study using evoked potentials to examine the influence of context on the inhibition of the dominant response in students who meet the criteria for binge drinking (co-directed by Charles Kornreich and Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2011.

 

(23) Alexandra Husson: Modulations of the P300 wave in subjects with depressive tendencies: Increased sensitivity during cross-modal oddball paradigms? (co-directed by Charles Kornreich and Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2011.

 

(24) Anouk Watillon: The Advantage of a Bimodal Oddball Paradigm in Analyzing the Influence of Personality Factors on the P300 Wave (co-directed by Charles Kornreich and Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2013.

 

(25) Agnieszka Cimochowska: Investigation of Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Alcoholism: Response Inhibition Processing for Alcohol-Related Cues and the Phenomenon of Relapse. An ERP Study (co-directed by Charles Kornreich and Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2013.

 

(26) Mathilde Heudier: Cognitive Neurophysiological Assessment in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. Development of a Test Battery and Collection of Normative Data (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2015.

 

(27) Elena Mortier: Cognitive Training on a Flanker-Go/NoGo Task: Neural Changes Associated with Reactive Inhibition (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2015.

 

(28) Antoinette Vandenkerckhove: Comparative analysis of behavioral and neurophysiological data for the Nogo N200 and Nogo P300 components collected during a Go/Nogo inhibition task (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2016.

 

(29) Amandine Dodémont: The Impact of Combined Neuromodulation and Cognitive Training Techniques on Inhibitory Control as Measured by Neurophysiology (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(30) Jessica Da Rocha: The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Inhibition: An Evaluation of the N200 and P300 Components. Future Applications in Alcoholism? (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(31) Sarah Dehaeseleer: Contribution to the development of a neurophysiological assessment battery for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(32) Alexandru Dumitrescu: Collection of Normative Neurophysiological Data on Reactive and Proactive Inhibition Functions. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(33) Florence Hanard: A Psychophysiological Approach to the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Development of Normative Data for a Battery of Tests and Analysis of Variables Influencing Evoked Potentials in Control Subjects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(34) Liz Weyer: Comparative Analysis of Inhibitory Control in Substance Users with and without Opioid Dependence Compared to Healthy Controls in a Modified Go/Nogo Task: A Neurophysiological Study of the Nogo-N2/P3 Complex. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(35) Macha Dubuson: The Effect of tDCS on Inhibitory ERP Components in Compulsive Gamblers. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2017.

 

(36) Sarah-Jane Kessler: The Impact of Monetary Rewards on Motivational Processes in Pathological Gamblers. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Xavier Noël): ULB; 2017.

 

(37) Philippe Ciers: The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cognitive Control in Harmful Alcohol Drinkers: A Double-Blind Crossover Study. Master of Medicine, Ghent University, January 2018 (Supervised by M-A Vanderhasselt and S Herremans).

 

(38) Lien Ruysschaert: “The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex on Alcohol Craving: A Double-Blind Crossover Study.” Master of Medicine, Ghent University, January 2018 (Supervised by M-A Vanderhasselt and S Herremans).

 

(39) Manon Gaudin: Investigation of the neurophysiological correlates of the processes involved in a working memory updating task in a population of healthy subjects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(40) Fadwa Jafar: Can Boosting Proactive Inhibition Reduce Alcohol Consumption? (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(41) Manon Escoms: The Potential of Cognitive Aging: Neurophysiological Assessment in the Aging Population. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(42) Anaid Perez Ramos: The P300 and P50 evoked potentials in a population of psychotic and bipolar patients. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

(43) Valeria Casasanta: A Neurophysiological Investigation of Inhibition Deficits in a Population of Obese Individuals. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(44) Clemence Dousset: A Study of the Impact of Neuromodulation Techniques on Inhibitory Capacities. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(45) Sophie Felice: Validation of the French version of the “Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory” (ESI) in individuals with schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2018.

 

(46) Joy Vrancken: Electrophysiological Study in Psychiatry: The MMN and Nogo-N2/P3 in Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2018.

 

(47) Nicolas Malbrouqui: Study of the P300 as a State Marker for Schizophrenia Using a Bimodal Oddball Paradigm: A Follow-Up Study. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2018.

 

(48) Mariane Bailly: Effects of TDCS on the inhibitory components of ERPs in compulsive gamblers (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(49) Anaïs Ingels: The Impact of Various Cognitive Remediation Techniques on the Brain as Measured by Neurophysiology (Cognitive Evoked Potentials). (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(50) Auréline Pousseur: Neurophysiological Data and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of Proactive Inhibition in Harmful Alcohol Users. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(51) Nadia El Yahyaoui: Search for a Neurophysiological Marker Predicting Relapse in People with Substance Use Disorders (Polydrug Users, Stimulants, Opioids) (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(52) Chaimae El Maftouhi: Investigation of the neurophysiological correlates of the processes involved in a working memory updating task in a population of healthy subjects with anxiety or anxiety-depression symptoms (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(53) Maylise Cissokho: Investigation Using Neurophysiology (Evoked Potentials) of an Inhibition Deficit in a Population of Obese Individuals (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2019.

 

(54) Charlène Michel: Validation of the French version of the “Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory” (ESI) in individuals with schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(55) Victoria Gossiaux: Validation of the French Version of the “EPPENDORF SCHIZOPHRENIA INVENTORY” (ESI) in Individuals with Schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(56) Laurie Moulin: Collection of Neurophysiological Data on Proactive and Reactive Inhibition in Alcoholic Patients. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2020.

 

(57) Margot Boucharel: A Comparative Analysis of the Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine in Reducing Cravings and Improving Inhibition in Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Patients in Unit 73 of the Brugmann University Hospital (Brussels). (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Florence Hanard): ULB; 2020.

 

(58) Clémence Courteille: Electrophysiological Study in Psychiatry: P300 and MMN Evoked Potentials in a Population of Psychotic and Bipolar Patients. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(59) Nabila El Mourabit: Electrophysiological Study in Psychiatry: The P50 Evoked Potentials and the N2/P3 Complex in a GO/NOGO Task. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(60) Lindsay Alcinii: The Developmental Aspects of the Bimodal P300 in Patients with Schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(61) Nahid Bakkali Massoom: Developmental Aspects of the P300 in Patients with Bipolar Disorder. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(62) Elodie Aerts: Investigation of Cognitive, Clinical, and Neurophysiological Deficits in a Population of Schizophrenic Patients: The P50 and N100. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(63) Lorraine Ghozzi: A Study of P50 and N100 Evoked Potentials in a Population of Bipolar and Psychotic Subjects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2020.

 

(64) Martin Bassy: A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine in Reducing Cravings and Improving Inhibition in Cocaine-Dependent Patients Undergoing Withdrawal. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2020.

(65) Estelle Vigne: A Comparative Study of the Inhibition Response to Contextual Go/NoGo Tasks with Associated Evoked Potentials in Addiction. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Macha Dubuson): ULB; 2021.

 

(66) Charlotte Hodin: Normal vs. Pathological Aging: What Can Cognitive Evoked Potentials Contribute? (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2021.

 

(67) Saona Moreels: Clinical Interpretation of Schizophrenia Symptoms as Reflected in Electrophysiology: Analysis of a Clinical Case. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2021.

 

(68) Amandine Blanquart: Effect of tDCS on inhibitory components

ERPs and Behavioral Characteristics of Problem Gamblers. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Macha Dubuson): ULB; 2021.

 

(69) Hana Kraiem: The Impact of Anxiety on Cognitive Abilities: Evoked Potentials in the Assessment of Anxiety in Adults Aged 40 to 65. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2021.

 

(70) Tatiana Jelic: The Effects of Physical Activity in Neuropsychology: What Is the Impact of Frequent and Regular Exercise on Attention Functions? (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2021.

 

(71) Cindy Chaed: A Study of the Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine on Withdrawal Symptoms (Craving) in Hospitalized, Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Patients (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2021.

 

(72) Morgan Couvelard: Validation of the French version of the “EPPENDORF SCHIZOPHRENIA INVENTORY” (ESI) in individuals with schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2021.

 

(73) Sara Khallouki: Validation of the French Version of the “Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory” (ESI) in Individuals with Schizophrenia (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2021.

 

(74) Quentin Englebeen: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Study of Motor Inhibition in Individuals Addicted to Opiates and/or Stimulants Using a Modified Go/Nogo Task (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2021.

 

(75) Camille Becu: The Neurophysiological Correlates of Treatment Using Neurofeedback (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2021.

 

(76) Victoria Sibeni: Follow-up study on the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine

On Withdrawal Symptoms (Craving) in Hospitalized Cocaine-Dependent Patients in Abstinence (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2021.

 

(77) Magalie Bourren: Evoked Potentials—A Promising Tool for the Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Dependence? (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Elisa Schroder): ULB; 2021.

 

(78) Camille Terrien: A Study of the Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine on Cravings in Hospitalized, Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Patients (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2021.

 

(79) Hanan El Jazouli: Validation of the French Version of the Eppendrof Schizophrenia Inventory in Individuals with Schizophrenia (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2022.

 

(80) Trecy Young: Contribution to the Validation of the “Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory” (ESI) in French (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2022.

 

(81) Caroline Michon: Electrophysiological Study in a Population of Schizophrenic Patients: Investigation of the N2/P3 Complex in a Go/Nogo Inhibition Paradigm (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2022.

 

(82) Laureline Fourdin: A Study of the Impact of EEG Neurofeedback as a Neuromodulation Technique on the Cognitive Components Underlying Relapse in Patients with Alcohol Dependence (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2022.

 

(83) Melina Vanpee: Electrophysiological Study in Psychiatry: The P300 Evoked Potential and Its Subcomponents P3a and P3b in an Oddball Task (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2022.

 

(84) Diego Justo Torres: Test Battery for a Neurocognitive Approach to Psychopathology: A Study of ERP Correlates and Normative Data for Healthy Middle-Aged Adults (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2022.

 

(85) Laura Fraikin: Electrophysiological Study in Psychiatry: P50 and MMN Evoked Potentials in a Population of Schizophrenic Patients (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2022.

 

(86) Vanessa Shehi: A Study on the Efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine in Reducing Cravings and Relapse in Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Patients (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2022.

 

(87) Jonathan Maestre Vicario: Assessment of Inhibitory Control Using Cognitive Evoked Potentials During a Contextual GO/NOGO Task in Various Forms of Addiction (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Macha Dubuson): ULB; 2022.

 

(88) Romane Boulanger: A Study of the Impact of SMR-Neurofeedback Training on Inhibition Abilities in Healthy Subjects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2023.

 

(89) Donaline Dubois: Development of normative data for an assessment battery combining neurophysiology and neuropsychology to identify biomarkers of cognitive impairment in individuals who consume alcohol. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2023.

 

(90) Sarah Chaar: The Potential Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Craving and Time to Relapse in the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction: Neurophysiological, Affective, and Cognitive Aspects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2023.

 

(91) Paola Alric: A Study of the Impact of SMR-Neurofeedback Training on Inhibitory Control. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2023.

 

(92) Florine Cardinal: A Study of the Impact of Combined Neuromodulation and Cognitive Training Techniques on Inhibitory Control Through Neurophysiology. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2023.

 

(93) Anita Guarneri: A Study of Neurophysiological Markers of the Transition from Normal Aging to Pathological Aging. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2023.

 

(94) Boris Godart: Analysis of the p300 wave using a cross-modal oddball paradigm: a follow-up study of patients with schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2024.

 

(95) by Laurence L’Escaille: Effects of SMR-EEG Neurofeedback Training on Inhibitory Control: A Behavioral and Neurocognitive Case Study of Three Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2024.

 

(96) Dorval, Charlotte: A Psychophysiological Approach to the Cognitive Treatment of Poly-Drug Users: Development of Normative Data for a Battery of Tests and Analysis of Variables Influencing Evoked Potentials in Control Subjects (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2024.

 

(97) Mathilde Dumortier: Impact on the Inhibition of Neuromodulation Through the Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella): ULB; 2024.

 

(98) Céline Steens: The Relationship Between Cognitive Changes Measured by Evoked Potentials and the Risk of Relapse Among Poly-Drug Users After Detoxification Treatment. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2025.

 

(99) Van Hecke, Niels: Changes in Neurophysiological Components as Predictive Markers of Relapse: A Longitudinal Study of Poly-Drug Users. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2025.

 

(100) Linda Porcescu: Development of normative data for an assessment battery combining neurophysiology and neuropsychology to identify biomarkers of cognitive impairment in individuals who consume alcohol. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2025.

 

(101) Elise Bidoli: Development of normative data for an assessment battery combining neurophysiology and neuropsychology to identify biomarkers of cognitive impairment: Identification of biomarkers of cognitive impairment and study of the cognitive cascade in at-risk alcohol users. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2026.

 

(102) By Suray Victoria: Emotional Regulation Strategies in Binge Drinking: A Comparative Analysis. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Sonia Sistiaga): ULB; 2026.

 

(103) Weronika Kozlowska: Impact of cognitive training combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on inhibitory control. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Clémence Dousset): ULB; 2026.

 

(104) Petre Miruna: The Evolutionary Aspect of the Bimodal P300 in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2026.

 

(105) Chloé Warny: The Evolutionary Aspect of the Bimodal P300 in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Schizophrenia. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Hendrik Kajosch): ULB; 2026.

 

(106) Van Eetvelt, Salomé: A Battery of Electrophysiological and Cognitive Tests: A Normative Study and Exploration of Biomarkers in Alcohol-Dependent Subjects. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Anais Ingels): ULB; 2026.

 

(107) Nicholls Youness: The Role of the Therapist in Supporting Esketamine Treatment for Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression. (Supervised by Salvatore Campanella and Pierre Oswald): ULB; 2026.

  • List of (co-)supervised and/or directed doctoral theses

Please provide a list of the doctoral dissertations you have supervised (including the student’s full name, the title of the Ph.D. dissertation, the year of the defense, and your role).

(1) December 3, 2004: Sylvain Delplanque: Emotional Information and the P3a and P3b Components. University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(2) March 29, 2006: Frédéric Joassin: A Study of the Brain Correlates Underlying the Associative Processes Involved in Person Recognition. University of Louvain, Belgium (Co-directed by Raymond Bruyer and Salvatore Campanella).

 

(3) March 20, 2008: Pierre Maurage: Deficit in the Decoding of Emotional Facial Expressions in Alcoholism. A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Study. University of Louvain, Belgium (Co-directed by Raymond Bruyer and Salvatore Campanella).

 

(4) December 19, 2008: Simon Rigoulot: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Impact of Emotional Information in Peripheral Vision. University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(5) April 16, 2009: Mandy Rossignol: Electrophysiological exploration of attentional biases toward emotional facial expressions in anxiety. University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium (Co-directed by Pierre Philippot and Salvatore Campanella).

 

(6) May 20, 2009: Solange Mardaga: Personality as a Modulator of Emotional Reactivity: A Psychophysiological Approach. University of Liège (ULG), Belgium (Advisor: Michel Hansenne). My role: expert evaluation.

 

(7) October 15, 2009: Aurélie Foucher: Temporal Dynamics of Emotional Perception and Trait Anxiety. Pierre-Marie Curie University, Paris, France (Advisor: Stéphanie Dubal). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(8) September 20, 2011: Fabien D’Hondt: Emotion and Visual Space: Neuromagnetic, Neurosomatic, and Behavioral Approaches. University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(9) May 25, 2012: Catherine Barsics: Access to semantic and episodic information from faces and voices. University of Liège (ULG), Belgium (Advisor: Serge Brédart). My role: expert evaluation.

 

(10) September 26, 2013: Thibaut Dumas: MEG study of the amygdala’s contribution to the perception of people: from face perception to co-presence. Pierre-Marie Curie University, Paris 6, France (co-directed by Stéphanie Dubal and Nathalie George). My role: evaluation as a foreign expert.

 

(11) May 5, 2014: Géraldine Petit: Identification of Neurophysiological Markers Predictive of Relapse in Alcohol Dependence. University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Co-directed by Paul Verbanck and Salvatore Campanella).

 

(12) December 16, 2015: Giulia Bucchioni: Study of postural, physiological, and corticospinal responses in empathy for pain and pain anticipation. University of Picardie, Amiens, France (co-directed by Pierre Krystkowiak and Harold Mouras). My role: evaluation as a foreign expert.

 

(13) March 15, 2016 : Julien Delannoy: Sleep and Emotional Regulation. A Neurodynamic Approach. University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(14) April 18, 2016 : Dyna Delle-Vigne: “Two is better than one”: A proposal to reinstate the use of the audiovisual P300 in clinical practice. University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Co-directed by Charles Kornreich and Salvatore Campanella).

 

(15) January 26, 2017: Sybille Horat: “Electrophysiological correlates of attention, working memory, and decision-making in healthy controls and psychotic patients.” University of Fribourg, Switzerland (Advisor: Marco Merlo).

 

(16) January 23, 2018: Séverine Lannoy: “Exploring the imbalance between affective and reflective systems in binge drinking: A behavioral and electrophysiological approach.” University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium (Advisors: Pierre Maurage and Joël Billieux).

 

(17) February 2, 2018: Gilles Naëije: “Insights into the neural bases of tactile change detection from magnetoencephalography.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisor: Xavier De Tiège).

 

(18) December 20, 2019: Lucas De Zorzi: “Vision, Emotion, and Mental Health: A Neuroscientific Approach to Depression and Anxiety.” University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(19) December 7, 2021: Stéphane Ranfaing: “Attentional Biases in Anxiety and Depression: Behavioral and Autonomic Approaches.” University of Lille, France (Advisor: Henrique Sequeira). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(20) December 8, 2021: Julian Cheron: “A novel cocaine-induced post-translational histone modification involving Maged1 and USP7 in vGluT2 neurons.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisor: Alban de Kerchove d’Exaerde).

 

(21) August 18, 2022: Macha Dubuson: “Neuromodulation and Cognitive Training Techniques for Individuals with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisors: Charles Kornreich/Xavier Noel).

 

(22) July 5, 2023: Aurélie De Groote: “Characterization of nucleus accumbens neuronal activity and the role of its paraventricular thalamic afferents during the expression of cocaine-induced place preference.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisor: Alban de Kerchove d’Exaerde).

 

(23) April 18, 2024: Nahid Bakkali: “The Impact of Social Factors on Alcohol Consumption: An Exploration of Social Learning Deficits in Severe Alcohol Use Disorders.” University of Lille, France (Advisor: Delphine Grynberg). My role: evaluation by a foreign expert.

 

(24) September 10, 2024: Alexandru Dumitrescu: “Multimodal Presurgical Functional Mapping of Language and Associated Controlled Processes.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisors: Xavier De Tiège and Charline Urbain).

 

(25) June 25, 2025: Clémence Dousset: “The Impact of SMR Neurofeedback Training on Relapse Prevention in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Co-directed by Salvatore Campanella and Xavier Noel).

 

(26) October 20, 2025: Jérôme Hrabovecky: “Multiple Sclerosis and the Links Between Sleep, Fatigue, and Cognition.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisors: Xavier De Tiège and Mélanie Strauss).

 

(27) November 20, 2025: Alice Bodart: “The Role of Physiological Reactivity and Interoception in Emotional Experience: A Study of a Population with Traumatic Brain Injury.” University of Mons (UMons), Belgium (Co-directed by Professors M. Rossignol and L. Lefebvre).

 

(28) June 10, 2026: Michelle Heck: “The sign-tracker/goal-tracker paradigm as a behavioral model for exploring addiction vulnerability.” University of Liège (ULG), Belgium (Co-directed by Professors E. Quertemont and P. Anselme).

 

(29) June 19, 2026: Anaïs Ingels: “From Healthy Subjects to Dependent Patients: How Neural Markers Can Guide the Clinical Management of Patients Who Use Multiple Drugs.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisor: Salvatore Campanella).

 

(30) August 20, 2026 : Tim Coolen: “Mapping the Human Brain’s Language Network: Insights from Neuromagnetics Recordings.” University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (Advisors: Professors X. De Tiège and N. Sadeghi).

 

(31) October 8, 2026: Nilosmita Barnejee: “Understanding the Behavioral Expression of Chasing in Online Gambling.” University of Brussels (ULB) and Ghent, Belgium (Advisors: Professors X. Noël and Z. Chen).

 

(32) November 3, 2026: Helen Tobback: “

 

Current support committee: Ingels; Ledouble; Peterson; Hever; Sistiaga; Yan; Brasseur; Gois, Mbarka

 

Dr. Matthieu Hein – Assistant Director of the Laboratory

Doctor of Medical Sciences (2019, ULB).

Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Brugmann University Hospital

Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Medical Psychology and Addictions

Phone: +3224772700

matthieu.hein@ulb.be or matthieu.hein@chu-brugmann.be – My ResearchGate link

 

Theses supervised by Matthieu HEIN

LIST OF MASTER’S THESES (CO-)SUPERVISED AND/OR ADVISED

Dr. Xavier NOËL – Senior Researcher, FNRS

Ph.D. in Psychological and Educational Sciences (September 2000, ULg).

Senior Researcher at the National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S./FNRS)

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at ULB

Phone: 0032 2 477 27 05

Xavier.Noel@ulb.be

My ResearchGate link

 

Theses supervised by XAVIER NOël

LIST OF MASTER’S THESES (CO-)SUPERVISED AND/OR ADVISED

 

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