Doctoral Dissertation
Learn about the doctoral research conducted at the Laboratory of Medical Psychology and Addiction Studies, as well as the research currently being carried out by doctoral students supervised by members of the laboratory.
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
Doctoral dissertation supervised by Salvatore Campanella
(CO-)SUPERVISED PH.D. THESES
March 29, 2006: Frédéric Joassin: 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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
ONGOING THESES
Xinyu YAN (advisor): Title: Characteristics of Impaired Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Social Media Addiction and the Underlying Mechanisms;
Sonia SISTIAGA (advisor): Title: Emotion regulation processes in social anxiety, binge drinking, and their comorbidity;
Hendrik KAJOSCH (co-advisor, with Prof. Kornreich): Title: The evolutionary aspect of the bimodal P300 in the neurophysiological distinction between schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder;
Félix HEVER (co-advisor, with Prof. Hein): Title: Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Cocaine Use Disorder.
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
Doctoral dissertation supervised by Matthieu HEIN
(CO-)SUPERVISED PH.D. THESES
June 19, 2026: Anaïs Ingels: “From Healthy Individuals 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).
ONGOING THESES
Daniel FRENCH (advisor) Title: A Contribution to the Exploration of the Concept of the Dark Triad and Its Links to Emotional Deficits in Normal Individuals and Those with Psychopathology
Véronique Bernier (advisor) Title: A Contribution to the Study of the Pathophysiology of Major Depression Through the Examination of Nutritional and Symptomatic Risk Factors That May Contribute to a Deleterious Oxidative and Inflammatory Environment and Accelerate the Aging Process
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
Doctoral dissertation supervised by XAVIER NOël
(CO-)SUPERVISED PH.D. THESES
2013: Damien Brevers: “No More Bets!” Neurocognitive Exploration of Pathological Gambling, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
2022: Macha Dubuson: “Severe Alcohol-Use Disorder: A tDCS and Response Inhibition Training Intervention,” Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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).
June 19, 2026: Anaïs Ingels: “From Healthy Individuals 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).
ONGOING THESES
Florent Wyckmans: Title: How Stress and Working Memory Overload Compromise Goal-Directed Behavior in Compulsive Gamblers: A Computational Approach to Decision-Making. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Niloshmita Banerjee: Title: Understanding loss-chasing in gambling.
Free University of Brussels (ULB)
Haami Yusein: Title: A Goal-Oriented Approach to Alcohol and Gambling Addiction. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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