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The present study will test 1) whether child pornography downloaders can be classified into four subtypes based on their social skills, mental disorders, sexual fantasies, sexual drive and own sexual abuse; 2) whether these offender types differ…
To gain insight in the neurobiological mechanisms behind oxytocin effects on human social-emotional behaviour.
The main objective of this study is to examine the effects of resistance type exercise training combined with nutritional support on body composition and muscle characteristics in healthy elderly men and women.
The objective of the study is to measure the extend of voiding symptoms and bother of the urinary tract in young females and to analyse flow patterns and post void residual.
The aim of the study is to test, for the first time, whether physical task persistence in people with chronic pain can be explained by the mood as input model.
Primary: To measure the effect of a high protein diet on whole body protein synthesis and -breakdown, as well as on net whole body protein balance and production of urea in children after cardiac surgerySecondary: To measure the effect of a high…
The overall aim of the present work is to evaluate the individual role of androgens and estrogens on brain function in the human with a focus on cognition. Both clinical models give us the opportunity to evaluate cognitive functions and brain…
To investigate the influence of left and right lateral position on the onset of TLESRs and GER and the underlying mechanisms during and after a test meal in GERD patients compared to healthy controls.
A low frequency of defecation (constipation) is a common complaint affecting a large part of the population. Children, adults and elderly can experience chronic inconvenience because of this complaint. Inulin is not digested in the human…
In the present study we want to show that automatic processing of eye-gaze is impaired in autism, and that this deficit influences the way autistic individuals perceive the world. We will test this hypothesis using a masked priming procedure to…
The main objective is to find the neural correlates of route choice with an event-related fMRI experiment.
To investigate whether a one year Taekwondo training one hour a week improves dynamic locomotion aspects and balance parameters in middle-aged, healthy persons. Cardio-respiratory function and static movement components will also be measured.
The objective of the study is to assess body composition of 5 year old children with bioelectrical impendence (BIA) in comparison to assessment of body composition using the three compartment model (3C model). Using air displacement plethysmography…
The purpose of the present study is to examine the perception of immigrant parents of their child*s beta thalassemia and the provided care during treatment with stem cell transplantation in the Netherlands. It is important to study and learn about…
To examine whether a self-help psychological intervention program, based on relaxation, changing negative coping styles and finding new goals would be useful for people with PAD.
Our experiment has two objectives. First, it is designed to determine whether cross-modal classification is possible, and so resolve the different conclusions reached in Etzel, Gazzola et al. (2008) and Dinstein, Gardner et al. (2008). Second, the…
The main objective is to describe the interactions between physical sensory stimulations and high-level prior assumptions that give rise to visual perception. In our secondary objective, we will advance novel model-based neuroimaging methods by…
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of stroke volume variation on different parameters of peripheral perfusion. Additionally the relationship between these parameters will be studied.
GoalThis research project aims to we examine possible reduced processing capacity in people with aphasia. We will investigate whether complexity of word forms, as calculated by information theoretical measures, can provide an explanation for the…
The present study will test 1) whether sexual offenders against children score higher on cognitive distortions (implicit associations between children and sex words, and between children and seduction words), and interpret signs and intentions of…