Research Key research areas/research labs Publications Contacts: inivited speakers Doctoral dissertations Available documents, data,... Facilities Education Staff Cognitive science Courses Sona-Systems (Research Participation System) News 27 August 2026 Li Gu obtained her PhD title with her thesis "Syntactic, Lexical, and Pragmatic Effects on the Establishment of Shared Linguistic Representations: Evidence from Cross-Linguistic Structural Priming." 30 June 2026 Mina Habibi obtained her PhD title with her thesis "Blueprints for the mind: Learning with and for structure." 22 June 2026 Jonas De Bruyne obtained his PhD title with his thesis "CTRL+HUMAN: Toward adaptive operator support systems through cognitive ergonomics" 24 March 2026 Julie Vonck obtained her PhD title with her thesis "The role of spatial cognition in mathematical performance: Individual differences and gender patterns." 22 October 2025 Jolien Moorkens obtained her PhD title with her thesis "The role of spatial number representations and spatial skills in mathematical abilities in primary school." 11 September 2025 Mengqiao Chai obtained his PhD title with his thesis "Steering through task uncertainty: Investigating dynamic changes in task preparation." More news PhD defenses Sep 11 Behavioral and neural investigation of the testing effect in declarative memory Chen, Haopeng Sep 17 Bird brains: how do they stop? Dewulf, Anneleen Oct 6 Statistical learning and its role in language abilities: an individual differences approach Zhou, Haoyu All PhD defenses