CV
Academic Education
- PhD in Human Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dissertation title: "Augmented visual feedback in Parkinson’s disease: Assessing and improving postural control"
- Master of Science in Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology, Florida State University
Positions
- Promovendus (PhD Student), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Student Assistant, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Teaching
- Seminar: Writing and Presenting Skills [077625]
(in cooperation with Kim Boström)- [Thu, – | ]
- Seminar: Writing and Presenting Skills [073625]
(in cooperation with Kim Boström)- Seminar: Motor Control of Human Movement [071522]
(in cooperation with Rosemary Dubbeldam)- Seminar: Writing and Presenting Skills [079505]
(in cooperation with Kim Boström)- Seminar: Motor Control of Human Movement [077522]
(in cooperation with Rosemary Dubbeldam)
Project
- Entwicklung eines intelligenten Sicherheitsgurtes durch Integration von Sensorik in kammerförmige Gurtbänder; entwicklung einer gekoppelten Simulation zwischen Gurtband, -spanner und Muskelbeanspruchuchungssimulation und Ableitung der Effekte adaptiver Gurtanpassung auf die Insassenbelastung ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: BMWE - Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand | Project Number: ZF4614902LF8
Publications
- van, den Heuvel MRC, Daffertshofer, A, Beek, PJ, Kwakkel, G, and van, Wegen EEH. . “Hersenactiviteit tijdens een dynamische houdingstaak bij de ziekte van Parkinson.” Neuropraxis 23 (4): 1–11. doi: 10.1007/s12474-019-00227-1.
- Mergen, J, Keizer, A, Koelkebeck, K, van, den Heuvel MRC, and Wagner, H. . “Women with Anorexia Nervosa do not show altered tactile localization compared to healthy controls.” Psychiatry Research 267: 446–454. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.06.007.
- van den Heuvel MRC, van Wegen EEH, Beek, PJ, and Kwakkel G, Daffertshofer A. . “Incongruent visual feedback during a postural task enhances cortical alpha and beta modulation in patients with Parkinson's disease.” Clinical Neurophysiology 129 (7): 1357–1365. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.602.
- van den Heuvel, M.R.C. . “Augmented visual feedback in Parkinson's disease: Assessing and improving postural control.” Dissertation thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Van, den Heuvel M, Beek, P, Kwakkel, G, Van, Wegen E, and Daffertshofer, A. . “Augmented visual feedback during a rhythmic postural task differentially modulates cortical activity in patients with Parkinson's disease and age-matched controls.” contribution to the 24th Annual Meeting of the Neural Control of Movement, Montego Bay, Jamaica
- van, den Heuvel MRC, Daffertshofer, A, Beek, PJ, Kwakkel, G, and Wegen, EEH. . “The effects of visual feedback during a rhythmic weight-shifting task in patients with Parkinson's disease.” Gait and Posture 48: 140–145. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.03.020.
- van, den Heuvel M., Kwakkel, G., Beek, P., Berendse, H., Daffertshofer, A., and van, Wegen E. . “Effects of augmented visual feedback during balance training in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized clinical trial.” Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 20 (12): 1352–1358. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.09.022.
- van, den Heuvel M., Van, Wegen E., de, Goede C., Burgers-Bots, I., Beek, P., Daffertshofer, A., and Kwakkel, G. . “The effects of augmented visual feedback during balance training in Parkinson's disease: Study design of a randomized clinical trial.” BMC Neurology 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-137.
- van, den Heuvel M., Balasubramaniam, R., Daffertshofer, A., Longtin, A., and Beek, P. . “Delayed visual feedback reveals distinct time scales in balance control.” Neuroscience Letters 452 (1): 37–41. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.01.024.
- Boonstra, T., Daffertshofer, A., van, Ditshuizen J., van, den Heuvel M., Hofman, C., Willigenburg, N., and Beek, P. . “Fatigue-related changes in motor-unit synchronization of quadriceps muscles within and across legs.” Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 18 (5): 717–731. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.03.005.