Publications

Elise Cnockaert, Mira Meeus, Barbara Cagnie, Marjolein Chys, Carmel Steverlynck, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jessica Van Oosterwijck (2026). Human assumed central sensitization in interictal migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurological Sciences.

Joren Vyverman, Robrecht De Baere, Inge Timmers, Iris Coppieters, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Matthijs Moerkerke (2026). The stress–pain connection in chronic primary pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of physiological stress markers in relation to experimental pain responses. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

Margaux Evenepoel, Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jellina Prinsen, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Marie Joossens, Kaat Alaerts (2026). The role of the oxytocinergic system in oral microbiome composition in children with autism: evidence from a randomized controlled trial of intranasal oxytocin. Translational Psychiatry.

Ingebjørg A. Iversen, Kaat Alaerts, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Benjamin Becker, Robert James Blair, Jennifer A. Bartz, Jessica J. Connelly, Beate Ditzen, Natalie C. Ebner, Heemin Kang, Elizabeth A. Lawson, Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt, Matthijs Moerkerke, Christian Montag, Anna-Rosa Cecilie Mora-Jensen, Marilyn Horta, Leehe Peled-Avron, Tanya L. Procyshyn, Alina I. Sartorius, Dirk Scheele, Ekaterina Schneider, Constantina Theofanopoulou, Hidenori Yamasue, Daniel S. Quintana (2026). The active monitoring of oxytocin research evidence (AMORE) platform. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Iris Coppieters, Inge Timmers, Jessica Van Oosterwijck (2026). Oxytocin in chronic pain: From analgesic to biopsychosocial adjuvant - An opinion paper. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

Jellina Prinsen, Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2026). Impact of chronic oxytocin on gaze and pupil dynamics during live dyadic interactions in children with autism. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY.

Tiffany Tang, Samantha Piers, Lisa Gistelinck, Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jean Steyaert, Els Ortibus, Gunnar Naulaers, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets (2026). Heart rate variability, skin conductance, and gaze behavior during rest and during live eye contact in very prematurely born school-aged children. PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.

Sophie Van Oosterwijck, Jaap Wijnen, Michiel Brandt, Amber Billens, Hannes Meirezonne, Evy Dhondt, Lisa Bernaers, Indra De Greef, Ben Jeurissen, Tine Willems, Thomas Matheve, Matthijs Moerkerke, Paul Hodges, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Lieven Danneels (2026). Efficacy of Specific Skilled Motor Versus General Exercise Training on Muscle and Neural Alterations in Recurrent Low Back Pain: Protocol of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Perceptual and Motor Skills.

Evenepoel Margaux, Tuerlinckx Elise, Derrien Muriel, Moerkerke Matthijs, Prinsen Jellina, Vich Vila Arnau, Steyaert Jean, Daniels Nicky, Boets Bart, Raes Jeroen, Alaerts Kaat (2026). A pilot study on the role of the oxytocinergic system in gut microbiome composition in children with autism: baseline associations and effects of intranasal oxytocin. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Joren Vyverman, Robrecht De Baere, Patricia Clement, Tom Smeets, Iris Coppieters, Inge Timmers, Jessica Van Oosterwijck (2025). A comprehensive mapping of stress system interactions with pain and their contribution to chronification of musculoskeletal pain: Protocol of the STRAIN study. PLOS One.