Publications

Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jean Steyaert, Annelies Bamps, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Tiffany Tang, Stephanie Van der Donck, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2023). Effects of multiple-dose intranasal oxytocin administration on social responsiveness in children with autism. Molecular Autism.

Kaat Alaerts, Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Margaux Evenepoel, Tiffany Tang, Stephanie Van der Donck, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Jellina Prinsen (2023). At the head and heart of oxytocin’s stress-regulatory neural and cardiac effects: a chronic administration RCT in children with autism. Preprint.

Zhiling Qiao, Stephanie Van der Donck, Matthijs Moerkerke, Tereza Dlhosova, Sofie Vettori, Milena Dzhelyova, Ruud van Winkel, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets (2022). Frequency-Tagging EEG of Superimposed Social and Non-Social Visual Stimulation Streams Provides No Support for Social Salience Enhancement after Intranasal Oxytocin Administration. Brain Sciences.

Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Jean Steyaert, Annelies Bamps, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Tiffany Tang, Stephanie Van der Donck, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2022). Effects of multiple-dose intranasal oxytocin treatment on social responsiveness in children with autism: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Preprint.

Stephanie Van der Donck, Matthijs Moerkerke, Tereza Dlhosova, Sofie Vettori, Milena Dzhelyova, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets (2022). Monitoring the effect of oxytocin on the neural sensitivity to emotional faces via frequency-tagging EEG: A double-blind, cross-over study. Psychophysiology.

Matthijs Moerkerke (2022). PhD Thesis: The Role of Oxytocin in Autism. PhD Dissertation, KU Leuven.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Mathieu Peeters, Lyssa de Vries, Nicky Daniels, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets (2021). Endogenous Oxytocin Levels in Autism—A Meta-Analysis. Brain Sciences.

Jeroen Van Dessel, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Matthijs Moerkerke, Saskia Van der Oord, Sarah Morsink, Jurgen Lemiere, Marina Danckaerts (2021). The limits of motivational influence in ADHD: no evidence for an altered reaction to negative reinforcement. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Marie-Laure Bonte, Nicky Daniels, Viktoria Chubar, Kaat Alaerts, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets (2021). Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation is associated with autism and related social traits – A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Jeroen Van Dessel, Marina Danckaerts, Matthijs Moerkerke, Saskia Van der Oord, Sarah Morsink, Jurgen Lemiere, Edmund Sonuga-Barke (2021). Dissociating brain systems that respond to contingency and valence during monetary loss avoidance in adolescence. Brain and Cognition.