Publications

Matthijs Moerkerke, Iris Coppieters, Inge Timmers, Jessica Van Oosterwijck (2025). Oxytocin in Chronic Pain: From Analgesic to Biopsychosocial Adjuvant—An Opinion Paper. preprint.

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 (vol 20, e0324089, 2025). PLOS ONE.

Tiffany Tang, Kasper Pledts, Matthijs Moerkerke, Stephanie Van der Donck, Bieke Bollen, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Els Ortibus, Gunnar Naulaers, Bart Boets (2024). Face Processing in Prematurely Born Individuals—A Systematic Review. Brain Sciences.

Kaat Alaerts, Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Qianqian Zhang, Grazia Ricchiuti, Jean Steyaert, Jellina Prinsen, Bart Boets (2024). Chronic oxytocin improves neural decoupling at rest in children with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Ward Deferm, Tiffany Tang, Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Els Ortibus, Gunnar Naulaers, Bart Boets (2024). Subtle microstructural alterations in white matter tracts involved in socio-emotional processing after very preterm birth. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL.

Margaux Evenepoel, Nicky Daniels, Matthijs Moerkerke, Michiel Van de Vliet, Jellina Prinsen, Elise Tuerlinckx, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts, Marie Joossens (2024). Oral microbiota in autistic children: Diagnosis-related differences and associations with clinical characteristics. BRAIN BEHAVIOR & IMMUNITY-HEALTH.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Stephanie Van der Donck, Tiffany Tang, Jellina Prinsen, Elahe’ Yargholi, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets (2024). Impact of chronic intranasal oxytocin administration on face expression processing in autistic children: a randomized controlled trial using fMRI. MOLECULAR AUTISM.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Laura Tibermont, Tiffany Tang, Margaux Evenepoel, Stephanie Van der Donck, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Lynn Willems, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2024). Chronic oxytocin administration stimulates the oxytocinergic system in children with autism. Nature Communications.

Margaux Evenepoel, Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, Jonathan Turner, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Lynn Willems, Johan Verhaeghe, Jellina Prinsen, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2023). Endogenous oxytocin levels in children with autism: Associations with cortisol levels and oxytocin receptor gene methylation. Translational Psychiatry.

Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Laura Tibermont, Tiffany Tang, Margaux Evenepoel, Stephanie Van der Donck, Edward Debbaut, Jellina Prinsen, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Lynn Willems, Jean Steyaert, Bart Boets, Kaat Alaerts (2023). Chronic oxytocin administration stimulates the endogenous oxytocin system: an RCT in autistic children. Preprint.