Maurits W. van der Molen

Dyslexia, the Amsterdam Way Open

Maurits W. van der Molen, Patrick Snellings, Sebastián Aravena, Gorka Fraga González, Maaike H. T. Zeguers , et al. · 2024

The current aim is to illustrate our research on dyslexia conducted at the Developmental Psychology section of the Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, in collaboration with the nationwide IWAL institute for learning disabili…

Corrigendum: Graph Analysis of EEG Functional Connectivity Networks During a Letter-Speech Sound Binding Task in Adult Dyslexics Open

Gorka Fraga González, Dirk J. A. Smit, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Jurgen Tijms, Cornelis J. Stam , et al. · 2022

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Graph Analysis of EEG Functional Connectivity Networks During a Letter-Speech Sound Binding Task in Adult Dyslexics Open

Gorka Fraga González, Dirk J. A. Smit, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Jurgen Tijms, Cornelis J. Stam , et al. · 2021

We performed an EEG graph analysis on data from 31 typical readers (22.27 ± 2.53 y/o) and 24 dyslexics (22.99 ± 2.29 y/o), recorded while they were engaged in an audiovisual task and during resting-state. The task simulates reading acquisi…

Explaining individual differences in young English language learners’ vocabulary knowledge: The role of Extramural English Exposure and motivation Open

Nihayra L. Leona, Margreet J.H. van Koert, Maurits W. van der Molen, Judith Rispens, Jurgen Tijms , et al. · 2020

The role of motivation and extramural English exposure in explaining individual differences in young English language learners’ (YELLs’) English performance is unclear. In this study, we hypothesized that different types of extramural Engl…

The arrow of time: Advancing insights into action control from the arrow version of the Eriksen flanker task Open

K. Richard Ridderinkhof, Scott A. Wylie, Wery P. M. van den Wildenberg, Theodore R. Bashore, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2020

Since its introduction by B. A. Eriksen and C. W. Eriksen ( Perception & Psychophysics, 16 , 143–49, 1974), the flanker task has emerged as one of the most important experimental tasks in the history of cognitive psychology. The impact of …

Probability learning and feedback processing in dyslexia: A performance and heart rate analysis Open

Gorka Fraga González, Dirk J. A. Smit, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Jurgen Tijms, Eco J. C. de Geus , et al. · 2019

Recent studies suggest that individuals with dyslexia may be impaired in probability learning and performance monitoring. These observations are consistent with findings indicating atypical neural activations in frontostriatal circuits in …

A consensus guide to capturing the ability to inhibit actions and impulsive behaviors in the stop-signal task Open

Frederick Verbruggen, Adam R. Aron, Guido P. H. Band, Christian Beste, Patrick G. Bissett , et al. · 2019

Response inhibition is essential for navigating everyday life. Its derailment is considered integral to numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders, and more generally, to a wide range of behavioral and health problems. Response-inhibi…

Author response: A consensus guide to capturing the ability to inhibit actions and impulsive behaviors in the stop-signal task Open

Frederick Verbruggen, Adam R. Aron, Guido P. H. Band, Christian Beste, Patrick G. Bissett , et al. · 2019

Machine learning Classification of Dyslexic Children based on EEG Local Network Features Open

Zahra Rezvani, Marzieh Zare, Gojko Žarić, Milene Bonte, Jurgen Tijms , et al. · 2019

Machine learning can be used to find meaningful patterns characterizing individual differences. Deploying a machine learning classifier fed by local features derived from graph analysis of electroencephalographic (EEG) data, we aimed at de…

EEG Resting State Functional Connectivity in Adult Dyslexics Using Phase Lag Index and Graph Analysis Open

Gorka Fraga González, Dirk J. A. Smit, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Jurgen Tijms, Cornelis J. Stam , et al. · 2018

Developmental dyslexia may involve deficits in functional connectivity across widespread brain networks that enable fluent reading. We investigated the large-scale organization of electroencephalography (EEG) functional networks at rest in…

Atypical White Matter Connectivity in Dyslexic Readers of a Fairly Transparent Orthography Open

Gojko Žarić, Inge Timmers, Patty Gerretsen, Gorka Fraga González, Jurgen Tijms , et al. · 2018

Atypical structural properties of the brain's white matter bundles have been associated with failing reading acquisition in developmental dyslexia. Because these white matter properties may show dynamic changes with age and orthographic de…

Peer-Influence on Risk-Taking in Male Adolescents with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities and/or Behavior Disorders Open

Anika Bexkens, Hilde M. Huizenga, David A. Neville, Annematt L. Collot d’Escury-Koenigs, Joren C. Bredman , et al. · 2018

How Do Children Deal With Conflict? A Developmental Study of Sequential Conflict Modulation Open

Silvan F. A. Smulders, Eric Soetens, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2018

This study examined age-related differences in sequential conflict modulation (SCM), elicited in three tasks requiring the inhibition of pre-potent responses; a Simon task, an S-R compatibility (SRC) task and a hybrid Choice-reaction/NoGo …

Award for distinguished contributions to psychophysiology: J. Richard Jennings Open

Maurits W. van der Molen · 2017

J. Richard Jennings received the Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology Award of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) in 2014 in recognition of a career characterized by lasting achievements in several domains of imp…

Predicting Individual Differences in Reading and Spelling Skill With Artificial Script–Based Letter–Speech Sound Training Open

Sebastián Aravena, Jurgen Tijms, Patrick Snellings, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2017

In this study, we examined the learning of letter–speech sound correspondences within an artificial script and performed an experimental analysis of letter–speech sound learning among dyslexic and normal readers vis-à-vis phonological awar…

Why don't you like me? Midfrontal theta power in response to unexpected peer rejection feedback Open

Melle J. W. van der Molen, Laura M. S. Dekkers, P. Michiel Westenberg, Frederik M. van der Veen, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2016

Graph analysis of EEG resting state functional networks in dyslexic readers Open

Gorka Fraga González, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Gojko Žarić, Milene Bonte, Jurgen Tijms , et al. · 2016

Graph metrics relate to the intrinsic organization of functional brain networks. These metrics provide additional insights on the cognitive deficits underlying dyslexia and, thus, may advance our knowledge on reading development. Our findi…

Predicting responsiveness to intervention in dyslexia using dynamic assessment Open

Sebastián Aravena, Jurgen Tijms, Patrick Snellings, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2016

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Compensatory and Noncompensatory Strategies in Risky Choice Open

Anna C. K. van Duijvenvoorde, Bernd Figner, Wouter D. Weeda, Maurits W. van der Molen, Brenda R. J. Jansen , et al. · 2016

Individuals may differ systematically in their applied decision strategies, which has critical implications for decision neuroscience but is yet scarcely studied. Our study's main focus was therefore to investigate the neural mechanisms un…

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Effects of neuroticism and depressive symptoms on psychophysiological responses to social evaluation in healthy students Open

Frederik M. van der Veen, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Maurits W. van der Molen, Ingmar H. A. Franken · 2016

A Randomized Controlled Trial on The Beneficial Effects of Training Letter-Speech Sound Integration on Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia Open

Gorka Fraga González, Gojko Žarić, Jurgen Tijms, Milene Bonte, Leo Blomert , et al. · 2015

A recent account of dyslexia assumes that a failure to develop automated letter-speech sound integration might be responsible for the observed lack of reading fluency. This study uses a pre-test-training-post-test design to evaluate the ef…

Crossmodal deficit in dyslexic children: practice affects the neural timing of letter-speech sound integration Open

Gojko Žarić, Gorka Fraga González, Jurgen Tijms, Maurits W. van der Molen, Leo Blomert , et al. · 2015

A failure to build solid letter-speech sound associations may contribute to reading impairments in developmental dyslexia. Whether this reduced neural integration of letters and speech sounds changes over time within individual children an…

Cardiac and electro-cortical concomitants of social feedback processing in women Open

Laura M. S. Dekkers, Melle J. W. van der Molen, Bregtje Gunther Moor, Frederik M. van der Veen, Maurits W. van der Molen · 2015

This study provides a joint analysis of the cardiac and electro-cortical-early and late P3 and feedback-related negativity (FRN)-responses to social acceptance and rejection feedback. Twenty-five female participants performed on a social- …

Cool Decision-Making in Adolescents with Behavior Disorder and/or Mild-to-Borderline Intellectual Disability Open

Anika Bexkens, Brenda R. J. Jansen, Maurits W. van der Molen, Hilde M. Huizenga · 2015

The effect of horizontal eye movements on free recall: A preregistered adversarial collaboration. Open

Dóra Matzke, Sander Nieuwenhuis, Hedderik van Rijn, Heleen A. Slagter, Maurits W. van der Molen , et al. · 2015

A growing body of research has suggested that horizontal saccadic eye movements facilitate the retrieval of episodic memories in free recall and recognition memory tasks. Nevertheless, a minority of studies have failed to replicate this ef…

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