Fanny Fievez Successfully Defends PhD Thesis - April 2024

Apr 25, 2024·
Fanny FIEVEZ
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Fanny Fievez’s PhD defence presentation
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Congratulations to Fanny Fievez, who successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “How urgency shapes motor behavior” in April 2024.

Achievement

Her achievement is a testament to years of hard work, determination, and dedication. Throughout her doctoral studies, Fanny conducted groundbreaking research on the neural mechanisms underlying how urgency influences motor behavior and decision-making processes.

Future Endeavors

We wish Dr. Fievez all the best for all her future endeavors. Her research contributions to the CoActions Lab have been invaluable, and we look forward to seeing her continued success in neuroscience research.

This milestone represents the culmination of her scientific journey and marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her career!

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PhD Student
Fanny is a physiotherapist who specializes in Neurological disorders in adults. She joined the CoActions lab during her studies at the Université catholique de Louvain (2014). Her master thesis investigated the impact of the necessity to make a choice on the motor output. She then joined the CoAction Lab in October 2018 to start a PhD. Her goal was to better understand the functional role of motor inhibition, focusing on interactions between cognitive and motor processes.