Mission of the Lab Research in the Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Lab examines the neurobiological, epigenetic, and psychological
mechanisms underlying affective and social interpersonal
processes. Specifically, we study the role of empathy,
perspective-taking, moral decision-making, and emotion in social
interaction. We also investigate the neuro-development of these
processes in typically developing babies, children and
adolescents using the latest brain imaging and
electrophysiological techniques. Because various
psychopathologies are characterized by deficits in interpersonal
sensitivity, we further explore dysfunctions in the
biopsychological mechanisms underpinning social and emotional
information processing in children and adults with developmental
and personality disorders including aggressive conduct disorder,
antisocial behavior, and psychopathy. This multi-level
integrative approach, bridging affective neuroscience,
neurobiology, genetics, developmental science, social, and
personality psychology, h