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The SCAN lab - Prof. Stephane De Brito, the University of Birmingham.
The focus of our research is on understanding the mechanistic interplay between the social, cognitive, affective, and neurocognitive factors implicated in the development and persistence of antisocial and aggressive behaviour. A second strand of our research is to examine those aspects among youths who have experienced early adversity. A common goal across these two strands of research is to understand how environmental and individual factors interact throughout the lifespan to increase risks for poor outcomes or promote resilience.
MAXLab Freiburg - Prof.dr. Jean-Louis van Gelder
In 2022, MAXLab Freiburg opened its doors. MAXLab Freiburg is a research facility for conducting VR-based and other types of social science and behavioral research. The MAXLab contains five multi-purpose rooms, allowing multiple studies to be run at the same time. It also includes a large (over 85 m2) area that allows for room-scale, multi-user virtual reality. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art VR hardware. With our equipment, we can conduct full-body tracking, motion capture, face tracking, eye tracking, and biometric data collection. Although the primary focus of the lab is on VR, it is also designed to provide state-of-the-art research facilities for other types of human-subjects research.
Systems Approach to Maladaptive Behaviour & Antisociality (SAMBA)- Dr. Inti Brazil
Our main interest is studying (mal)adaptive behavior and decision-making and their link to psychopathic/antisocial tendencies in community and offender samples. To achieve this, we examine and try to integrate multiple levels of description by combining behavioral methods, electrophysiology, computational modelling and epigenetics. Our current projects and collaborations are focused on, for example:
- how personality constructs are related to cognitive control, affective processing and social decision-making.
- profiling of antisocial individuals using biological and cognitive measures
- reinforcement-based learning and decision-making in forensic populations
- the impact of yoga and meditation on cognition and social functioning
SAFER Lab - Dr. Josanne van Dongen
In the SAFER Lab we conduct Social, Affective, Forensic and Electrophysiological Research to promote a safer society. In our research we study fundamental electrophysiological mechanisms in relation to forensic psychological themes, such as violence and psychopathic personality. Moreover we aim to translate these neurobiological insights into different fields of practice, such as law, forensic mental healthcare and policy.
The Developmental Psychopathology Lab
- Dr. Kostas Fanti
he Developmental Psychopathology Lab at UCY has been conducting studies to understand antisocial behavior (e.g., aggression, violence, conduct disorder) over the last 10 years, collecting data from more than 15,000 individuals. Through these research projects the laboratory has developed the skills, networks and capacities to conduct large sample multi-method studies with repeated measurements of the same participants over a period of several years. Members of the DPL also participated in cross-national work in an international network of more than 11 countries (e.g., Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy and United States of America).
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