About our Brain Lab:
The Brain and Development Lab examines fundamental changes in human brain function across childhood and adolescence.
The Leiden Brain and Development Lab, founded in 2005 by Eveline Crone, examines fundamental changes in brain function across the life span. Using longitudinal neuroimaging techniques, the lab examines developmental trajectories over time in the domains of self-development and self-regulation, social learning and prosocial behavior, as well as the predictors of contribution to society. Our motivation is to shed light on developmental processes with a particular focus on the role of social and environmental factors, such as parent and peer interactions.
With our studies, we aim to unravel the neurobiological and social factors that influence growth trajectories. Ultimately, with our research we hope to contribute to creating opportunities for youth while growing up in a complex society.
The Brain and Development lab is strongly connected to Eveline Crone’s Rotterdam lab; The Society, Youth and Neuroscience Connected (SYNC) Lab at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Within the SYNC lab, researchers study developmental neuroscience from a societal impact perspective (see www.erasmus-synclab.nl).
We also participate in the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), which is an interfaculty center for interdisciplinary research on brain and cognition at Leiden University (see www.libc-leiden.nl).
