Our research focuses on the neurobiological bases of antisocial behavior, psychopathic, and autistic traits in children, adolescents, and adults. The psychophysiological methods we use include electrodermal activity (EDA), cardiovascular activity such as heart rate (HR), respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), pre-ejection period (PEP), EEG and ERP, and structural and functional brain imaging (MRI and fMRI).

Current projects include:

1. Cognitive and emotional empathy deficits in individuals with autistic and/or psychopathic traits (the Emotion Recognition Study)

2. Emotion learning impairments, neural circuits deficits, conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits in children (the Healthy Childhood Study - Brain Imaging)

3. 3.Mindfulness based stress reduction study