About the lab

The Leiden Brain and Development Lab examines fundamental changes in brain function and behavior, with a special focus on childhood and adolescence. Using longitudinal neuroimaging techniques, the lab examines developmental trajectories 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 support factors, such as parent and peer interactions.

Discover our Research projects

Growing Up Together in Society

Young people growing up in today’s society are faced with many challenges. Because of digitalization and globalization social worlds are more connected than ever. There are many societal challenges, such as geopolitical tension, polarization and climat …

Leiden Consortium on Individual Development

Most children develop well and find their way into society without many problems, but not all children manage to do so. We test how individual trajectories are related to a combination of the child’s disposition and the environment in which he or she i …

Braintime

One of the main challenges of developmental cognitive neuroscience studies is to track changes in brain and behavior longitudinally. Within this research line we  investigate developmental changes in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood in three …