Developmental Social Neuroscience
Selected Publications
White matter maturation is associated with the emergence of Theory of Mind in early childhood. Nature Communications 8, 14692 (2017)
Development of behavioural control and associated vmPFC-DLPFC connectivity explains children’s increased resistance to temptation in intertemporal choice. Cerebral Cortex 26 (1), pp. 32 - 42 (2016)
Implicit and explicit false belief development in preschool children. Developmental Science 20 (5), e12445 (2017)
Children's increased emotional egocentricity compared to adults is mediated by age-related differences in conflict processing. Child Development 86 (3), pp. 765 - 780 (2015)
Age-related differences in function and structure of rSMG and reduced functional connectivity with DLPFC explains heightened emotional egocentricity bias in childhood. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 10 (2), pp. 302 - 310 (2015)
The effects of social comparison on social emotions and behavior during childhood: The ontogeny of envy and Schadenfreude predicts developmental changes in equity-related decisions. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 115 (1), pp. 198 - 209 (2013)
Impulse control and underlying functions of the left DLPFC mediate age-related and age-independent individual differences in strategic social behavior. Neuron 73 (5), pp. 1040 - 1051 (2012)