Research - Neurocognitive development - Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Adaptive functioning in ADHD: the role of cognitive impairments, arousal and pharmacological treatment.

Behavioural, neurocognitive, environmental and genetic approaches in the study of autism spectrum psychopathology.

Studies on structural and functional connectivity in the brain in relation to social adaptive dysfunctioning.

Studies on sleep, circadian rhythms, melatonin treatment, and neurocognitive performance.

Studying the relation between cannabis use and mental health.

Unraveling childhood precursors that contribute to the development of psychosis later in life.

Developmental trajectories of anti-social behaviour: neurobiological, cognitive and environmental factors.

Cognitive predictors of social functioning and school performance in early childhood: a longitudinal study.

Cognitive dysfunctions and risk for psychotic symptoms in children with 22q11 deletion.

Effects of chemotherapy and head-irradiation early in development on neuropsychological functions later in development.

A study of structural and functional connectivity in the brains of NF1-patients in relation to their (social-) cognitive functioning.

The role of visuo-spatial skills in social cognitive dysfunction and social behavioural difficulties.

Effects of maternal smoking, premature birth, intra-uterine growth retardation and asphyxia on child development.

Measuring neurocognitive development: psychometric tests

Studies on social skills training and attention training in children with Klinefelter syndrome and Turner syndrome.

Neuropsychological and MRI studies in children at genetic risk for social dysfunctioning (Klinefelter syndrome and Turner syndrome).