Dr. Eveline Crone

Biography

Eveline Crone is a full professor of Developmental Neuroscience at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she leads the SYNC lab (Society, Youth Neuroscience Connected). Her research focuses on the psychological and neural processes involved in self-regulation and social development throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on adolescence. Crone employs a developmental cognitive neuroscience approach to explore the relationship between brain development and psychological processes from birth through adulthood, particularly during the teenage years. Her research is aimed at enhancing the cognitive and social experiences of children and adolescents through longitudinal studies and intervention designs. She has published extensively in leading international journals and has received several prestigious awards for her contributions to the field, including the J.C. Ruigrok Prize, Huibregtsen Prize, and the Spinoza Award. Crone is committed to communicating her findings to the general public, evident in her successful book 'Het puberende brein', which has sold over 100,000 copies and is translated into six languages. She has also developed a website for youth called Kijk je brein, and produced a documentary film, 'Braintime: Discovering the Developing Brain', that highlights her research efforts.

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