Biofeedback
When individuals receive sufficient information about their physical reactions, heart rate, for example, through computerised tasks, they can learn to regulate those reactions and improve self-control.
Developmental Psychopathology Lab
Department of Psychology · University of Cyprus
We study emotion, behavior, and relationships across childhood and adolescence, using immersive tools to understand and support growing minds.
About the lab
Established in 2010,
by Dr Kostas A. Fanti.
Following the Developmental Psychopathology perspective, we combine questions about developmental change with questions about psychopathology.
Our research is primarily focused on the development of psychopathological problems , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder and antisocial behaviour , traced from preschool to adulthood.
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Years of longitudinal work
Large-sample, multi-method, repeated over years.
For over a decade the lab has been conducting studies to understand antisocial behaviour , aggression, violence, conduct disorder, collecting data from more than 15,000 individuals. Through these projects we have developed the skills, networks and capacity to run large-sample multi-method studies that follow the same participants over several years.
Members of the DPL also contribute to cross-national work within an international network spanning more than eleven countries.
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Australia
- Belgium
- Portugal
- Spain
- Italy
- United States
Inside the laboratory
High-end workstations run our physiological experiments and analyses, alongside neuro-physiological and behavioural instrumentation.
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State-of-the-art recording of electromyography, skin conductance and heart rate during controlled experimental tasks.
Four methodologies, one developmental question.
Our research methodology combines longitudinal, psychophysiological, neuropsychological and intervention studies.
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Intervention
Current programmes
Testing the clinical application of new technologies.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
TMS applies magnetic pulses to the brain via a coil. It is developing rapidly as a powerful, non-invasive tool both for studying the human brain and as a treatment.