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Leah H. Somerville, PhD

Grafstein Family Professor of Psychology; Director, Affective Neuroscience and Development Laboratory; Faculty, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University; Co-Author, “Shifting Qualities of Negative Affect Experiences Through Adolescence: Age Related Change and Associations With Functional Outcomes” (2023, Emotion), “Effects of Peer Observation on Risky Decision Making in Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Review” (2022, Psychological Bulletin), “Puberty: Your Brain on Hormones” (2021, Frontiers for Young Minds), and “Use of Linguistic Distancing and Cognitive Reappraisal Strategies During Emotion Regulation in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults” (2020, Emotion)

 

Events

Teaching Emotional Brains

Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom  November 22-24, 2024

EMOTIONS & SELF-CONTROL

How Emotions Transform During Adolescence