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Crowley Lab

Overview

Self-regulation refers to the ability to monitor and control our own behavior, emotions, or thoughts, altering them in accordance with the demands of the situation. As such, our work has relevance across a range of neuropsychiatric disorders. We apply a range of statistical modeling approaches (multi-level modeling, robust estimation) in our work.

We apply multimodal imaging, neuroendocrine and physiological assessment to understand the brain-based predictors of anxiety and depression in typical youth, clinical populations and adolescent substance use risk. Our team’s work revolves around five core themes: 1) escape and avoidance behavior as a self-regulatory process; 2) threat detection/hazard detection in anxiety and risk-taking contexts (driving simulation); 3) the role of self and self-compassion in self-regulation; 4) mindfulness skills as self-regulatory processes and in treatment; 5) neurofeedback for anxiety and self-regulation.

The Crowley Lab is led by Michael Crowley, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Yale Child Study Center.

Participant Eligibility/Benefits

  • Ages 4 – Adult
  • Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Substance Use Risk, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Typical Development
  • Participants will be compensated, ranging from ~50$-100$
  • Participants may receive treatment (Mindfulness).

Research Interest

The clinical and social neuroscience of self-regulation in children and adolescents

IRB Study Title(s)

Event-related potentials (HIC # 12378); Evaluating the Calmer Choice Program in 4 Falmouth Elementary Schools (HSC # 1608018217); fMRI Studies of Brain Function (HIC # 10316);

Research Team

Collaborating Yale Faculty

  • Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology; Member, Kavli Institute of Neuroscience at Yale University

    Research Interests
    • Aging
    • Alzheimer Disease
    • Behavioral Sciences
    • Psychology, Child
    • Mental Health
    • Neurobiology
    • Neurosciences
    • Schizophrenia
    • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
    • Prefrontal Cortex
    • Cognitive Science
  • Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Director of real-time fMRI

    Research Interests
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Neurosciences
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
    • Video Games
    • Neurofeedback
    • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Associate Professor, Child Study Center; Director Program for Anxiety Disorders, Child Study Center

    Research Interests
    • Anxiety
    • Avoidance Learning
    • Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
    • Mental Disorders
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Fear
    • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
    • Neurobiology
    • Technology
    • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Neison Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    Research Interests
    • Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Psychiatry
    • Tic Disorders
    • Global Health
  • Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology in the Yale Child Study Center; Chair, Child Study Center

    Research Interests
    • Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Chronic Disease
    • Electrophysiology
    • Epidemiology
    • Pediatrics
    • Stress, Psychological
    • Behavior, Addictive
    • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Harris Professor in the Child Study Center; Director, Center for Brain and Mind Health; Director, Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Yale Child Study Center; Co-Director of Team Science, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)

    Research Interests
    • Social Perception
    • Psychology, Child
    • Psychophysiology
    • Developmental Disabilities
    • Child Development
    • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
    • Evoked Potentials
    • Event-Related Potentials, P300
    • Asperger Syndrome
    • Autistic Disorder
    • Anatomy
  • Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Director, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research; Director, Yale Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders; Director, Women and Addictive Disorders, Women's Health Research at Yale

    Research Interests
    • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
    • Gambling
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Neurobiology
    • Psychotherapy
    • Psychiatry and Psychology
    • Psychiatry
    • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Professor in the Child Study Center

    Research Interests
    • Aggression
    • Anger
    • Autistic Disorder
    • Behavior Therapy
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Psychotherapy
    • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
  • Professor Adjunct

    Research Interests
    • Accident Prevention
    • Adolescent
    • Behavioral Medicine
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Social Behavior
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Behavioral Research
    • Adolescent Development
    • Healthcare Disparities