We are currently pursuing multiple lines of research involving neuroplasticity and psychopathology: Cognitive and biological aspects of typical emotional development: Several projects explore the processes and patterns of functional specializations of emotion processing in “normal” children aged 3 – 12 years. Our empirical work always begins with samples of typically developing children. These studies then serve as the point of departure for our studies of neuroplasticiy, atypical development, and risk for psychopathology. Ongoing projects include studies of the processing of faces, emotion recognition and perception, memory for emotion, and regulation of emotional states. This approach provides a basic understanding of the architecture and origins of emotion systems/processes.