133:. Her research considers human emotion and the factors that explain variability in how people respond to emotions. Somerville is interested in how brain development influences psychological functioning. She has also studied how brain and psychological development interact during human adolescence. She believes that dynamic trajectories of brain development shape the interplay between these processes.
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