Berna Güroglu

Prof. Dr. Berna Güroğlu serves as Professor of Neuroscience of Social Relations at the Institute of Psychology, Leiden University. Her research centers on adolescent brain development, social decision-making, and peer dynamics, particularly in the context of bullying and social exclusion.

Research Interests

Her work investigates how victimization impacts social information processing, including attention to social cues, interpretation of peer interactions, and long-term neural development patterns. She leads the GUTS consortium and contributes to longitudinal brain development studies (Brain Time) and the Leiden Consortium on Individual Development (L-CID).

Scientific Contributions

• 2022: Published a seminal systematic review on social cognition in bullying victims, analyzing 142 studies.

Awards:

• Gravitation grant (2021) for large-scale research on adolescent development.

Collaborations & Teaching

She collaborates with institutions like Tilburg University and University of Groningen. Her teaching includes courses in Developmental Psychology at both BSc and MSc levels.