Nora Maria Raschle

Nora Maria Raschle is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Developmental Neuroscience Research Area at the University of Zurich's Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development. Her work focuses on understanding neural mechanisms underlying aggressive behaviors, early adversity, parenting influences, and resilience in youth with mental health disorders. She employs advanced neuroimaging techniques to study brain structural and functional correlates of conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and emotion regulation deficits.

Research Themes:
- Structural/functional brain development in relation to aggression and mental health disorders
- Neurobiological underpinnings of callous-unemotional traits
- Longitudinal effects of parenting on emotion regulation
- Resilience markers in maltreated youth
- Neuroimaging of reading networks in children

Recent work emphasizes sex differences in neural correlates of conduct disorder and the role of early adversity in shaping brain morphology. Her team has conducted large-scale international collaborations (e.g., ENIGMA consortium) to identify cortical/subcortical biomarkers of antisocial behaviors.

Publications highlight innovative methods like surface-based morphometry and DTI analysis, with translational focus on developing interventions for conduct-disordered youth through CBT trials like START NOW. Her research bridges basic neuroscience with clinical outcomes in child mental health.