Victoria Southgate

Victoria Southgate is a Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen. She directs the Center for Early Childhood Cognition and investigates the ontogeny of human social cognition.

• Studied self-awareness and perspective-taking in infants
• Employs behavioral (eye-tracking) and neuroimaging (EEG/fNIRS) methods
• Current projects: self-awareness (ERC 2025), Carlsberg Foundation (2024), and social brain synchrony (DFF)

Her research combines developmental psychology with neuroscience to explore cognitive mechanisms in early childhood. Publications reveal interdisciplinary work bridging experimental methods with theoretical frameworks about self-other distinction, interoception, and social cognition.

Her funded projects involve European Research Council (ERC), Carlsberg Foundation, and Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF). She collaborates with institutions like Wellcome Trust and British Academy.