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Infant and Child Development

Healthy Little Eyes Study (Cengiz)

Posted on October 1, 2025

Call us to learn more and find out if your baby is eligible to join! 608-228-4940 We invite your child to take part in a research study about how children’s visual function is related to …

Posted in Infant and Child Development, Investigator, Pelin Cengiz, Studies Currently Recruiting, Vision StudiesTagged HIE, Hypoxia-ischemia, Pelin Cengiz, Vision

BuILD Study (Brain Imaging and Language Development in Infants with Down Syndrome) (Dean)

Posted on August 12, 2025

Recruiting parents of children with Down Syndrome who are between 1 and 24 months old.

Posted in Brain Imaging, Down syndrome, Infant and Child Development, Speech and Language, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Brain Imaging, Doug Dean, Down syndorme, Language Development

Brainy Movement Study for Kids (Travers)

Posted on February 27, 2025

Dr. Brittany Travers and the Motor and Brain Development Lab at the Waisman Center are recruiting children 5-13 years old for a research study that seeks to better understand how early developing brain areas may …

Posted in Autism, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Brittany Travers, Motor and Brain Development Lab

Speech Development Study (Hustad)

Posted on February 25, 2025

Our current research study examines speech characteristics in children and adolescents. We are recruiting typically developing children between the ages of 8 and 14 years to participate.

Posted in Infant and Child Development, Speech and Language, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Infant and Child Development, Katie Hustad, Speech and Language, Studies Recruiting

Child Brain Imaging Development Study (Alexander)

Posted on October 16, 2024

The Quantitative Brain Imaging Technology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is recruiting infants and young children between 1 and 24 months of age for a research study aimed to develop new brain …

Posted in Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Andrew Alexander, MRI, Study Recruiting

El E studio C erebro S ano y D esarrollo I nfantil – HBCD, por sus siglas en inglés (Dean)

Posted on October 24, 2023

¿Qué es el Estudio HBCD? El Estudio HBCD inscribirá a un conjunto grande de familias participantes de todos los Estados Unidos y hará un seguimiento a estas familias y a sus hijos durante la primera …

Posted in Brain Imaging, Estudios en Español, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Doug Dean

The Healthy Brain and Child Development – HBCD – Study (Dean)

Posted on October 24, 2023

What is the HBCD Study? The HBCD Study will enroll a large cohort of participating families from across the U.S. and follow them and their children through early childhood. The researchers want to better understand …

Posted in Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Brain Development, Doug Dean, HBCD Study, Studies Recruiting

Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab (Litovsky)

Posted on August 2, 2023

Recruiting typically developing children 7-12 years of age who meet the following criteria: Native English speakers, normal hearing, no history of recurring ear infections, and pressure equalization (PE) tubes. To find out more visit the …

Posted in Infant and Child Development, Speech and Language, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Infant and Child Development, Ruth Litovsky, Speech and Language, Studies Recruiting

UW LINK Study (Li and Travers)

Posted on July 18, 2023

Children between 4-7 years old with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder are invited to participate in our new study about autism and ADHD. Families will be asked to visit the Waisman Center once per …

Posted in Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged ADHD, Autism, Brittany Travers, James Li, Study

Pediatric Brain Care Study (Ferrazzano & Alexander)

Posted on April 1, 2023

The Pediatric Brain Care Study is recruiting typically developing children, 9-17 years old, with no history of head injury for a brain imaging research study. Those who participate will have a MRI brain scanning and …

Posted in Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Studies Currently RecruitingTagged Andrew Alexander, Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Peter Ferrazzano, Studies Recruiting
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