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Neuroimaging in FXS and ASD

Posted on April 20, 2019

The Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is recruiting boys with fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder for a study on language and communication skills and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Boys should be …

Posted in Autism, Brain Imaging, Fragile X Syndrome, Speech and Language, StudiesTagged Audra Sterling, Autism, Brain Imaging, Fragile X Syndrome, Speech and Language, Studies Recruiting

Parenting and Language Learning in Young Children with Down Syndrome

Posted on April 15, 2019

If you have a child with Down syndrome between 2 and 5 years of age, you and your family are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Dr. Audra Sterling at the Waisman …

Posted in Down syndrome, Family Studies, Parents, Speech and Language, StudiesTagged Audra Sterling, down syn, Parents, Speech and Language, Studies Recruiting

Pediatric Brain Care Study

Posted on April 1, 2019

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, StudiesTagged Andrew Alexander, Brain Imaging, Infant and Child Development, Peter Ferrazzano, Studies Recruiting

Social Kids Lab

Posted on March 1, 2019

We study how children navigate the social world. Several ongoing studies address the development of social categories and preferences. We currently have studies for infants, preschoolers, and school-aged children. For more information, call 608.263.5853, email …

Posted in Infant and Child Development, StudiesTagged Infant and Child Development, Kristin Shutts, Studies Recruiting

Speech Development Study

Posted on February 25, 2019

Our current research study examines speech characteristics in young children. We are recruiting typically developing children between the ages of 2 ½ and 7 years to participate. The information we gather from your child will …

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

The Effects of Video Game Learning on the Brain in Adolescents with Autism

Posted on February 1, 2019

The Motor and Brain Development Lab at the Waisman Center is recruiting high-functioning adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (14-17 years old) from the Madison, WI area for a research study that looks at brain and …

Posted in Autism, Brain Imaging, Motor Development, StudiesTagged Autism, Brain Imaging, Brittany Travers, Motor Skills, Studies Recruiting

Corpus callosum ages abnormally in autism

Posted on April 10, 2015

The corpus callosum, a thick bundle of nerve fibers that links the brain’s left and right hemispheres, develops differently in children with autism, a nine-year study has found.

Posted in 2015, Autism, Brain Imaging, NewsTagged Brittany Travers, Corpus Callosum
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