Volunteers Needed to Participate in Important Brain Research

The Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research is seeking volunteers to participate in research studies investigating the neurological, biological, and psychological aspects of multiple genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders. We are currently recruiting individuals with the following disorders:

• Autism
• Developmental Delay
• Female Adolescent Depression Project
• Fragile X
• Pediatric Cancer
• The Reading Brain Study in Children
• Sex Chromosomal Abnormalities (SCA)
• Turner Syndrome
• Typically Developing Subjects
• Williams Syndrome

Participants will and their families witll recieve:

• Up to a $100 honorarium for participating in the study
• A written report of all psychological and behavioral testing
• Pictures of the participant's brain

If you would like to participate in any of these studies, please call toll free at 1-888-411-BNRC (2672).

A short video is available to prepare you or your child for a MRI scan. The video depicts a volunteer's experience in an actual MRI scanner (7.6MB QuickTime Movie).

How Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Works

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• Detailed Description

MRI Preparation Unit (Simulator)

MRI Preparation Unit information (These pages are Flash enabled. Please visit Macromedia to download the latest version of Flash)