One of the main missions of the CIBSR is to assess brain development and function and specific genetic influences in children, and to understand how this information is associated with behavioral and cognitive variation. A particular focus is on individuals with genetic, neuropsychiatric, and neurodevelopmental conditions that affect learning, emotion, and behavior.

CIBSR has numerous currently funded studies which can be found here.

CIBSR also focuses in studying the development of normal brain structure and function in children and adolescents. Major research projects include:

• Autism
• Adolescent Depression
• Bipolar Disorder (BD)
• Breast Cancer
• Dyslexia
• Eating Disorders
• Fragile X
• Humor Study in Children
• Klinefelter Syndrome
• Pediatric Brain Tumor
• Preterm Birth
• Psychotic Major Depression
• Reading Brain Study in Children
• Turner Syndrome
• Typically Developing Brain
• Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS)
• Williams Syndrome
• X-Linked Mental Retardation (XLMR)

Previous Studies

• Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
• Brain Injury
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Early Life Stress Research Program