Join Our Exciting Brain Imaging Study at Emory University: Children and Teens Needed
The Neuroscience Lab at Emory University is seeking children and teens without developmental conditions (i.e. autism and/or ADHD) for a brain imaging study to help us learn more about how the brain functions, especially when processing social information. This study uses magnetic resonance imaging, otherwise known as MRI.
The information we learn from individuals without developmental conditions will help us understand the characteristics associated with 3q29 syndromes, which are rare genetic disorders that are associated with an in increased risk for developmental conditions including: autism, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.
Children and teens enrolled in the study will be demographically matched to earlier participants with the rare genetic deletion in age, gender, race, and ethnicity.
At this time, the research team is only seeking matches for the following demographics:
- 6-year-old, females, White, not Hispanic or Latino
- 15-year-old, males, White, not Hispanic or Latino
What’s involved?
- Mock MRI training at Emory to practice a simulated experience before the real MRI
- MRI scan visit at Emory while watching movie clips
- Cognitive assessment visit at the Marcus Autism Center for brain games
What do participants receive?
- $50 for the MRI scan visit
- $15 for the mock MRI
- $50 for the cognitive assessment visit
- A keepsake picture of their brain
- A summary score report from the assessments
If you are interested in learning more, please contact research coordinator Sydney Messer at Sydney.Messer@choa.org or (404) 785-3932. Families are welcome to also complete the interest form to be contacted here: https://redcap.emory.edu/surveys/?s=LMELM4F8APMY4MT3
