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Purpose
Why is this study being done?
The goal of this study is to learn about how the brain
develops in normal, healthy children and adolescents. By using Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI), a safe and painless procedure, changes in the brain can be observed
and related to thinking feeling, and behavior.
This study will enroll approximately 546 children, ranging
from infancy to young adulthood, who will be seen at different time points over
a six-year period. It will involve seven sites across the United States, a Clinical
Coordinating Center in St. Louis, Missouri and a Data Coordinating Center in
Montreal, Canada.
The information obtained during the study will provide essential knowledge
for scientists for years to come. It can help us understand the causes of serious
childhood conditions like psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, epilepsy,
autism, and mental retardation.
Brochure
Take a look at the study’s brochure. Please choose the format you prefer:
Research Centers
View the researchers participating in the MRI Pediatric Project by selecting
the following links.
Pediatric Study Centers
Coordinating Centers
Articles
Read all about it! Read the six articles about the buzz the MRI project is
creating in the community.
Scientific Publications
Pending
Press Articles
Canada NewsWire: Montreal Neurological
Institute Awarded 9
million grant by National Institutes of Health. Article
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UniSci: Pediatrics centers to study normal brain development. Article
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McGill Reporter: Mapping the growing brain.
Article
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Maclean’s Online: Canada’s
Steven Pinker challenges the accepted
wisdom of how the human brain works.Article
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McGill Impact: A recognition of excellence.
Article
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Child: Brain Mapping the new frontier in
children’s medicine.Article
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Useful Links
United States National Library of Medicine at
www.nlm.nih.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
Click on your preferred link to read the Frequently Asked Questions about
our study. If you have additional questions contact any of the investigators
listed under the research centers page.
Arstist Corner
Ladybug
- Pamela, age 7
Swimmer
- Vasili, age 8
3 kids
- Ryan, age 5
Flowers
- Elizabeth, age 12