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Brain Development Study
Jay N. Giedd, MD
10 Center Drive
Building 10, Room 4C110
Bethesda, MD 20892-1367
Study of Normal Brain Development
The Child Psychiatry Branch is conducting a study to explore brain development in healthy children and adolescents. By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers can produce detailed images of the brain without the use of radiation. This approach has enabled us to learn a great deal about brain development during childhood and adolescence. In addition, healthy individuals serve as controls in our studies of childhood-onset psychiatric illnesses, such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Schizophrenia.
Participation involves behavior questionnaires, an MRI scan (no radiation) and cognitive testing (computer games). An “ouchless” blood draw is optional. Participants may be invited back for follow-up visits at approximately 2-year intervals.
All services are
free of charge. Families will be
paid for their participation and children will receive souvenir pictures of
their brains.
To participate, children must be:
- Without mental illness, learning
disabilities, or behavioral problems
- Between ages 5-25
- Not wearing braces on their teeth at
the time of the visit
- Participants compensated
For more information, contact:
Samantha White
(301) 435-4509
whitesam@mail.nih.gov
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States Government. NIH is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
