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M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE LAB FOCUSES ON GENETIC CAUSES OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS

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Tony Simon, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, leads the new Cognitive Analysis and Brain Imaging Laboratory at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute. He is one of just a few researchers worldwide contributing to knowledge of chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
   
Children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders participate in research studies involving MRIs and other assessments leading to better characterizations of brain development.
   
Keri Reigle, an 8-year-old with chromosome 22q11.12 deletion syndrome, participated in UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute research that will lead to better understanding of how the syndrome affects brain function.
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