OBJECTIVE: Down’s syndrome, the most common genetic cause of mental retardation, results
in characteristic physical and neuropsychological findings, including mental retardation …

In this report, we present the first regional quantitative analysis of age-related differences in
the heritability of cortical thickness using anatomic MRI with a large pediatric sample of twins, …

Williams syndrome (WMS), a genetic condition resulting from a contiguous deletion on the
long arm of chromosome 7, is associated with a relatively consistent profile of neurocognitive …

Data quality is increasingly recognized as one of the most important confounding factors in
brain imaging research. It is particularly important for studies of brain development, where …

The objective of this study was to use high-resolution MRI techniques to determine whether
children with Down syndrome exhibit decreases in hippocampal and amygdala volumes …

The impact of genetic and environmental factors on human brain structure is of great
importance for understanding normative cognitive and brain aging as well as neuropsychiatric …

OBJECTIVE: Velocardiofacial syndrome is a common genetic condition often accompanied
by mild cognitive impairment. Children and adolescents with velocardiofacial syndrome also …

Structural magnetic resonance imaging data from 308 twins, 64 singleton siblings of twins,
and 228 singletons were analyzed using structural equation modeling and selected …

The 22q11.2 deletion (22q11DS) is a common chromosomal microdeletion and a potent risk
factor for psychotic illness. Prior studies reported widespread cortical changes in 22q11DS, …

Williams syndrome (WS), a neurogenetic developmental disorder, is characterized by a rare
fractionation of higher cortical functioning: selective preservation of certain complex faculties …