Tic disorder (TD) is a developmental neuropsychiatric disorder that primarily occurs during childhood and impacts the quality of life and psychosocial function of patients. The pathogenesis of TD involves the dysregulation of the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuit and metabolic abnor...
Developmental brain malformations are at the core of significant neurological diseases affecting many families in the United States and around the world. It is known that epilepsy, specific learning deficits and intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and abnormalities of brain volume can be att...
Study 1
2R01-NS050375 (PI: DOBYNS, William B.)
The genetic basis of mid-hindbrain malformations
Our general goal for this project is to advance our understanding of human developmental disorders that involve the brainstem and cerebellum - brain structures derived from the embryoni...