Links Between Newborn Brain Connectivity and Social Development
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What is the purpose of this trial?
Are you pregnant and you interested in learning more about your new baby’s development? Do you have a family member with autism?
You can play an important role in research discovery by enrolling your baby in a highly innovative study on early social development. We are currently recruiting babies for a study examining links between brain connectivity and social development in infancy. Participation includes a brain imaging session at 2 to 4 weeks of age and follow-up visits at our Lab at 4, 6, 12, and 18 months. The brain study uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and occurs while babies nap naturally and is entirely non-invasive. The follow-up visits involve monitoring of cognitive, social, and language development by expert clinicians and researchers. For more information, you can visit:
https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chawarska/participate/newborns/
- Ages1 year 9 months and younger
- GenderBoth
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Principal Investigator
Sub-Investigators
- Amy Giguere, LCSW
- David J Lewkowicz, PhD
- Dustin Scheinost, PhD, BS
- Elena Aragona, MD, MS
- Flora Vaccarino, MD
- Fred Volkmar, MD
- Gordon Sze, MD
- James McPartland, PhD
- Joseph Chang
- Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD
- Katherine Kohari, MD, FACOG
- Kelly Powell, PhD
- Laura Ment, MD
- Mariana Torres-Viso, PsyD, BCBA-D
- Marvin M Chun, PhD
- Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, MD
- Suzanne Macari, PhD
- Thomas Fernandez, MD
- Todd Constable, PhD
- Wendy Silverman, PhD, ABPP
- Last Updated03/25/2026
- Study IRB#2000021541