The long-term objective of this Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development (K08) Award is to develop the candidate's skills in combining multi-modal neuroimaging with behavior analytic research so that he may become one of the first independent scientists to integrate applied behavioral analysis with clinical neuroscience investigation in the study of children with serious neurodevelopmental disorders. The candidate's specific research goal is to apply neuroimaging techniques to evaluate specific targeted behavior analytic interventions for children with fragile X syndrome. To accomplish this goal, the candidate will be mentored by experts in the fields of behavioral neurogenetics and neuroimaging and will pursue an educational program that includes advanced seminars in neuroimaging as well as formal coursework in the areas of cognitive psychology', genetics and neuroscience. The primary goal of the proposed research project is to target specific cognitive and behavioral weaknesses shown by individuals with fragile X syndrome (math and money skills) for intensive behavioral intervention. The efficacy of this intervention will be evaluated using specific neuroimaging metrics as well as behavioral measures. By understanding the neural correlates of behavior change, these neuroimaging metrics will be employed in statistical models to improve prediction of response outcome. Two subject groups will be exposed to the interventions: a group of children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), and a group of age- gender and IQ-matched subjects with a non-specific form of developmental disability (NSDD). Both groups will receive the neuroimaging prior to and following the intensive intervention conducted at Stanford over three days. It is hypothesized that effective intervention (as demonstrated by significant behavioral or cognitive change) will be associated with profiles of brain activation reflecting """"""""normalization"""""""" of functional connectivity and/or compensatory activation. The candidate will also investigate whether particular profiles of activation at baseline predict response. Only limited information is available concerning optimal methods for enhancing cognitive abilities in individuals with FXS. If this intervention is found to be an effective method for learning in individuals with FXS, the technique could be rapidly translated into the clinical and educational environments, thus benefiting many children and adolescents with this disorder.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) (K08)
Project #
5K08MH081998-04
Application #
8105091
Study Section
Interventions Committee for Disorders Involving Children and Their Families (ITVC)
Program Officer
Gilotty, Lisa
Project Start
2008-09-18
Project End
2013-06-30
Budget Start
2011-07-01
Budget End
2012-06-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$174,426
Indirect Cost
Name
Stanford University
Department
Psychiatry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
009214214
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305
Hall, Scott S; Dougherty, Robert F; Reiss, Allan L (2016) Profiles of aberrant white matter microstructure in fragile X syndrome. Neuroimage Clin 11:133-138
Hustyi, Kristin M; Hall, Scott S; Quintin, Eve-Marie et al. (2015) The relationship between autistic symptomatology and independent living skills in adolescents and young adults with fragile X syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 45:1836-44
Hall, Scott S; Frank, Michael C; Pusiol, Guido T et al. (2015) Quantifying naturalistic social gaze in fragile X syndrome using a novel eye tracking paradigm. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 168:564-72
Klabunde, Megan; Saggar, Manish; Hustyi, Kristin M et al. (2015) Examining the neural correlates of emergent equivalence relations in fragile X syndrome. Psychiatry Res 233:373-9
Hall, Scott S; Hustyi, Kristin M; Hammond, Jennifer L et al. (2014) Using discrete trial training to identify specific learning impairments in boys with fragile X syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 44:1659-70
Hustyi, Kristin M; Hall, Scott S; Jo, Booil et al. (2014) Longitudinal trajectories of aberrant behavior in fragile X syndrome. Res Dev Disabil 35:2691-701
Hall, Scott S; Jiang, Heidi; Reiss, Allan L et al. (2013) Identifying large-scale brain networks in fragile X syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 70:1215-23
Hall, S S; Hammond, J L; Hirt, M et al. (2012) A 'learning platform' approach to outcome measurement in fragile X syndrome: a preliminary psychometric study. J Intellect Disabil Res 56:947-60
Hall, Scott S; Lightbody, Amy A; McCarthy, Brigid E et al. (2012) Effects of intranasal oxytocin on social anxiety in males with fragile X syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology 37:509-18
Hammond, Jennifer L; Hirt, Melissa; Hall, Scott S (2012) Effects of computerized match-to-sample training on emergent fraction-decimal relations in individuals with fragile X syndrome. Res Dev Disabil 33:1-11

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