Bunge.Lab.Kids

T.I.C.S.
Training and Imaging of Cognitive Skills

We are inviting kids between the ages of 7 and 15 who have been diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome to come participate in our newest cognitive training and imaging study.

The study involves 3 parts:

~ Visit #1 at UC Berkeley or UC Davis
        - Assessment of cognitive abilities, OCD tendencies, and tic severity
        - Instruction of how to play training games
        - Total Time = 3 hours

~ Visit #2 at fMRI scan at UC Berkeley or UC Davis
        - Total Time = 2 hours

~ Training
        - Playing games designed to improve mental functions

Email BrainLab@berkeley.edu for more information.

For more information on what it's like to have and treat Tourette Syndrome, check out this webpage.

Tourette Syndrome publications from the Bunge Lab and Collaborators

Corbett BA, Mendoza SP, Baym CL, Bunge SA, & Levine S. Examining Cortisol Rhythmicity and Responsivity to Stress in Children with Tourette Syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology, in press.
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Baym CL, Corbett BA, Wright SB, & Bunge SA. Neural correlates of tic severity and cognitive control in children with Tourette Syndrome. Brain, 2008.
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