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PANDAS and PANS: About Acute-Onset OCD
- Caroline Miller
The latest thinking on PANDAS aims to broaden criteria beyond strep infections and quell controversy. It succeeds at the former, not the latter.
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Real Science. Real Hope.

This video debuted at the Child Advocacy Award Dinner and shows how transformative the Child Mind Institute's approach to science can be—and how it is already changing lives.
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A Conversation With Dr. Eric Kandel
- Caroline Miller
The Nobel laureate neurobiologist talks with Cynthia McFadden about his life, his influences, his boldest decisions, his biggest regrets.
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The Two Cultures: Art and Science Play Nice
- Harry Kimball
At On the Shoulders of Giants, Dr. Eric Kandel and proteges discussed the benefits of crossing the aisle, with examples of how art and science influence each other
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Genetic Research and Developmental Disorders

New treatments for complex disorders are no 'pipe dream,' says Dr. Matthew State. We've already pinpointed the causes of things like Fragile X syndrome, and a better understanding of autism is on the horizon.
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Brain Imaging: Now and Future Promise

Dr. Daniel Pine on what we can understand about brain differences across people using MRI, and what the future holds for more specific diagnostic tools.
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Scientific Research Council Holds First 'Think Tank' on Neuroimaging
- Harry Kimball
The Child Mind Institute's Scientific Research Council met to discuss the potential of neuroimaging in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. It's 'cool,' members agreed. But what's next?
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Autism Research Focuses on Genetic Factors

Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele of Vanderbilt University discusses how brain scans and animal models are pushing forward our understanding of autism.
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'Giants' Talk Future of Child Mental Health
- Harry Kimball
Six distinguished scientists discuss the most promising work in developmental neuroscience and treatment innovation.
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The Link Between Early Smoking and Anxiety

Dr. Daniel Pine discusses the counterintuitive connection between smoking and anxiety. People think that a cigarette calms you down—but actually the effect it has on your lungs breeds anxiety.
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