Alexander, Andrew LHartley, Sigan LLitovsky, Ruth Y
Summary
The proposed supplement is relevant to the INCLUDE project, in which the parent grant focuses on adults with Down Syndrome (DS), specifically, associations between hearing status, auditory function, cognition, language and brain imaging through functional and structural approaches. This supplement aims to collect pilot data in children with DS, as there is a paucity of auditory studies in this population, with known incidence of hearing loss in infants and children with being much higher than in the general population. This supplement will provide pilot data in children with DS, establishing feasibility for a new parent R01 on auditory function and its association with cognition, language and brain structure and function in children with DS.