Mcpartland Lab
Principal Investigator: James Charles Mcpartland
Institution: Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Primary Subfield: Neuroscience
Recruitment Status: ✅ Hiring Postdocs
Research Focus
Project Summary/Abstract Individuals with autism and intellectual disability (ASD+ID) comprise a significant portion of the autism spectrum but have historically been excluded from most neuroscience research. As a result, little is understood about differences in brain function among those with the most significant need, and neuroscientific understanding in autism represents only a subset of the autistic community. The current project aims to bridge this knowledge gap by applying innovative technological and clinical approaches to include 70 6-11-year-old children with ASD+ID and a matched sample of 70 children with ID without ASD (ID) in a rigorous neuroscience study. We apply novel hardware and software solutions according to a behavioral protocol designed by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Automated quantification of visual attention and bodily movements, along with individualized reinforcers, supports participant behavior conducive to data collection. Electroencephalography (EEG) and eye-tracking (ET) data streams are co-registered for simultaneous, multimodal collection of neural and visual attentional data. This approach is applied to collect assays that are well-evidence…
Active NIH Awards
- 5R01MH138485-02: Improving inclusion of individuals with intellectual disability in autism neuroscience research (2026)
- 1R01MH138485-01: Improving inclusion of individuals with intellectual disability in autism neuroscience research (2025)
- 5U19MH108206-09: The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (2024)
- 5U19MH108206-09: 5/5-The Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (2024)
- 5U19MH108206-09: Administrative Core (2024)
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