RESEARCH STUDIES

The Institute for Human Neuroscience (IHN) at Boys Town National Research Hospital studies the human brain structure and function using some of the most advanced, state-of-the-art neuroimaging equipment available. Across our six laboratories, we examine an array of topics pertinent to our world today. Below are broad overviews of each of our current research studies.

If you or your child(ren) are interested in participating,  please fill out the appropriate form below and we will be in touch with you soon!

All participants will be financially compensated for their contribution! We also offer travel assistance to get to and from our facility and snacks/meals as needed. We are always looking for interested individuals to participate in research, and we want to make it as easy as possible to participate.

If you are interested in learning more about a particular study, click on the “find out more” link next to each project.

Lifespan Studies

  • Exploring the impacts of physical therapy focused on walking for adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy (11-45 years old). Find out more.

  • Examining how brain networks change during adolescence (12-25 years old). Find out more.

Child Studies

  • Mapping the development trajectory of brains as children develop into adolescence (6-17 years old). Find out more.

  • Characterizing the impacts hearing loss has on language and brain development in children (7-15 years old). Find out more.

  • Understanding the impacts exposure to radon in the home has on the developing brain of children and adolescents (12-17 years old). Find out more.

Adult Studies

  • Characterizing how HIV impacts brain activity and function and how these change over time (19 years and older). Find out more.

  • Examining how chronic use of substances, particularly cannabis and methamphetamine, impacts how the brain functions (19 years and older). Find out more.

  • Understanding how a form of brain stimulation changes neural activity as a form of therapy for psychiatric and neurological diseases in both younger and older healthy adults (19-35 years old and 55-72 years old). Find out more.

  • Understanding how Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairments develop and progress in the brain (55 years and older). Find out more.