Home Department: Human Biology
Supported by: Bio-X
Mentor: Allan L. Reiss, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and CIBSR

Ben King is a rising junior from Ames, Iowa. He is majoring in human biology with an emphasis in neuroscience and behavior. This summer, Ben is working at the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Science Research under Dr. Allan Reiss on a double blind, placebo-controlled trial of Donepezil -- a novel drug intervention aimed at reducing cognitive and behavioral deficits in individuals with Fragile X syndrome.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 27, 2012:

FreeSurfer Analysis in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Donepezil in Fragile X Syndrome

Benjamin King^1,2, Mira M. Raman^1,2, Mai Manchanda^1,2, Allan L. Reiss^1,2
[Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research¹and Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences², Stanford University]