Yaling Yang, PhD - Developmental Neurosciences

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Channel: Children's Hospital Los Angeles · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Yaling Yang, PhD, studies how neurobiological mechanisms interact with environmental and psychosocial risk factors to contribute to the development of psychopathology in children, particularly antisocial behavior and aggression.  She uses novel imaging analysis strategies such as MRI to understand the intricate pathophysiological mechanisms in the brain that are associated with the development of behavior problems and other complex psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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