Researchers (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Paras Patel (left), a student in Virginia Tech's translational biology, medicine, and health graduate program, and Konark Mukherjee, a faculty member and research team leader with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, have revealed how a nonfunctioning version of an ordinary gene associated with intellectual disability impairs brain structure and function. File photos Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Credit Virginia Tech License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.