Down syndrome and the brain?

When a baby and/or person has down syndrome, what goes on in the brain? What is wrong with their brain exactly? My baby cousin (girl) has down syndrome. What does the brain look like? (pretty much, any info on the brain would really help ;) Thanks!

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