ABCD

The ABCD Study is the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development

  • Age range: currently 9-13
  • Sample size: N = 11,880
  • Longitudinal
  • Excludes neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Collected across 21 sites (3T Siemens, GE, and Philips)
  • Accessible through NDA
  • Neuroimaging Measures
    • Structural MRI
    • DTI
    • Resting state fMRI (2 5-min runs)
    • Task fMRI
      • Emotional N-back
      • StopSignal
      • Monetary Incentive Delay
  • Other Available Measures
    • Pubertal Development Scale
    • Psychopathology: KSADS, YSR/ASR
    • Cognitive: NIH Toolbox, BIS/BAS, UPPS
    • Pubertal hormones
    • Genetics

The ABCD ReproNim course provides training for reproducible analyses using the ABCD dataset.

Data/variables can be explored here: https://data-dict.abcdstudy.org/?

Study protocols can be found here: https://abcdstudy.org/scientists/protocols/

And here's an ABCD discussion forum for further questions: https://github.com/now-i-know-my-abcd/docs/discussions