Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD)
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is a prospective longitudinal study starting at the ages of 9-10 and following participants for 10 years. The ABCD Research Consortium consists of a Coordinating Center, a Data Analysis, Informatics & Resource Center, and 21 research sites across the United States of America, which have invited 11,880 children ages 9-10 to join the study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
11,875 (participants)
Age at first data collection
9 - 10 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
2006 - 2007 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Census data
- Education data
- Existing research data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Police & judicial system data
- Social media & technology use data
Engagement
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