Cognitive Control in Autism (CoCoA)
The CoCoA study aims to understand cognitive functioning from adolescence to young adulthood and learn more about brain functioning and behaviour in autistic individuals. Participants are over 200 autistic and non-autistic adolescents and young adults recruited from the Sacramento area in California, United States of America. Recruitment and baseline assessment began in 2016, and participants complete three assessments over five years, including MRI imaging.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
206 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
12 - 22 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Links
health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/research/cognitive-development/cocoa
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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