Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network 2400 Cohort (NSPN 2400)
NSPN 2400 aimed to link normal and psychopathological brain variation at the behavioural, cognitive, and emotional levels. The study recruited young people from Greater London and Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, aged 14 to 24 at baseline, with an equal number of participants in each age group: 14-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, and 22-24 . Participants were followed up three times during the study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,403 (participants)
Age at first data collection
14 - 24 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
University College London (UCL)
University of Cambridge
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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