Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD Study) | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD Study) | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD Study)

The Conception of the ABCD Study

For an overview of how the ABCD study got started, see article co-authored by NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow, NIAAA Director Dr. George Koob, NINDS Director Dr. Walter Koroshetz, and other NIH scientists: The conception of the ABCD study: From substance use to a broad NIH collaboration, published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.

Podcast: With Neuroimaging, Large NIH Study Could Shine a Light on the Adolescent Brain

JAMA, August 14, 2019: Audio 25 min 18 sec

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews the director of the ABCD study, Gaya Dowling, PhD, about this long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.