Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study Linked External Data (LED): Protocol and practices for geocoding and assignment of environmental data

Chun Chieh Fan; Andrew Marshall; Harry Smolker; Marybel R. Gonzalez; Susan F. Tapert; Deanna M. Barch; Elizabeth Sowell; Gayathri J. Dowling; Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez; Jessica Ross; Wesley K. Thompson; Megan M. Herting

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Dec 2021)

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study Linked External Data (LED): Protocol and practices for geocoding and assignment of environmental data

Chun Chieh Fan,
Andrew Marshall,
Harry Smolker,
Marybel R. Gonzalez,
Susan F. Tapert,
Deanna M. Barch,
Elizabeth Sowell,
Gayathri J. Dowling,
Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez,
Jessica Ross,
Wesley K. Thompson,
Megan M. Herting

Affiliations

Chun Chieh Fan: Population Neuroscience and Genetics Lab, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Center for Human Development, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Correspondence to: University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Andrew Marshall: Division of Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Harry Smolker: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Marybel R. Gonzalez: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Susan F. Tapert: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Deanna M. Barch: Departments of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Elizabeth Sowell: Division of Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gayathri J. Dowling: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USA
Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez: Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jessica Ross: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Wesley K. Thompson: Population Neuroscience and Genetics Lab, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Megan M. Herting: Division of Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Correspondence to: University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto St., Rm 225 N, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 52
p. 101030

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Our brain is constantly shaped by our immediate environments, and while some effects are transient, some have long-term consequences. Therefore, it is critical to identify which environmental risks have evident and long-term impact on brain development. To expand our understanding of the environmental context of each child, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study® incorporates the use of geospatial location data to capture a range of individual, neighborhood, and state level data based on the child’s residential location in order to elucidate the physical environmental contexts in which today’s youth are growing up. We review the major considerations and types of geocoded information incorporated by the Linked External Data Environmental (LED) workgroup to expand on the built and natural environmental constructs in the existing and future ABCD Study data releases. Understanding the environmental context of each youth furthers the consortium’s mission to understand factors that may influence individual differences in brain development, providing the opportunity to inform public policy and health organization guidelines for child and adolescent health.

Published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

ISSN: 1878-9293 (Print); 1878-9307 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Physiology: Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/developmental-cognitive-neuroscience/

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