Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Aug 2018)

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study: Imaging acquisition across 21 sites

  • B.J. Casey,
  • Tariq Cannonier,
  • May I. Conley,
  • Alexandra O. Cohen,
  • Deanna M. Barch,
  • Mary M. Heitzeg,
  • Mary E. Soules,
  • Theresa Teslovich,
  • Danielle V. Dellarco,
  • Hugh Garavan,
  • Catherine A. Orr,
  • Tor D. Wager,
  • Marie T. Banich,
  • Nicole K. Speer,
  • Matthew T. Sutherland,
  • Michael C. Riedel,
  • Anthony S. Dick,
  • James M. Bjork,
  • Kathleen M. Thomas,
  • Bader Chaarani,
  • Margie H. Mejia,
  • Donald J. Hagler, Jr.,
  • M. Daniela Cornejo,
  • Chelsea S. Sicat,
  • Michael P. Harms,
  • Nico U.F. Dosenbach,
  • Monica Rosenberg,
  • Eric Earl,
  • Hauke Bartsch,
  • Richard Watts,
  • Jonathan R. Polimeni,
  • Joshua M. Kuperman,
  • Damien A. Fair,
  • Anders M. Dale

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 32
pp. 43 – 54

Abstract

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The ABCD study is recruiting and following the brain development and health of over 10,000 9–10 year olds through adolescence. The imaging component of the study was developed by the ABCD Data Analysis and Informatics Center (DAIC) and the ABCD Imaging Acquisition Workgroup. Imaging methods and assessments were selected, optimized and harmonized across all 21 sites to measure brain structure and function relevant to adolescent development and addiction. This article provides an overview of the imaging procedures of the ABCD study, the basis for their selection and preliminary quality assurance and results that provide evidence for the feasibility and age-appropriateness of procedures and generalizability of findings to the existent literature. Keywords: Addiction, Adolescence, Development, Impulsivity, Memory, Reward