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; ABCD Imaging Acquisition Workgroup

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.001

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

Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2018 Aug:32:43-54. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Authors

B J Casey¹, Tariq Cannonier², May I Conley³, Alexandra O Cohen⁴, Deanna M Barch⁵, Mary M Heitzeg⁶, Mary E Soules⁶, Theresa Teslovich⁴, Danielle V Dellarco⁴, Hugh Garavan⁷, Catherine A Orr⁷, Tor D Wager⁸, Marie T Banich⁸, Nicole K Speer⁸, Matthew T Sutherland⁹, Michael C Riedel⁹, Anthony S Dick⁹, James M Bjork¹⁰, Kathleen M Thomas¹¹, Bader Chaarani⁷, Margie H Mejia¹², Donald J Hagler Jr¹², M Daniela Cornejo¹², Chelsea S Sicat¹², Michael P Harms¹³, Nico U F Dosenbach¹⁴, Monica Rosenberg², Eric Earl¹⁵, Hauke Bartsch¹², Richard Watts⁷, Jonathan R Polimeni¹⁶, Joshua M Kuperman¹², Damien A Fair¹⁵, Anders M Dale¹²; ABCD Imaging Acquisition Workgroup

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Yale University, United States; Sackler Institute for Developmental Psycholobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, United States. Electronic address: BJ.Casey@Yale.edu.
² Department of Psychology, Yale University, United States.
³ Department of Psychology, Yale University, United States; Sackler Institute for Developmental Psycholobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, United States.
⁴ Sackler Institute for Developmental Psycholobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, United States.
⁵ Departments of Psychological & Brain Sciences and Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, United States.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, United States.
⁷ Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, University of Vermont, United States.
⁸ Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States.
⁹ Departments of Physics and Psychology, Florida International University, United States.
¹⁰ Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States.
¹¹ Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, United States.
¹² Center for Human Development, Departments of Neuroscience and Radiology, University of California, San Diego, United States.
¹³ Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, United States.
¹⁴ Department of Pediatric Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, United States.
¹⁵ Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Oregon Health State University, United States.
¹⁶ Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Development / physiology*
Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Brain / growth & development
Cognition / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male

Abstract

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