Important: COVID-19 Updates to ABCD Protocol

Please click below to read a letter to families.

ABCD Staff Member of the Month

Congratulations to Noah Slattery, Research Assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University, for expertly facilitating NIH Toolbox testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Landmark study of adolescent brain development renews for additional seven years

NIH Press Release, April 15, 2020

Brain Scans, Saliva Tests, and Baby Teeth:

Inside the Massive, Government-Funded Effort to Understand How Kids’ Brains Develop (Mother Jones, 8/30/19).
Image: Mother Jones Illustration/Getty

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

JAMA interview with the director of the ABCD study, Gaya Dowling, Ph.D.

New research points to links between impulsivity, sleep and screen use in youth

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Can Team Sports Reduce Depression In Tweens?

The ABCD Study is discussed on Cincinnati Public Radio, August 5, 2019 (AP PHOTO/MOLLY CORFMAN)

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ABCD Data Release 2.0.1 available now on the NIMH Data Archive

Groundbreaking study examines effects of screen time

60 minutes interviews ABCD Study investigators about the impact of phones, tablets and other screens on adolescent brain development.

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development

Important: COVID-19 Updates to ABCD Protocol

ABCD Staff Member of the Month

Landmark study of adolescent brain development renews for additional seven years

Brain Scans, Saliva Tests, and Baby Teeth:

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

New research points to links between impulsivity, sleep and screen use in youth

Can Team Sports Reduce Depression In Tweens?

ABCD Data Release 2.0.1 available now on the NIMH Data Archive

Groundbreaking study examines effects of screen time

The ABCD Study is the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.