Scientists

ABCD data will be made available to scientists around the world

Sandra Brown, Ph.D., UC San Diego

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ABCD Open Science Model

One goal of the multisite longitudinal ABCD Study® is to create a unique data resource for the entire scientific community by embracing an open science model. The ABCD Study will release curated, anonymized data annually, beginning in 2018, to the research community. Information on how to access ABCD data through the NIMH Data Archive (NDA) is available on the data sharing page on this website.

ABCD Study Design

The ABCD Consortium is made up of a Coordinating Center (CC), Data Analysis, Informatics & Resource Center (DAIRC), and 21 research sites across the country. The ABCD CC, DAIC, and Consortium Workgroups have established standardized and harmonized assessments of neurocognition, physical and mental health, social and emotional functions, and culture and environment. They also have established multimodal structural and functional brain imaging and bioassays. Brain imaging and biospecimen collection for genetic and epigenetic analyses will be done every other year, and the remaining assessments will be conducted semi-annually or annually. Click here to view detailed summaries of the assessment protocols.