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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · 18d

This Monday 9/22 & Tuesday 9/23: ABCD Insights & Innovations Meeting at the #NationalInstitutesofHealth in Bethesda, MD (in-person only). This year’s AIIM will include workshops + Q&A sessions for ABCD data users at all levels to connect & give input on the #ABCDstudy’s future. abcdstudy.org/meeting

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us TODAY, Monday, September 8th at either 5pm or 8pm ET for a FREE 🧠 webinar!

Sign up: abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

#ABCDStudy #braindevelopment #freewebinar

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Aug 22

3 weeks away! 📆 Inside Adolescence: Substance Use Patterns, Predictions, Risk, and Resilience in the #ABCDStudy®.

This webinar will be held twice on Monday, September 8th, to accommodate different time zones.

Sign up: abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Join us for the ABCD Insights & Innovations Meeting (AIIM) September 22-23 at the #NationalInstitutesofHealth in Bethesda, MD (in-person only). AIIM will include workshops and Q&A sessions for ABCD data users at all levels to connect & give input on the #ABCDstudy’s future. www.abcdstudy.org/meeting

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jul 25

📆 Mark your calendars for our next webinar: Inside Adolescence: Substance Use Patterns, Predictions, Risk, and Resilience in the #ABCDStudy®.

The webinar will be held twice on Monday, September 8th, to accommodate different time zones.

Sign up: abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Tomorrow at 9:00am ET, join us for day 2 of our expert panel meeting, ABCD: Continuing the Arc of Development.

#ABCDstudy #NIH #NationalInstitutesofHealth #NIDA #NationalInstituteonDrugAbuse

nida.nih.gov/research-top...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jul 16

Help shape the future of the #ABCDStudy! Join us for a 2-day general meeting on July 21 & 22. Details at the link below 🧠
nida.nih.gov/research-top...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join us for a FREE #webinar September 8: “Inside Adolescence: Substance Use Patterns, Predictions, Risk & Resilience in the #ABCDstudy.” Experts will share research findings on early substance use & explore potential protective factors that could prevent or delay it. abcdstudy.org/webinar-sept...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jun 28

Congratulations to Dr. @lucinauddin.bsky.social, Associate Director of the #ABCDStudy Coordinating Center, on her keynote lecture at this year's @ohbmofficial.bsky.social Conference! 🧠 #OHBM2025

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thank you to everyone who joined our @ohbmofficial.bsky.social roundtable discussion about the future of the #ABCDStudy #OHBM2025

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jun 27

Exciting news! The #NIH Brain Development Cohorts Data Hub #NBDCDataHub is now available!

• Researchers can explore #ABCDStudy & #HBCDStudy data in one place – with robust tools, documentation & workflows

• Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org

An Introduction to the NBDC Data Sharing Platform by Dr. Nora Volkow

YouTube video by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA/NIH)

www.youtube.com

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Learn how to query #ABCDStudy data ontologies & create datasets using the new Data Exploration and Analysis Portal (DEAP) in this interactive demo:

Tutorial on the new Data Exploration and Analysis Portal (DEAP)

YouTube video by The ABCD Study®

youtu.be

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 31

In honor of #WorldNoTobaccoDay, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has released a new social media reel & toolkits to support pediatric clinicians & health professionals in addressing the increasing trend of concurrent tobacco & cannabis use among adolescents.
www.aap.org/en/patient-c...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

• Raw and derived brain imaging, EEG, and motion(actigraphy) data using the BIDS standard for data organization

Questions? Email: [email protected].

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

Included in the inaugural release:

• Data domains encompassing prenatal health, pregnancy exposures including substance use, social and environmental determinants of health, infant brain imaging and activity, cognition and behavior, physical growth, and wearable biosensors

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

Please refer to the HBCD Study data sharing page at hbcdstudy.org/data-sharing for data release updates.

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

HBCD data users: The inaugural HBCD data release will include data from over 1300 pregnant participants during theprenatal period. For about half of these participants, follow-up data from their babies will also be included.

10/13

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

For detailed information about the ABCD Study®, please visit the ABCD Study data sharing: abcdstudy.org/scientists/d...

9/13

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

•Neuroimaging:

• Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) – formatted raw data

• Concatenated resting-state and task-based data

• ABCD Community Collection (ABCC) BIDS derivatives data

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

• Two new tables will be shared containing general participant information that may change over time(dynamic variables, e.g., cohort descriptions) as well as visit-specific information (static variables, e.g., visit date/time)

7/13

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

New with the 6.0 release:

• All summary scores for tabulated data have been recomputed and a link to a companion R package will be provided on the ABCD wiki

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

ABCD data users: The ABCD 6.0 data release includes cumulative data from baseline through the six-year follow-up visit, with data from about 75% of participants at that timepoint.

5/13

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

Researchers with an active DUC from the NIMH Data Archive will need to obtain a new DUC via the NBDC platform

• Responsible Use Training: Complete training on responsible data and biospecimen use prior to data access approval

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

• Streamlined Data Use Certification (DUC) Workflows: Choose individual or investigator-led group DUC. Visit the NBDC platform to learn more & start your DUCapplication: nbdc-duconly.lassoinformatics.com

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · May 22

The NBDC platform will offer a range of functionalities:

• Scalable Data Integration: Seamlessly manage large volumes of data, including neuroimaging & genomics data

• Customized Query Tools: Easily navigate data dictionaries to find the variables you need for your research goals

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