Neurocognitive Predictors of Health Risk Behaviors

Neurocognitive Predictors of Health Risk Behaviors

This study proposes to extend the ongoing longitudinal study of health risk behaviors and obtain new data from former adolescents (followed previously from ages 13-22; Times 1-8) now from ages 23 to 28 (Times 9-11). The goal of this study is to examine the contribution of developing neurocognitive markers to substance use in young adulthood by following a well-characterized longitudinal sample.

The main questions it aims to answer is: what are the long-term effects of valuation and control decision-making systems on health risk behaviors? Participants will complete online surveys assessing their substance use behaviors and perform neurocognitive tasks related to risk processing and cognitive control across three time points.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adolescents (now young adults) who participated in the original longitudinal project.

Exclusion Criteria:

• standard contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging at the study onset
• history of seizures/stroke
• a head injury with > 10 min of unconsciousness or neurological sequelae