Measurement of emerging neurocognitive and language skills in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study

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Title: Measurement of emerging neurocognitive and language skills in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study
Authors: Julie A. Kable, Alexandra S. Potter, Natacha Akshoomoff, Patricia M. Blasco, Stefanie C. Bodison, Lucia Ciciolla, Sherry DeGray, Zoe Hulce, Emily S. Kuschner, Britley Learnard, Monica Luciana, Alexandra Perez, Miriam A. Novack, Tracy Riggins, So Yeon Shin, Sidney Smith, Jennifer Vannest, Eric.H. Zimak
Source: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Vol 70, Iss , Pp 101461- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Subject Terms: HBCD, Cognitive development, Language, Protocol, Executive function, Neurophysiology and neuropsychology, QP351-495
More Details: The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study, a multi-site prospective longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional development beginning prenatally and planned through early childhood. The study plans enrolling over 7000 families across 27 sites. This manuscript presents the measures from the Neurocognition and Language Workgroup. Constructs were selected for their importance in normative development, evidence for altered trajectories associated with environmental influences, and predictive validity for child outcomes. Evaluation of measures considered psychometric properties, brevity, and developmental and cultural appropriateness. Both performance measures and caregiver report were used wherever possible. A balance of norm-referenced global measures of development (e.g., Bayley Scales of Infant Development-4) and more specific laboratory measures (e.g., deferred imitation) are included in the HBCD study battery. Domains of assessment include sensory processing, visual-spatial reasoning, expressive and receptive language, executive function, memory, numeracy, adaptive behavior, and neuromotor. Strategies for staff training and quality control procedures, as well as anticipated measures to be added as the cohort ages, are reviewed. The HBCD study presents a unique opportunity to examine early brain and neurodevelopment in young children through a lens that accounts for prenatal exposures, health and socio-economic disparities.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1878-9293
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929324001221; https://doaj.org/toc/1878-9293
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101461
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/851c05e1615f4087806859cd2e4c38d2
Accession Number: edsdoj.851c05e1615f4087806859cd2e4c38d2
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:18789293
DOI:10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101461
Published in:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Language:English