CTN webinar: In the weeds: Assessing neurocognitive brain imaging and substance abuse measures in emerging adults.

Multimodal studies which combine cognitive, clinical, neuroimaging and substance use assessments are critical to understanding the impact of substance use in emerging adults. These can be difficult, however, and a number of important yet confounding factors often cloud data collection. The goals of this one hour presentation was to: 1) review the importance of collecting accurate and comprehensive information; 2) acknowledge the most common confounding variables; and 3) provide strategies for improving data collection among this population. These were presented in conjunction with data and methodologic examples from ongoing NIDA and other funded studies.