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Novel Research Shows Brain Connections Can Predict Future Substance Use in Adolescents

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Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is critical for early prevention and intervention.

Study shows that by tracking year-to-year changes in brain connectivity underlying cognitive control, the ability to flexibly use goals to guide behavior and overcome habitual responses, data can predict when an adolescent is at high risk of starting to use substances.

The 2023 Journal Impact FactorTM score, from Clarivate , for Biological Psychiatry : Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging is 5.7 .

Cameron S. Carter , MD , is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine .

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