Impact of Adolescent Drinking on the Developing Brain (R21)

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Impact of Adolescent Drinking on the Developing Brain (R21): -As part of a two-phase Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is seeking research grant applications to further our understanding of the effects of child and adolescent alcohol use on the developing human brain. We now know that the brain continues to develop into a person s twenties with dramatic changes in structure and function coincident with a period of life during which most youth initiate and escalate their consumption of alcohol. This FOA calls for applications to propose and test the feasibility of research study designs addressing the following fundamental questions about the impact of child and adolescent alcohol consumption on the developing brain: (1) what are the effects (both long and shorter-term) of alcohol exposure on the developing brain; (2) what is the effect of timing, dose and duration of alcohol exposure on brain development; and (3) to what extent do these effects resolve or persist. -This is a two phase FOA. Phase I which is addressed in this FOA is the study design and feasibility testing phase. Phase II will be the subject of a future FOA for conducting the full-fledged study. Phase I seeks applications to propose the optimal research design to address the stated critical questions as well as testing the feasibility of the proposed design in order to improve it in preparation for the Phase II application. Addressing the key questions about alcohol s effects on the developing brain is a challenging problem that will require creative designs and innovative solutions.