Martin Paulus from the Laureate Institute for Brain Research-one of our 21 ABCD Study sites-presented research using data from 4,500 ABCD participants that suggested social media use was associated with greater physical activity and better sleep than other types of media, like watching TV and playing video games. Research Suggests That Not All Forms of Media Are Considered Equalĭr. Your brain contains 100,000 miles of axons (the long fibers extending from brain cells that act as communication superhighways). Here is one of our participants showing off the brain cap he made during one of our “camp” days! We also have data collection “camp” during the summer and school vacations where our participants play group games and learn about their brains (Photo to left: UVM staff and ABCD participants playing a group game).īack row (left to right): Nicholas Allgaier (post-doc) įront row (left to right): Naomi Koliba (RA),Īlexandra Potter (principal investigator ), One way we foster these strong community ties is by hosting fun events-ice skating (see photo to left) and baseball games are recent favorites! Our students, principals, teachers, and parents have been the catalysts to our success, and we thank everyone for making the UVM ABCD site a true triumph!
We attribute our high numbers primarily to the strong connections of our tight-knit Vermont communities. We are happy to announce that we have now enrolled over 500 participants from 39 schools! Many of these schools have astounding rates of participation-between 10 and 20 percent of all eligible students in some schools. To reach our goal of 575 youth, we need to recruit almost 4 percent of the 9- and 10-year-olds in the entire state (source: Vermont census). This is most evident in the recruitment success of the University of Vermont (UVM). In the green mountains of Vermont are nestled tiny communities with a lot of heart.
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