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Neurobiological characteristics, parent-child relationships, and conduct problems in adolescence: A longitudinal multimodal neuroimaging study

Award Number: SC1GM127243
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Neurobiological characteristics, parent-child relationships, and conduct problems in adolescence: A longitudinal multimodal neuroimaging study - Project Abstract Conduct problems, which include aggression and rule-breaking behavior, in children and adolescence are significant risk factors for future criminal behavior. One possible mechanism involves atypical development of brain structure and/or function implicated in reward and punishment processing in at-risk individuals. Reduced reward sensitivity may drive maladaptive reward seeking behavior via attempts to “normalize” reward-related neural reactivity, and may result in compromised learning of appropriate behaviors. On the other hand, weakened punishment sensitivity may increase the risk of antisocial behavior because the individual failing to form associations between cues and negative consequence does not have anxiety and anticipatory fear whenever contemplating the engagement in an antisocial act. However, most of the prior research is cross-sectional. The objective of this study is to understand the origin and development of conduct problems from a longitudinal perspective, by repeatedly assessing the risk factors (impaired reward/ punishment processing) from childhood to adolescence, identifying the vulnerable neural substrates underpinning these processes, and determining the modulating effects of environmental factors (i.e., parent- child relationship). Capitalizing on an existing cohort whose neurobehavioral measures were objectively assessed at 8-9 years and again at 9-10 years (SC2HD076044, PI: Gao), the current project proposes to re-assess the participants annually starting at 14-15 years for three years. We will assess biological and social risk factors using a battery identical (with age-appropriate modifications) to the one used in prior studies, as well as age- appropriate psychosocial risk factor and behavioral outcome assessments. Moreover, I will build upon my current SC3 funding (SC3GM118233, PI: Gao) and utilize a longitudinal multi-modal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) approach to study the changes in function of the circuitry implicated in reward/punishment processing (using fMRI) and the white-matter connections (using Diffusion Tensor Imaging) across a 1.5-year period from the same cohort. My central hypotheses are that atypical development of reward/punishment processing from childhood to adolescence will be associated with more conduct problems, and that positive parent-child relationship will buffer the effect of neural vulnerability on the development of behavioral problems. Completion of this project will advance the mission of the NIH BRAIN Initiative to “understand the circuits and patterns of neural activity that give rise to mental experience and behavior”. Understanding the neural and autonomic mechanisms that contribute to the reward/punishment processing related to conduct problems has the potential to uncover underlying psychopathological processes involved in the development of these problems, and will improve etiological models that provide the foundation for intervention and treatment.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2021	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE STE 1	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	7/7/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $392,500 )
2021	2021	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE STE 1	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/20/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$392,500
														Subtotal = $392,500

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $392,500 )
2020	2020	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE STE 1	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	4/23/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$392,500
														Subtotal = $392,500

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $392,500 )
2019	2019	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE STE 1	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	5/1/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$392,500
														Subtotal = $392,500

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $392,500 )
2018	2018	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	2900 BEDFORD AVE STE 1	BROOKLYN	NY	11210	KINGS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	5/14/2018	NEW	$392,500
														Subtotal = $392,500

Grand Total All Awards = $1,570,000

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Neurobiological characteristics, parent-child relationships, and conduct problems in adolescence: A longitudinal multimodal neuroimaging study

Award Number: SC1GM127243

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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