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Veronica Szpak

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-7215-1778Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1

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Alexander L. WallaceiD· 2 shared Natasha E. WadeiD· 2 shared Ryan M. SullivaniD· 2 shared Chun Chieh FaniD· 1 shared Hollie R. ByrneiD· 1 shared Joanna JacobusiD· 1 shared Jonathan AherniD· 1 shared Krista M. LisdahliD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceNeuropsychopharmacologyPeer-reviewedApr 20, 2026

Longitudinal Neurocognitive Trajectories in a Large Cohort of Youth Who Use Cannabis: Combining Self-Report and Toxicology

Natasha E. Wade, Ryan M. Sullivan, Alexander L. Wallace…·Susan Frances Tapert

The paper examines how cannabis use onset and THC/CBD exposure affect neurocognitive trajectories in adolescents using longitudinal data from the ABCD Study.

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintApr 7, 2025

Predicting Genetic Risk for Impulsivity and Substance Use in Adolescence

Natasha E. Wade, Jonathan Ahern, Veronica Szpak…·Robert J. Loughnan

This study uses polygenic scores to predict impulsivity and substance use in adolescents, finding age-related changes in genetic associations and highlighting caffeine as an early risk factor.

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