Frank Haist

A Comprehensive Overview of the Physical Health of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) Cohort at Baseline

This paper provides descriptive analyses of physical health measures in the ABCD cohort at baseline, highlighting variations across demographic groups and linking them to health disparities.

Meaningful Effects in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

The paper describes the design and aims of the ABCD Study, discussing challenges in estimating meaningful associations and recommending best practices for research using its data.

Cognitive Functions Mediate the Effect of Preterm Birth on Mathematics Skills in Young Children

This study examines how preterm birth affects mathematics skills in children by analyzing the mediating roles of cognitive functions over time.

Resolving intrinsic ambiguities of the fMRI signal in the human brain

The paper demonstrates how additional noninvasive MRI measurements can resolve ambiguities in the BOLD fMRI signal by distinguishing effects of caffeine on blood flow and oxygen metabolism.

The potential for gas-free measurements of absolute oxygen metabolism during both baseline and activation states in the human brain

This paper tests noninvasive methods to measure absolute cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) without gas mixtures, finding agreement between new techniques and traditional methods.