SPAN Lab

Substance Use, Psychopathology & Neurodevelopment
University of Vermont

We investigate the neurobiological pathways linking substance use, psychopathology, and brain maturation across adolescence and young adulthood. Our lab uses large-scale longitudinal neuroimaging cohorts to understand how substances and mental health shape the developing brain.

SPAN Lab

Recent Publications

  1. Investigating links between prenatal cannabis exposure and brain development using MRI techniques: a narrative review

    Gonçalves P, Woodruff J, Pozzolo Pedro M, Van Dijk M, Bruzelius E, Martins S, et al.

    Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, 2026

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