Efficacy of a neuroscience informed psychoeducation intervention on cognitive, emotional, and substance use outcomes in college students: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite revolutionary advances in understanding the neurobiology of substance use, these insights have not been translated into effective prevention or intervention programs. To address this gap, we developed Neuroscience-Informed Psychoeducation for Addiction (NIPA), a mobile app designed to enhance metacognitive awareness, increase cognitive resilience, and promote neurocognitive skills for stress coping and substance misuse prevention. NIPA targets key cognitive functions-attention, memory, cognitive flexibility, and decision-making -by integrating neuroscience-based psychoeducation with gamified neurocognitive tasks and metacognitive training to enhance engagement and real-life application.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to examine whether using a

SUBMITTER: Rezapour T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12488669 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature