Partial least squares correlation of multivariate cognitive abilities and local brain structure in children and adolescents

NeuroImage

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 284-294

  Ziegler, G ^a   Dahnke, R ^a   Winkler, A D ^a   Gaser, C ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain morphology; Development; Intelligence; Multivariate analysis; Partial least squares

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

BRAIN MORPHOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879719023     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.088     Document Type: Article

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