Associations between cortical thickness and general intelligence in children, adolescents and young adults

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 597-606

  Menary, Kyle ^a   Collins, Paul F ^a   Porter, James N ^a   Muetzel, Ryan ^a,c   Olson, Elizabeth A ^a,d   Kumar, Vipin ^b   Steinbach, Michael ^b   Lim, Kelvin O ^a   Luciana, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical thickness; Development; General intelligence; Neuroimaging; Specific cognitive abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882936113     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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