Educational attainment polygenic scores are associated with cortical total surface area and regions important for language and memory

Educational attainment polygenic scores are associated with cortical total surface area and regions important for language and memory

It is well established that higher cognitive ability is associated with larger brain size. However, individual variation in intelligence exists despite brain size and recent studies have shown that a simple unifactorial view of the neurobiology underpinning cognitive ability is probably unrealistic....

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Main Authors: Brittany L. Mitchell, Gabriel Cuéllar-Partida, Katrina L. Grasby, Adrian I. Campos, Lachlan T. Strike, Liang-Dar Hwang, Aysu Okbay, Paul M. Thompson, Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin, Margaret J. Wright, Miguel E. Rentería
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:NeuroImage
Subjects:
Educational attainment
Brain structure
Polygenic scores
Intelligence
Broca’s area
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301786

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