title: Relationships between Cerebral Blood Flow and IQ in Typically Developing Children and Adolescents.
abstract: The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between IQ and cerebral blood flow (CBF) measured by arterial spin labeling (ASL) in children and adolescents. ASL was used to collect perfusion MRI data on 39 healthy participants aged 7 to 17. The Wechsler Abbreviated Intelligence Scale was administered to determine IQ scores. Multivariate regression was applied to reveal correlations between CBF and IQ scores, accounting for age, sex and global mean CBF. Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) analysis, which measures regional cortical volume, was performed as a control. Regression analyses were further performed on CBF data with adjustment of regional gray matter density (GMD). A positive correlation between CBF and IQ scores was primarily seen in the subgenual/anterior cingulate, right orbitofrontal, superior temporal and right inferior parietal regions. An inverse relationship between CBF and IQ was mainly observed in bilateral posterior temporal regions. After adjusting for regional GMD, the correlations between CBF and IQ in the subgenual/anterior cingulate cortex, right orbitofrontal, superior temporal regions and left insula remained significant. These findings support the Parieto-Frontal Integration Theory of intelligence, especially the role of the subgenual/anterior cingulate cortex in the neural networks associated with intelligence. The present study also demonstrates the unique value of CBF in assessing brain-behavior relationships, in addition to structural morphometric measures.
authors: University of California Los Angeles.
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Kilroy
authors: Collin Y
authors: CY
authors: Liu
authors: Lirong
authors: L
authors: Yan
authors: Yoon Chun
authors: YC
authors: Kim
authors: Mirella
authors: M
authors: Dapretto
authors: Mario F
authors: MF
authors: Mendez
authors: Danny J J
authors: DJ
authors: Wang
keywords: Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL); Cognitive Development; Intelligence quotient (IQ); Perfusion; Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM)
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