White matter maturation profiles through early childhood predict general cognitive ability
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White matter maturation supports the development of reasoning ability through its influence on processing speed.
The structure of the human brain changes in several ways throughout childhood and adolescence. Perhaps the most salient of these changes is the strengthening of white matter tracts that enable distal brain regions to communicate with one another more quickly and efficiently. Here, we sought to understand whether and how white matter changes contribute to improved reasoning ability over developm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain Structure and Function
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1863-2653,1863-2661
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0947-x