Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students

Abstract Achievement in school is crucial for students to be able to pursue successful careers and lead happy lives in the future. Although many psychological attributes have been found to be associated with academic performance, the neural substrates of academic performance remain largely unknown....

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Autores principales:	Song Wang, Ming Zhou, Taolin Chen, Xun Yang, Guangxiang Chen, Meiyun Wang, Qiyong Gong
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7be3aad8b6b94279bb79188d09482a132021-12-02T11:40:31ZExamining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students10.1038/s41598-017-00677-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7be3aad8b6b94279bb79188d09482a132017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00677-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Achievement in school is crucial for students to be able to pursue successful careers and lead happy lives in the future. Although many psychological attributes have been found to be associated with academic performance, the neural substrates of academic performance remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the relationship between brain structure and academic performance in a large sample of high school students via structural magnetic resonance imaging (S-MRI) using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) approach. The whole-brain regression analyses showed that higher academic performance was related to greater regional gray matter density (rGMD) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which is considered a neural center at the intersection of cognitive and non-cognitive functions. Furthermore, mediation analyses suggested that general intelligence partially mediated the impact of the left DLPFC density on academic performance. These results persisted even after adjusting for the effect of family socioeconomic status (SES). In short, our findings reveal a potential neuroanatomical marker for academic performance and highlight the role of general intelligence in explaining the relationship between brain structure and academic performance.Song WangMing ZhouTaolin ChenXun YangGuangxiang ChenMeiyun WangQiyong GongNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Song Wang Ming Zhou Taolin Chen Xun Yang Guangxiang Chen Meiyun Wang Qiyong Gong Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
description	Abstract Achievement in school is crucial for students to be able to pursue successful careers and lead happy lives in the future. Although many psychological attributes have been found to be associated with academic performance, the neural substrates of academic performance remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the relationship between brain structure and academic performance in a large sample of high school students via structural magnetic resonance imaging (S-MRI) using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) approach. The whole-brain regression analyses showed that higher academic performance was related to greater regional gray matter density (rGMD) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which is considered a neural center at the intersection of cognitive and non-cognitive functions. Furthermore, mediation analyses suggested that general intelligence partially mediated the impact of the left DLPFC density on academic performance. These results persisted even after adjusting for the effect of family socioeconomic status (SES). In short, our findings reveal a potential neuroanatomical marker for academic performance and highlight the role of general intelligence in explaining the relationship between brain structure and academic performance.
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title	Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
title_short	Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
title_full	Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
title_fullStr	Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
title_full_unstemmed	Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students
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publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/7be3aad8b6b94279bb79188d09482a13
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Examining gray matter structure associated with academic performance in a large sample of Chinese high school students

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