Sex Differences in Cerebral Tissue Volume and Cognitive Performance during Adolescence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13657247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Yurgelun‐Todd (0000-0002-7242-4190, Harvard University, corresponding author), Deborah A Yurgelun-Todd (Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School), William D S Killgore (0000-0002-5328-0208, Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School), Ashley D Young (Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 743-757 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.3.743 |
| PMID | 12530718 |
| OpenAlex | W2148245899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
Adolescent development is associated with progressive increases in the ratio of cerebral white-to-gray matter volume, but it is unclear how these changes relate to cognitive development and whether they are associated with sex-specific variability in cerebral maturation. We examined sex differences in the relation between cerebral tissue volume and cognitive performance in 30 healthy adolescents (ages 13 to 17 years using morphometric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the 10 boys, greater white matter volume during adolescence was positively correlated with faster speed of information processing and better verbal abilities, while cerebrospinal fluid volume was negatively correlated with verbal abilities. No significant relations between cerebral tissue volume and cognitive abilities were found for the sample of 20 girls, raising the possibility of a different developmental trajectory for females that was not sampled in the age range of this study. Findings suggest sex-specific developmental differences in the relations between cerebral structure and function
Adolescent development · Audiology · Brain size · Cerebrospinal fluid · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Magnetic resonance imaging · Radiology · Sex characteristics · White matter · Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications · Birth, Development, and Health · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Neuroscience · Physiology · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2010 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |