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The association between intelligence level and brain volume measures: a negative finding
Author(s) -
TEASDALE T. W.,
PAKKENBERG B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1988.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - psychology , grey matter , brain size , white matter , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , psychotherapist , radiology
Ratings of pre‐morbid intelligence level, derived from the hospital charts of 26 chronic schizophrenics, were correlated with the post‐mortem brain volume measures of cortex, white matter, central grey matter, and ventricles. Contrary to hypothesis, no significant correlations were found.