Resting-State Connectivity and Its Association With Cognitive Performance, Educational Attainment, and Household Income in the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive ability is an important predictor of lifelong physical and mental well-being, and impairments are associated with many psychiatric disorders. Higher cognitive ability is also associated with greater educational attainment and increased household income. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying cognitive ability is of crucial importance for determining the nature of these associations. In the current study, we examined the spontaneous activity of the brain at rest to investigate its relationships with not only cognitive ability but also educational attainment and household income.

Methods

We used a large sample of resting-state neuroimaging data from the UK Biobank (n = 3950).

Results

First, analysis at the whole-brain level showed that connectio

SUBMITTER: Shen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289224 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature