Measures of Brain Connectivity and Cognition by Sex in US Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The neurobiological underpinnings underlying sex differences in cognition during adolescence are largely unknown.

Objective

To examine sex differences in brain circuitry and their association with cognitive performance in US children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed behavioral and imaging data from 9- to 11-year-old children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study between August 2017 and November 2018. The ABCD study is an open-science, multisite study following up more than 11 800 youths into early adulthood for 10 years with annual laboratory-based assessments and biennial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The selection of ABCD study children for the current analysis was based on the availability

SUBMITTER: Tomasi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature