/channels-contribute/taxonomy/term/177/all en /channels-contribute/channels/news/new-evidence-confirms-link-between-iq-and-brain-cortex-233830 <h4><i>Montreal scientists play key role in long-term international study</i></h4> <p>Rate of change in the thickness of the brain’s cortex is an important factor associated with a person’s change in IQ, according to a collaborative study by scientists in five countries including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Health Centre.</p> Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:45:08 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 943 at /channels-contribute /channels-contribute/channels/news/new-study-explains-cognitive-ability-differences-among-elderly-226981 <p><span><span><i>Study compares data from hundreds of people in childhood and old age</i></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span><span>A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood.  The joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, The Neuro, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and the University of Edinburgh, UK was published today, June 4 in <i>Molecular Psychiatry</i>. </span></span></p> <p></p> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:23:31 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 741 at /channels-contribute