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Gulyás E, Gombos F, Sütöri S, Lovas A, Ziman G, Kovács I. Visual imagery vividness declines across the lifespan. Cortex 2022; 154:365-374. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kovács I, Kovács K, Gerván P, Utczás K, Oláh G, Tróznai Z, Berencsi A, Szakács H, Gombos F. Ultrasonic bone age fractionates cognitive abilities in adolescence. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5311. [PMID: 35351941 PMCID: PMC8964807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09329-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Adolescent development is not only shaped by the mere passing of time and accumulating experience, but it also depends on pubertal timing and the cascade of maturational processes orchestrated by gonadal hormones. Although individual variability in puberty onset confounds adolescent studies, it has not been efficiently controlled for. Here we introduce ultrasonic bone age assessment to estimate biological maturity and disentangle the independent effects of chronological and biological age on adolescent cognitive abilities. Comparing cognitive performance of female participants with different skeletal maturity we uncover the impact of biological age on both IQ and specific abilities. We find that biological age has a selective effect on abilities: more mature individuals within the same age group have higher working memory capacity and processing speed, while those with higher chronological age have better verbal abilities, independently of their maturity. Based on our findings, bone age is a promising biomarker of adolescent maturity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ilona Kovács
- Laboratory for Psychological Research, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1 Mikszáth sq., 1088, Budapest, Hungary. .,Adolescent Development Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1088, Budapest, Hungary. .,Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Res. Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1075, Budapest, Hungary
| | - Patrícia Gerván
- Laboratory for Psychological Research, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1 Mikszáth sq., 1088, Budapest, Hungary.,Adolescent Development Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1088, Budapest, Hungary
| | - Katinka Utczás
- Research Centre for Sport Physiology, University of Physical Education, 1123, Budapest, Hungary
| | - Gyöngyi Oláh
- Laboratory for Psychological Research, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1 Mikszáth sq., 1088, Budapest, Hungary.,Adolescent Development Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1088, Budapest, Hungary
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- Research Centre for Sport Physiology, University of Physical Education, 1123, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for the Methodology of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation, Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education, Eötvös Loránd University, 1097, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory for Psychological Research, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1 Mikszáth sq., 1088, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory for Psychological Research, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1 Mikszáth sq., 1088, Budapest, Hungary.,Adolescent Development Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Pázmány Péter Catholic University, 1088, Budapest, Hungary
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