Early adolescent brain markers of late adolescent academic functioning

Academic performance in adolescence strongly influences adult prospects. Intelligence quotient (IQ) has historically been considered a strong predictor of academic performance. Less objectively explored have been morphometric features. We analyzed brain MRI morphometry metrics in early adolescence (age 12–14 years) as quantitative predictors of academic performance over high school using a naïve Bayesian classifier approach with n = 170...