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Can An MRI Tell You How Intelligent You Are?
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No.
However, with a fMRI ; Functional MRI, it is possible to evaluate brain activity patterns associated with blood flow, and to determine the brain regions with the most activity (e.g mPFC (Medial Prefrontal Cortex) vs lPFC (Lateral Prefrontal Cortex) or Limbic Regions VS Hippocampus).
Your I.Q can't classically be determined even by an fMRI, but there can be a reasonable estimate as to the predominating cognitive functions which can determine the degree of intellectual function an individual may possess.
A Classical MRI (structural) can not fetch these findings and an fMRI is rarely used in medical procedure, but rather, for research purposes. However, in some physical conditions that demand more thorough testing (progressive demyelination/myelin degeneration, idiopathic migraine that is largely treatment resistant, autoimmune disorders that affect the nervous system e.g lupus, M.S), an fMRI may be warranted. In which case, you can ask for or discuss it with your Physician/Specialist.
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Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2010 Dec; 12(4): 489–501. : Human intelligence and brain networks
Neuroimage. 2005 Jun;26(2):555-64. Epub 2005 Mar 4. : Neural correlates of intelligence as revealed by fMRI of fluid analogies.
Cereb Cortex. 2010 Mar;20(3):641-9. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp130. Epub 2009 Jul 1. : IQ-related fMRI differences during cognitive set shifting.
Eur J Neurosci. 1999 Jun;11(6):1891-8. : Social intelligence in the normal and autistic brain: an fMRI study.
Neuroimage. 2006 Jul 1;31(3):1366-79. Epub 2006 Mar 15. : Functional MRI evidence for disparate developmental processes underlying intelligence in boys and girls.
PubMed - The Nature of Brain Dysfunction in Autism: Functional Brain Imaging Studies
PubMed - Executive Functions and Prefrontal Cortex: A Matter of Persistence?
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. : Intelligence and Medial Temporal Lobe Function in Older Adults: A Functional MR Imaging–Based Investigation
PBS NewsHour - Can your ‘brain fingerprint’ reveal how smart you are?
Executive functions and their disorders.
**REFERENCES**
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2010 Dec; 12(4): 489–501. : Human intelligence and brain networks
Neuroimage. 2005 Jun;26(2):555-64. Epub 2005 Mar 4. : Neural correlates of intelligence as revealed by fMRI of fluid analogies.
Cereb Cortex. 2010 Mar;20(3):641-9. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp130. Epub 2009 Jul 1. : IQ-related fMRI differences during cognitive set shifting.
Eur J Neurosci. 1999 Jun;11(6):1891-8. : Social intelligence in the normal and autistic brain: an fMRI study.
Neuroimage. 2006 Jul 1;31(3):1366-79. Epub 2006 Mar 15. : Functional MRI evidence for disparate developmental processes underlying intelligence in boys and girls.
PubMed - The Nature of Brain Dysfunction in Autism: Functional Brain Imaging Studies
PubMed - Executive Functions and Prefrontal Cortex: A Matter of Persistence?
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. : Intelligence and Medial Temporal Lobe Function in Older Adults: A Functional MR Imaging–Based Investigation
PBS NewsHour - Can your ‘brain fingerprint’ reveal how smart you are?
Executive functions and their disorders.
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