Domain-general and language-specific brain networks are differentially associated with verbal intelligence during development.

Zihang Zhou, Xiaohong Yang, Ping Ju, Mengjie Rong, Elizabeth Jefferies, Xi-Nian Zuo

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Zihang ZhouDepartment of Psychology, Renmin University of China, No. 59, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China.

Xiaohong YangDepartment of Psychology, Renmin University of China, No. 59, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China.

Ping JuDepartment of Psychology, Renmin University of China, No. 59, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China.

Mengjie RongState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai Avenue, Beijing 100875, China.

Elizabeth JefferiesDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO105DD, UK.

Xi-Nian ZuoState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai Avenue, Beijing 100875, China.

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Understanding how verbal intelligence develops requires clarifying the roles of domain-general and language-selective brain systems. Here, we examined this question in an accelerated longitudinal cohort of children and adolescents from Beijing (

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PMID42473669

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2026.116704

PMCPMC13380769

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