Table 1.

Brain areas where structural integrity predicts longitudinal growth in numerical abilities a

RegionBrodmann's areaNumber of voxels (mm3)Peak Z-scorePeak MNI coordinates (mm)Math ReasoningWord ReadingReading ComprehensionWorking memory
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VTOC
    Left FG37973.62−36−58−12 p = 0.14, r = 0.13 p = 0.99, r = −0.34 p = 0.14, r = 0.12 p = 0.84, r = −0.2
PPC
    Left IPS391613.78−42−4054 p = 0.78, r = −0.19 p = 0.93, r = −0.24 p = 0.67, r = −0.14 p = 0.98, r = −0.29
PFC
    Left DLPFC462153.97−524113 p = 0.54, r = −0.09 p = 0.60, r = −0.11 p = 0.84, r = −0.21 p = 0.44, r = −0.04
    Left DLPFC45923.5−40276 p = 0.97, r = −0.27 p = 0.52, r = −0.07 p = 0.92, r = −0.24 p = 0.74, r = −0.18
    Left VLPFC105164.10−2745−8 p = 0.22, r = −0.07 p = 0.50, r = −0.06 p = 0.84, r = −0.21 p = 0.23, r = 0.07
    Right pre/primary motor cortex66984.1434846 p = 0.007, r = 0.34 p = 0.32, r = 0.01 p = 0.05, r = 0.22 p = 0.67, r = −0.14
Visual cortex
    Right cuneus175514.2718−9613 p = 0.25, r = −0.05 p = 0.45, r = −0.05 p = 0.11, r = 0.16 p = 0.95, r = −0.27
    Right cuneus181163.7922−9425 p = 0.08, r = −0.55 p = 0.85, r = −0.19 p = 0.93, r = −0.24 p = 0.93, r = −0.24
  • a Clusters in which gray matter volume is predictive of numerical gains. Math and reading measures are subtests from the WIAT-II. The Working Memory Test Battery for Children was used to measure working memory.