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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychological Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • General intelligence is a fundamental cognitive ability crucial for behavioral adaptation.
  • Functional brain networks reconfigure in response to changing task demands.
  • The relationship between neural reconfiguration and intelligence remains unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether neural reconfiguration between different tasks is associated with general intelligence.
  • To explore the link between brain network dynamics and cognitive ability.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from 812 subjects.
  • Analyzed brain network reconfiguration between resting state and seven task states.
  • Replicated findings in two independent samples (n = 138 and n = 184).

Main Results:

  • Higher general intelligence scores correlated with reduced brain network reconfiguration across tasks.
  • This association was observed in all functional brain networks except the motor system.
  • Findings were consistent across all tested samples.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals with higher intelligence exhibit intrinsic brain network architectures more aligned with cognitive demands.
  • Multitask brain network reconfiguration may reflect the neural basis of general intelligence.
  • Results support neural efficiency theories and highlight intelligence as an emergent property of distributed brain networks.