@article{06ea7880376740bb85a1feac427123c4,
title = "The correlation between mid-brain serotonin transporter availability and intelligence quotient in healthy volunteers",
abstract = "Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the association between the mid-brain serotonin transporter (SERT) availability and intelligence quotient (IQ). Methods: One hundred and thirteen healthy participants, including 52 male and 61 female subjects, were recruited. We used SPECT with [123I]ADAM images to determine the SERT availability in the mid-brain, and measured the subjects' IQ using the WAIS-R. Results: We found a significant positive correlation between the mid-brain SERT availability and the IQ of the participants. Even when controlling for age and sex, the significant association still existed. Conclusion: This result implied that the higher the SERT binding in the mid-brain, the better the IQ in healthy participants.",
author = "Tseng, {P. Y.} and Lee, {I. H.} and Chen, {K. C.} and Chen, {P. S.} and Chiu, {N. T.} and Yao, {W. J.} and Chu, {C. L.} and Yeh, {T. L.} and Yang, {Y. K.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to thank Dr. Shih-Hsien Lin, Ms. Tsai Hua Chang, Mr. Chien Ting Lin, and all of the research participants. This study was supported in part by grants from the National Science Council of Taiwan ( NSC 93-NU-7-006-004 , NSC 93-2314-B-006-107 , NSC 97-2314-B-006-006-MY3 ) and the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan ( NSC 99-NU-E-006-003 ). This research also received funding ( D102-35001 and D103-35A09 ) from the Headquarters of University Advancement at the National Cheng Kung University , which is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, ROC. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS.",
year = "2015",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.09.001",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "193--197",
journal = "European Psychiatry",
issn = "0924-9338",
publisher = "Elsevier Masson",
number = "2",
}