Multiple neuroimaging and clinical studies demonstrate that structural and functional neural connectivity metrics strongly correlate with and predict neurological and cognitive function.
The retrieved papers consistently provide empirical evidence supporting the claim that neural connectivity (whether structural white matter integrity, gray matter microstructure, or structure-function coupling) strongly correlates with neurological and cognitive function across normal aging, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, and psychiatric disorders. All relevant papers support the relationship, and none refute it.