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Whole Brain Size and General Mental Ability: A Review

We review the literature on the relation between whole brain size and general mental ability (GMA) both within and between species. Among humans, in 28 samples using brain imaging techniques, the mean brain size/GMA correlation is 0.40 (N = 1,389; p < 10(−10)); in 59 samples using external head s...

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Autores principales: Rushton, J. Philippe, Ankney, C. Davison
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2668913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19283594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207450802325843