Genetic correlations between brain volumes and the WAIS-III dimensions of verbal comprehension, working memory, perceptual organization, and processing speed

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-139

  Posthuma, Daniëlle ^a   Baaré, Wim F C ^b   Hulshoff Pol, Hilleke E ^b   Kahn, René S ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a   De Geus, Eco J C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; REACTION TIME; TWINS; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0037388692     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203321536254     Document Type: Article

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