Integrating Brain Science Research with Intelligence Research

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Garlick, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Critical period; Intelligence; IQ; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142054825     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01257     Document Type: Article

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