Understanding the genetics of intelligence: Can height help? Can corn oil?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-182

  Johnson, Wendy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

General cognitive ability; Genetic variation; Height; Heritability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954503918     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410370136     Document Type: Article

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