Midsagittal brain shape correlation with intelligence and cognitive performance

Intelligence

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a   Martin Loeches, Manuel ^b   Burgaleta, Miguel ^c   Colom, Roberto ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Brain morphology; Cognitive processes; Paleoneurology; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953097058     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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