Thinking positively: The genetics of high intelligence

Intelligence

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-132

  Shakeshaft, Nicholas G ^a   Trzaskowski, Maciej ^a   McMillan, Andrew ^a   Krapohl, Eva ^a   Simpson, Michael A ^a   Reichenberg, Avi ^a,b   Cederlöf, Martin ^c   Larsson, Henrik ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human genetics; Intelligence; Positive genetics; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912076398     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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