High abilities at fluid analogizing: A cognitive neuroscience construct of giftedness

Roeper Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-195

  Geake, John G ^a,b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007781976     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190802201796     Document Type: Article

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