Comparing brain activations associated with working memory and fluid intelligence

Intelligence

Volumn 63, Issue , 2017, Pages 66-77

  Clark, Cameron M ^a   Lawlor Savage, Linette ^a   Goghari, Vina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluid intelligence; fMRI; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020788740     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2017.06.001     Document Type: Article

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