The association between brain volume and intelligence is of genetic origin
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“[117] Posthuma D, De Geus EJC, Baare WFC, Pol HEH, Kahn RS,”
BackgroundGenes contributing to subcortical volumes and intellectual ability implicate the thalamus
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- Authors
- Posthuma, D., De Geus, E. J. C., Baaré, W. F. C., Pol, H. E. H., Kahn, R. S., & Boomsma, D. I.
- Affiliations
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2002-02
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 83-84
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- OpenAlex
- W2046141452
- Cited by
- 356
- References
- 1
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
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- VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Keywords
- brain volume, intelligence, general intelligence, genetic association, heritability, brain structure, cognitive function
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, Intelligence, Twin Studies as Topic
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