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Genetic associations between intelligence and cortical thickness emerge at the start of puberty.
Human brain mapping - 1 Aug 2014
Brouwer Rachel M, van Soelen Inge L C, Swagerman Suzanne C, Schnack Hugo G, Ehli Erik A, Kahn René S, Hulshoff Pol Hilleke E, Boomsma Dorret I
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Cognitive abilities are related to (changes in) brain structure during adolescence and adulthood. Previous studies suggest that associations between cortical thickness and intelligence may be different at different ages. As both intelligence and cortical thickness are heritable traits, the question arises whether the association between cortical thickness development and intelligence is due to genes influencing...
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