The causal influence of brain size on human intelligence: Evidence from within-family phenotypic associations and GWAS modeling

There exists a moderate correlation between MRI-measured brain size and the general factor of IQ performance (g), but the question of whether the association reflects a theoretically important causal relationship or spurious confounding remains somewhat open. Previous small studies (n 〈100)looking f...

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Main Authors: Chabris, C.F (Author), Iacono, W.G (Author), Lee, J.J (Author), McGue, M. (Author), Michael, A.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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