Intelligence

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Bereavement-related cognitive impairment in an oldest-old community-dwelling Brazilian sample.

As it is already known that depression can cause a demonstrable impact on cognition in elderly subjects, the objective of this study was to determine whether also the mourning process is associated with any cognitive impairment in this age range. A ...
Flávio M F Xavier, Marcos P T Ferraz, Clarissa M Trentini, Neli K Freitas, Emilio H Moriguchi (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200205)
bereavement-related-cognitive-impairment-oldest-old-community.asp

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Application of hierarchical genetic models to Raven and WAIS subtests: a Dutch twin study.

Hierarchical models of intelligence are highly informative and widely accepted. Application of these models to twin data, however, is sparse. This paper addresses the question of how a genetic hierarchical model fits the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ...
Frühling V Rijsdijk, P A Vernon, Dorret I Boomsma (Behav Genet, 200205)
application-hierarchical-genetic-models-raven-wais-subtests-dutch.asp

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Psychological and family factors associated with suicidal ideation in pre-adolescents.

To assess the psychological and family factors associated with suicidal ideation in pre-adolescent children, we studied a sample of 361 students, average age 9 years old. Two groups were formed, on the basis of the presence (n = 34) or absence (n = 44) ...
Ferran Viñas, Josepa Canals, M Eugenia Gras, Claudia Ros, Edelmira Domènech-Llaberia (Span J Psychol, 200205)
psychological-family-factors-associated-suicidal-ideation-pre.asp

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Null sex differences in general intelligence: evidence from the WAIS-III.

There is an increasing number of studies claiming that the sex differences in general intelligence are "real." The empirical evidence is based on the summation of the standardized sex differences in several cognitive batteries. However, the scientific ...
Roberto Colom, Luis F García, Manuel Juan-Espinosa, Francisco J Abad (Span J Psychol, 200205)
null-sex-differences-general-intelligence-evidence-wais-iii.asp

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Agent-based modeling for understanding social intelligence.

The advantages of agent-based modeling for a general theory of intelligence at the individual and social level are emphasized over other existing approaches mainly relying on rationality theories. As was pointed out during the National Academy of ...
Rosaria Conte (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 200205)
agent-based-modeling-understanding-social-intelligence.asp

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Is there a link between writing ability, drawing aptitude and manual skills of dental students?

In France, students have to choose between medical or dental courses, according to their rank, after a competitive examination at the end of their first year of study. Intellectual ability is evaluated, while manual competence is not, and this is a ...
Dominique Gillet, André Quinton, Alain Jeannel (Eur J Dent Educ, 200205)
link-writing-ability-drawing-aptitude-manual-skills-dental-students.asp

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Alzheimers disease and dental management.

Alzheimers disease (AD) is a major disorder of old age and the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is loss of intelligence, memory, and cognitive functions. It is usually associated with aging, but there are many possible causes. Older adults are the ...
Hümeyra Kocaelli, Mehmet Yaltirik, L Ilhan Yargic, Hakan Ozbas (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 200205)
alzheimer-s-disease-dental-management.asp

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Recruitment of anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in human reasoning: a parametric study of relational complexity.

Reasoning and problem solving depend on the ability to represent and integrate complex relationships among stimuli. For example, deciding whether an animal is dangerous requires integrating information about the type of animal, its size, its distance ...
James K Kroger, Fred W Sabb, Christina L Fales, Susan Y Bookheimer, Mark S Cohen, Keith J Holyoak (Cereb Cortex, 200205)
recruitment-anterior-dorsolateral-prefrontal-cortex-human-reasoning.asp

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Performance of older adults on tests of cognitive estimation.

This study provides performance data for older adults on two existing tests of cognitive estimation ability (Cognitive Estimation Test [CET] and Temporal Judgement Test [TJT]) and a novel set of estimation questions (n-EQ) that make reference to ...
David C Gillespie, Ruth I Evans, Elizabeth A Gardener, Audrey Bowen (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 200205)
performance-older-adults-tests-cognitive-estimation.asp

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The association between duration of breastfeeding and adult intelligence.

CONTEXT: A number of studies suggest a positive association between breastfeeding and cognitive development in early and middle childhood. However, the only previous study that investigated the relationship between breastfeeding and intelligence in ...
Erik Lykke Mortensen, Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, Stephanie A Sanders, June Machover Reinisch (JAMA, 200205)
association-duration-breastfeeding-adult-intelligence.asp