The genetics of g in human and mouse.
The g factor refers to the substantial overlap that exists between individual differences in diverse cognitive processes in humans. In this article, I argue that a mouse model of g could provide a powerful analytic tool for exploring cognitive processes that are linked functionally by genes.
Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, 111 Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK. rplomin@iop.kcl.ac.uk
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