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Monday, September 08, 2008

Effect of supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with n-3 very-long-chain fatty acids on children's IQ and body mass index at 7 years of age.

Aug 2008 OBJECTIVES: Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) are essential for brain growth and cognitive development. We have reported that supplementing pregnant and lactating women with n-3... Read more...

Gene-environment interaction in adults' IQ scores: measures of past and present environment.

Jul 2008 Gene-environment interaction was studied in a sample of young (mean age 26 years, N = 385) and older (mean age 49 years, N = 370) adult males and females. Full scale IQ scores (FSIQ) were analyzed using biometric models... Read more...

Generalist genes and the Internet generation: etiology of learning abilities by web testing at age 10.

Jun 2008 A key translational issue for neuroscience is to understand how genes affect individual differences in brain function. Although it is reasonable to suppose that genetic effects on specific learning abilities, such as... Read more...

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• Effect of supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with n-3 very-long-chain fatty acids on children's IQ and body mass index at 7 years of age. Aug 2008
• Gene-environment interaction in adults' IQ scores: measures of past and present environment. Jul 2008
• Generalist genes and the Internet generation: etiology of learning abilities by web testing at age 10. Jun 2008
• The structure of intelligence in children and adults with high functioning autism. May 2008
• Commentary on Loring and Larrabee's Reanalysis of Reitan's Original Studies. May 2008
• Intellectual capacity measurement in schizophrenia. 4 Apr 2008
• Association between lung function and cognition among children in a prospective birth cohort study. Apr 2008
• State IQ and elderly suicide rates in the United States. Apr 2008
• Development of an IQ test for New Zealand adults. Apr 2008
• Automated neuropsychological assessment metrics (ANAM) and Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Ability: a concurrent validity study. Mar 2008
• Use of the Abbreviated Mental Test Score by junior doctors on patients with fractured neck of femur. Feb 2008
• General intellectual capacity of young men with cleft lip with or without cleft palate and cleft palate alone. 2008
• Significant factor score variability and the validity of the WISC-III Full Scale IQ in predicting later academic achievement. 2008
• Gender differences on WAIS-III incidental learning, pairing, and free recall. 2008
• Estimated pre-morbid IQ effects on cognitive and functional outcomes in Alzheimer disease: a longitudinal study in a treated cohort. 2008
• An investigation of the measurement properties of the Spot-the-Word test in a community sample. Dec 2007
• Validation of the Norwegian version of Hayes Ability Screening Index for mental retardation. Dec 2007
• Intellectual and language functions in children of mothers with epilepsy. 29 Nov 2007
• National IQs predict differences in scholastic achievement in 67 countries. 30 Oct 2007
• Stability of scores for the Slosson Full-Range Intelligence Test. 24 Oct 2007

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Technical information about 'Intelligence Tests'

Definition: Standardized tests that measure the present general ability or aptitude for intellectual performance.

Descriptor UI: D007361

Alternative terms: Intelligence Tests; Intelligence Test; Test, Intelligence; Tests, Intelligence; Mental Tests; Mental Test; Test, Mental; Tests, Mental;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F04.711.141.493;