TY - JOUR
T1 - Genomic data can illuminate the architecture and evolution of cognitive abilities
AU - Lee, James J.
AU - Chabris, Christopher F.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Does general intelligence exist across species, and has it been a target of natural selection? These questions can be addressed with genomic data, which can rule out artifacts by demonstrating that distinct cognitive abilities are genetically correlated and thus share a biological substrate. This work has begun with data from humans and can be extended to other species; it should focus not only on general intelligence but also specific capacities like language and spatial ability.
AB - Does general intelligence exist across species, and has it been a target of natural selection? These questions can be addressed with genomic data, which can rule out artifacts by demonstrating that distinct cognitive abilities are genetically correlated and thus share a biological substrate. This work has begun with data from humans and can be extended to other species; it should focus not only on general intelligence but also specific capacities like language and spatial ability.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X16002004
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X16002004
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 29342678
AN - SCOPUS:85061996032
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 40
SP - e209
JO - The Behavioral and brain sciences
JF - The Behavioral and brain sciences
ER -