I am not sure if this is new science or new phrenology. Jeff Nagelbush Ferris State University >> >>NEW SCIENTIST >> >>IQ is inherited, suggests twin study >> >>15:12 05 November 01 >>Alison Motluk >> >>Genes have a very strong influence over how certain parts of our brains >>develop, scientists in the US and Finland have found. And the parts most >>influenced are those that govern our cognitive ability. In short, you >>inherit >>your IQ. >> >>Paul Thompson at the University of California at Los Angeles and his >>colleagues >>used MRI to scan the brains of 10 pairs of identical and 10 pairs of >>fraternal >>twins. Identical twins have identical genes, whereas fraternal twins >>sharing on >>average half their genes. The twins shared environments, means researchers >>can >>separate genetic and environmental factors. >> >>The researchers found that certain regions of the brain were highly >>heritable. >>These included language areas, known as Broca's and Wernicke's areas, and >>the >>frontal region, which, among other things, plays a huge role in cognition. >> >>Full text >>http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991520
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