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    • Lead levels and cognitive abilities in Peruvian children 

      Vega-Dienstmaier, Johann; Salinas-Piélago, Joel E.; Gutiérrez-Campos, María Del Rosario; Mandamiento-Ayquipa, Ricardo D.; Yara-Hokama, María Del Carmen; Ponce-Canchihuamán, Johny; Castro-Morales, Jorge (BRAssociacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2006-03)
      Objective: To study the relationship between blood lead levels and cognitive abilities of children exposed to this metal. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that included 134 children aged 6 to 8.5 years old from 3 ...
    • Why complex cognitive ability increases with absolute latitude 

      León, Federico R.; Burga León, Andrés (NLElsevier, 2014-09)
      Evolutionary psychologists attribute the superior IQs of light-skinned populations to genetic imprints left by millenary processes promoted by cold. But a novel theory that explains IQ gains observed across recent generations ...