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Race, brain size, and IQ: The case for consilience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2004

J. Philippe Rushton
J. Philippe Rushton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C2, Canadahttp:/www.ssc.uwo.ca/psychology/faculty/rushton.html
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rushton@uwo.ca
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Abstract:

Data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), autopsy, endocranial measurements, and other techniques show that: (1) brain size correlates 0.40 with cognitive ability; (2) average brain size varies by race; and (3) average cognitive ability varies by race. These results are as replicable as one will find in the social and behavioral sciences. They pose serious problems for Rose's claim that reductionistic science is inadequate, inefficient, and/or unproductive.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 648 - 649
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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