Novartis Foundation Symposium 178 – The Origins and Development of High Ability

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Partial table of contents: Giftedness and Intelligence: One and the Same? (D. Detterman). Psychological Profiles of the Mathematically Talented: Some Sex Differences and Evidence Supporting Their Biological Basis (C. Benbow & D. Lubinski). Genetics and High Cognitive Ability (R. Plomin & L. Thompson). The Early Lives of Child Prodigies (M. Howe). Musical Ability (J. Sloboda). Boys and Girls Who Reason Well Mathematically (J. Stanley). Scientific Ability (K. Heller). Accelerating Language Acquisition (W. Fowler, et al.). Can We Create Gifted People? (K. Ericsson, et al.). Closing Remarks (R. Atkinson). Indexes.