By making maps of the differences in cortical gray matter volume between twins, Thompson et al. describe which brain regions are strongly determined by genetic factors; they further investigate how these brain differences correlate with measures of cognitive performance.
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Plomin, R., Kosslyn, S. Genes, brain and cognition. Nat Neurosci 4, 1153–1154 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1201-1153
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