RE: 'CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND RISK OF MORTALITY: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF GIFTED INDIVIDUALS'

摘要

In a recent Journal article, Martin and Kubzansky (1) used data from the classic Terman Genetic Study of Genius (2, 3), the longest follow-up study in the social sciences, to test whether childhood psychometric intelligence is positively related to longevity (4). Their findings from the Terman cohort favored this hypothesis. Suicide mortality may be an exception to the observed association between high cognitive performance and longevity. This neglected and widely unrecognized outcome from Terman's study should stimulate further research in this area. # Dollars 1001N200306448Dollars 1200