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Fast fact #74

#74: A 2011 study suggests that the increase in general intelligence seen during adolescence can be attributed to increases in mental speed.

The brain

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Source: Coyle TR et al. Psychol Sci 2011;22(10):1265-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Psychol%20Sci%202011%3B22(10)%3A1265-9.
Originally published in Big Picture: Inside the Brain
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Inside-the-brain/index.htm

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