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A roadmap for integrating the brain with mind maps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2007

Andreas Demetriou
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprusademetriou@ucy.ac.cy Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus. mougi@ucy.ac.cywww.ucy.ac.cy
Antigoni Mouyi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprusademetriou@ucy.ac.cy

Abstract

This commentary compares the P-FIT model with psychometric and developmental models of intelligence and shows that there are isomorphisms and divergences between them. All three models involve some common dimensions, but the P-FIT model lacks many of the dimensions of the other models. Then we point to research that can lead to the integration of brain models with cognitive-developmental models.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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