Molecular behaviors of auditory perception, crying activity, and visual attention among infants during the first few months reflect individual differences and suggest relationships with later measures of cognitive competence. The matrix of pre- and perinatal biological and sociocultural correlates are reviewed in relation to infants who ore subsequently identified as gifted.
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