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Is Waist to Hip Ratio Indicative of Cognitive Abilities?


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    Lisa Martens

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Sources Discussed in Video
  • Dixon, B.J., Grimshaw, G.M., Linklater, W.L., & Dixon, A.F. (2010). Watching the hourglass: Eye tracking reveals men's appreciation of the female form. Human Nature, 21, 355-370.
  • Lassek, W.D. & Gaulin, S.J. (2008). Waist-hip ratio and cognitive ability: Is gluteofemoral fat a privileged store of neurodevelopment resources? Evolution and Human Behaviour, 29 (1), 26-34.

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  • Cornelissen, P.L., Tovee, M.J., & Bateson, M. (2009). Patterns of subcutaneous fat deposition and the relationship between body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: Implications for models of physical attractiveness. Journal of Theoretical Biology 256 (3), 343-350.
  • Rilinga, J.K., Kaufmana, T.L., Smith, E., Patele, R., & Worthman, C.M. (2009). Abdominal depth and waist circumference as influential. Evolution and Human Behaviour, 30, 21-31.
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