Psychology & Psychiatry
Your smile gives you away
Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily.
Jun 9, 2017
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News tagged with human intelligence
Neuroscience
Scientists can predict intelligence from brain scans
If you've ever lied about your IQ to seem more intelligent, it's time to fess up. Scientists can now tell how smart you are just by looking at a scan of your brain.
Jun 29, 2018
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Health
Changes in the immune system explain why belly fat is bad for thinking
Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as we become older, and changes in parts of the immune system could be responsible.
Dec 17, 2019
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Genetics
Study suggests humans are slowly but surely losing intellectual and emotional abilities
Human intelligence and behavior require optimal functioning of a large number of genes, which requires enormous evolutionary pressures to maintain. A provocative hypothesis published in a recent set of Science and Society ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Neuroscience
Intelligence 'networks' discovered in brain for the first time
Scientists from Imperial College London have identified for the first time two clusters of genes linked to human intelligence.
Dec 21, 2015
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Genetics
Hundreds of genes linked to intelligence in global study
More than 500 genes linked to intelligence have been identified in the largest study of its kind. Scientists compared variation in DNA in more than 240,000 people from around the world, to discover which genes are associated ...
Mar 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers using MRI to quantify human intelligence
Human intelligence is being defined and measured for the first time ever by researchers at the University of Warwick.
Jul 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers debunk the IQ myth
After conducting the largest online intelligence study on record, a Western University-led research team has concluded that the notion of measuring one's intelligence quotient or IQ by a singular, standardized test is highly ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Debunking the IQ myth
(Medical Xpress)—You may be more than a single number, according to a team of Western-led researchers. Considered a standard gauge of intelligence, an intelligence quotient (IQ) score doesn't actually provide an accurate ...
May 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Network neuroscience theory best predictor of intelligence, study finds
Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute ...
Dec 20, 2022
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