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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 1, 2021·5 min read

          Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth Associated With Lower IQ Performance in Adulthood

          Average IQ was significantly lower for adults who were born with either a very low birth weight or born very prematurely, a new study reports.
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          ·June 1, 2021·6 min read

          Protecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for Psychosis

          Prescribing SSRIs during late childhood to those with genetic risk factors for psychosis can reduce the deterioration of intellectual abilities, a new study reveals. SSRIs appear to have a neuroprotective effect for certain brain areas associated with the onset of psychosis if provided early.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 26, 2021·6 min read

          IQ Tests Can’t Measure It, but ‘Cognitive Flexibility’ Is Key to Learning and Creativity

          Cognitive flexibility, an ability to switch between different concepts, or adapt behavior to achieve goals in a novel or changing environment, is a key player in both learning and creativity.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 6, 2021·3 min read

          Clever Children Tell Better Jokes

          The link between humor and intelligence appears to be much stronger in children than in adults, a new study reports.
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          ·October 21, 2021·5 min read

          Looking Beyond the Individual Brain to Study the Collective Mind

          In order to better understand the role that knowledge serves in human intelligence, it is essential to look beyond the individual and focus studies on the community overall, researchers say.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 18, 2021·4 min read

          Are Rocket Scientists and Brain Surgeons Really Smarter Than Everyone Else?

          In terms of general intelligence, rocket scientists and brain surgeons are no smarter than the general population, researchers report.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 22, 2021·4 min read

          Key Neural Mechanism Believed to Support Advanced Cognitive Abilities Identified

          Researchers have identified a neural mechanism that supports advanced cognitive functions such as planning and problem-solving. The mechanism distributes information from a single neuron to larger neural populations in the prefrontal cortex.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 7, 2022·5 min read

          Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrunk IQ Scores of Half of Americans

          Early-life exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas reduced the IQ of around 170 million Americans, a new study reports.
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          ·March 8, 2022·5 min read

          Dementia Patients Struggle to Cope With Change Because of Damage to General Intelligence Brain Networks

          Damage to the multiple demand network, a brain network associated with general intelligence, causes people with dementia to struggle to adapt to changes in their environment
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·March 20, 2022·5 min read

          Men Think They’re Brighter Than They Are and Women Underestimate Their IQ. Why?

          Despite there being no differences in IQ or general intelligence between males and females, men often overestimate their IQ's, considering them to be higher than females. Researchers explore why this matters in an educational context and evaluate why females often underestimate their intellectual abilities.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·April 25, 2022·3 min read

          New Links Found Between Musical Training and Cognitive Ability

          Musical training influences visual working memory, researchers discovered. The study found regions of the brain may share a common component that influences both visual and musical working memory.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·May 10, 2022·5 min read

          How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence

          A rare genetic mutation that causes blindness also appears to be associated with above-average intelligence, a new study reports.
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