FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 16, 2022·5 min readMaternal Milk Tied to Better School-Age Outcomes for Children Born PretermPreterm babies who were fed maternal milk during and after a stay in NICU had greater academic achievement, higher IQs, and reduced risk of ADHD than their preterm peers who were not fed maternal milk.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 13, 2022·4 min readVideo Games Can Boost Children’s IntelligenceChildren who spent above-average time playing video games increased their intelligence by approximately 2.5 IQ points above the average.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 10, 2022·5 min readHow a Gene Mutation Causes Higher IntelligenceA rare genetic mutation that causes blindness also appears to be associated with above-average intelligence, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2022·7 min readCognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of AgingSevere COVID-19 infection results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained by natural aging between the ages of 50 to 70, and is equivalent to losing 10 IQ points.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2022·5 min readMen 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2022·5 min readLead Exposure in Last Century Shrunk IQ Scores of Half of AmericansEarly-life exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas reduced the IQ of around 170 million Americans, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 8, 2021·4 min readCommon Chemicals in Electronics and Baby Products Harm Brain DevelopmentExposure to even low levels of common chemicals called organophosphate esters can harm IQ, memory, learning, and brain development overall in young children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2021·6 min readIQ Tests Can’t Measure It, but ‘Cognitive Flexibility’ Is Key to Learning and CreativityCognitive 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 1, 2021·6 min readProtecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for PsychosisPrescribing 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·5 min readLow Birth Weight and Preterm Birth Associated With Lower IQ Performance in AdulthoodAverage IQ was significantly lower for adults who were born with either a very low birth weight or born very prematurely, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 20, 2021·4 min readIndependent of IQ, “Decision Acuity” Predicts Broad Range of Decision-Making AbilitiesIndependent of IQ, decision acuity predicted performance in decision-making tasks. This factored higher in older adults and increased in light of parental education.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 19, 2021·8 min readNovel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism and Predicts Patient IQA new computational model can identify genes linked to autism and predict the level of intellectual disability in people with ASD by only using rare mutations in genes already associated with the condition.Read More
