Height linked to differences in cognitive ability, breakthrough study finds
The study’s startling revelations show that infants with stunted growth exhibit disrupted visual working memory
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JJ Shavit
- Nov 15
Scientific breakthrough reveals the most accurate predictor of human intelligence
A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 8
Seven questions can reveal how wise you are, study finds
UCSD researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 7
Height linked to differences in cognitive ability, groundbreaking study finds
Researcher unveiled a crucial link—affecting infants as young as six months old—between the physical stature and their cognitive abilities
JJ Shavit
- Oct 27
Surprisingly, Neanderthals were as intelligent as Homo Sapiens, study finds
Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thought, could create artistic objects, and knew how to decorate their bodies using personal ornaments
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25
Killer whales might be getting smarter and that may not be good news
Killer whales, have shown us that they're not just apex predators but evolving intellectual giants of the sea.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 6
Groundbreaking discovery identifies the most accurate predictor of human intelligence
Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 5
These seven questions can predict how wise you are, study finds
According to researchers, a concise scale consisting of seven items can accurately determine an individual's level of wisdom.
JJ Shavit
- May 31
Monkeys are smarter than we thought, study finds
The study is first to show that monkeys can think deeply about a problem and consider combinations of factors such as costs and consequences
JJ Shavit
- May 19
Scientists develop the best predictor of intelligence, study finds
New analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving.
JJ Shavit
- May 5
These seven questions can predict how wise you are
UCSD researchers developed a concise scale consisting of seven items that can accurately determine an individual's level of wisdom.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 20
Major breakthrough finds most accurate predictor of human intelligence
To understand the remarkable cognitive abilities that underlie intelligence, scientists look to their biological foundations in the brain.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 5
Seven questions can define how wise you are, study finds
Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom and well-being.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 20
Scientific breakthrough finds most accurate predictor of human intelligence
Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 20
Major discovery finds most accurate predictor of human intelligence
A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 6
Brain area responsible for problem solving finally identified
Fluid intelligence is thought to be a key feature involved in “active thinking” - a set of complex mental processes involved in abstraction.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 30, 2022
These seven questions can define how wise you are
Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom,
JJ Shavit
- Dec 28, 2022
Women on average perform better than men on a ‘theory of mind’ test
A part of human social interaction and communication involves putting ourselves in other people’s shoes, to imagine another person's thought
JJ Shavit
- Dec 20, 2022
Groundbreaking discovery provides best predictor of human intelligence
A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 30, 2022
Seven insightful questions can determine how wise you are
Researchers have found that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom.
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