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.
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Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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,
Joseph 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
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 30, 2022
These seven questions can establish how wise you are
Wisdom measures are increasingly being used to study factors that impact mental health and optimal aging.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2022
These seven questions can determine how wise you are, study finds
An abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom and a strong association to well-being.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 4, 2022
New computer hardware runs 1 million times faster than the synapses in the human brain
A practical inorganic material in the fabrication process enables their devices to run 1 million times faster than previous versions.
Joseph Shavit
- May 14, 2022
Video games can boost children's intelligence, study finds
Researchers have studied how the screen habits of US children correlate with how their cognitive abilities develop over time.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 7, 2022
Does artificial intelligence think like a human?
A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 4, 2022
Biohybrid nanorobots intelligently target drug delivery
How tiny robots with living parts are designed and fabricated to perform tasks such as effectively delivering drugs to body tissues.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 18, 2021
Ability to produce humor linked to higher intelligence levels in schoolchildren
Children with higher levels of general knowledge and verbal reasoning are better able to produce humor, new research suggests.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 4, 2021
Can being good at math help you become great at sports
Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu revealed that maths was her favorite subject at school.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 23, 2021
Key mental abilities can actually improve as we age
It’s long been believed that advancing age leads to broad declines in our mental abilities. New research offers surprisingly good news.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
A parent’s genes can influence a child’s educational success, inherited or not
A child’s educational success depends on the genes that they haven’t inherited from their parents, as well as the genes they have
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
8 weeks of meditation studies can make your brain quicker
Just eight weeks of meditation studies can make your brain quicker, according to new research from Binghamton University.
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