Answers to: Is IQ dropping around the world? Where does human intelligence come from? What are the signs of a high IQ brain?
While it is obvious to us that some people are smarter than others, scientists are definitely not agreed on the root of one of our most precious abilities: intelligence.
Certainly, many aspects of intelligence are mysterious, and these six recent studies published in the members-only section of PsyBlog have asked questions including:
- Where does human intelligence come from?
- What are the signs of a high IQ brain?
- Is IQ dropping around the world?
Perhaps the last of these questions should concern us the most; after all, without our intelligence what a paltry being is left?
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American IQ Is Dropping — And It’s Happening Elsewhere Too (M)
In the last 30 years or so, there is evidence that the so-called ‘Flynn effect’ has been reversing..
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How Reading For Pleasure Affects Your IQ (M)
Around half the children in the study had little or no experience of reading for pleasure or did not pick up the habit until later on.
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4 Personality Traits That Are Signs Of High IQ (M)
The research revealed the facets of the major personality traits that are signs of high intelligence.
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This Part Of Your Brain ‘Masterminds’ Fluid Intelligence (M)
Where does intelligence lie in the brain? Scientists definitely do not agree.
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Human Intelligence Arises From Efficiency Of The Whole Brain Rather Than A Specific Area (M)
There is no specific area of the brain that ‘masterminds’ our intelligence, research finds.
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A Surprising Sign Of A High IQ Brain (M)
High IQ brains have greater functional connectivity and higher synchronisation, but this has an unexpected real-world effect.
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