Posts Tagged ‘Caltech’
Science & Technology - Tuesday, February 23, 2010 18:04 - 0 Comments
Brain map reveals biology of intelligence
The brain regions important for general intelligence are found in several specific places (orange regions shown on the brain on the left). Looking inside the brain reveals the connections between these regions, which are particularly important to general intelligence. The big orange regions in the right image are connections (like cables) that connect the specific brain regions in the image on the left. (Courtesy: PNAS)
CALTECH (US)—Researchers have mapped the brain structures that affect general intelligence. The finding adds new insight to a set of controversial questions: What is intelligence, and how can we measure it? Continue…
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