intelligence

In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.

The idea that minds and consciousness might be generated by the nervous system alone is false.

Our brains have evolved to the point where we can build artificial brains that might help us understand our brains. Let that sink in.

An analysis of the contours of more than 600 kids’ brains points to links between cerebral surface area and heritability in regions of the brain important in cognition.  

A neurologist by training, Stefánsson founded Iceland-based deCODE Genetics to explore what the human genome can tell us about disease and our species’ evolution.

Students, especially racial minorities, tend to perform worse when professors believe intelligence is fixed

Scientists have proposed a variety of features that influence one’s ability to remember things and solve problems.

IQ can’t capture the breadth, depth, or variety of human intelligence.

Imaging, behavioral, and genetic data yield clues to what’s behind effective thinking.

A study compares verbal and math test scores to air quality measurements in China and finds a correlation.

The influence of genetic variants tops that of socioeconomic status.

When it comes to tool making, the birds learn differently than humans.

Researchers found several hundred genes expressed in the human brain are tied to cognition or neuroses.

Scientists have identified 40 new genes linked to human intelligence.

Scientists are enlisting the help of pigeons, parrots, crows, jays, and other species to disprove the notion that human cognitive abilities are beyond those of other animals.

Photon emissions in the brain are red-shifted in more-intelligent species, though scientists dispute what that means.

Many avian species have more neurons than do mammals with similar-mass brains.

The study of nonhuman intelligence is coming into its own as researchers realize the unique contexts in which distinct species learn and behave.

In the book's prologue, author Frans de Waal considers the intellectual impediments to studying animal intelligence.