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Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in New Mexico is one of the first to investigate the effects of practice in the brain using two image techniques.
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The results of a new study suggest that while we are daydreaming our brains are involved in complex problem solving.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 08:10
More Evidence That Intelligence is Mostly Inherited
Written by Keiron Walsh
"Intelligence is largely inherited", claims a new twin study that used a high definition brain imaging technique to examine the quality of myelin in the brains of participants. UCLA neurology professor Paul Thompson and his colleagues used a faster version of a type of scanner called a HARDI (high-angular resolution diffusion imaging) that takes scans of the brain at a much higher resolution than a standard MRI to examine the quality of participants' myelin in several areas of the brain associated with intelligence.
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New research by psychologists Susan Goldin-Meadow and Meredith Rowe has shown that children who are able to use gestures to convey many meanings when they are aged 14 months have much larger vocabularies when they reach school age than those with less ability to use gestures. The research is published today (13 February) in the journal Science.
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 13:22
Emotional Intelligence Training May Boost Exam Performance
Written by Keiron Walsh
Exam performance is not just down to IQ. Emotional Intelligence is also important according to a new study that investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence and
educational achievement. This means that teaching children to understand and manage their emotions may help them academically. The findings were presented at The British
Psychological Society’s Education Section Annual Conference on the 1st of November.
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 06:46
Playing a Musical Instrument Improves Intelligence
Written by Keiron Walsh
More evidence that intelligence can be enhanced has been published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. The research shows that as well as increasing the ability to a make fine judgements between sounds and improving finger dexterity, playing a musical instrument improves scores on verbal ability and pattern recognition; skills that are not normally associated with music.
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Way back in June, we featured a piece of research which showed that fluid intelligence can be improved by training working memory. In that study the researchers used specialised training tasks, such as "dual n-back training". Now a new study has found that simply using internet search engines may improve intelligence.
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 16:16
Higher Intelligence is Related to the Ability to Delay Gratification
Written by Keiron Walsh
Most people prefer to have their rewards immediately, rather than have to wait for them, but would what if the rewards of the future are greater than the rewards available now - would you be prepared to wait? What if you were offered £20 now, or you could wait and have £100 in six months time - what would you choose? Being able wait for more valuable rewards is associated with higher intelligence, and now researchers believe they have found a region of the brain that is involved in both intelligence and what psychologists call "delay discounting" - the inability to resist the temptation of a smaller reward in lieu of recieving a larger reward at a later date. Discounting future rewards too much is a form of
impulsivity, and an important way in which we can neglect to exert
self-control.
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Friday, 24 April 2009 07:27
Study Sponsored by Wrigley Finds that Chewing Gum in Class Improves Grades
Written by Keiron Walsh
"Spit that gum out Jenkins!" is the fearsome cry of many a schoolteacher; however, new research suggests that they may be misguided in denying their pupils the opportunity to masticate in class. Could chewing gum in class actually improve grades?
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Can human beings rev up their intelligence quotients, or are they stuck with IQs set by their genes at birth? Until recently, nature seemed to be the clear winner over nurture. But new research, led by Swiss postdoctoral fellows Susanne M. Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl, working at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, suggests that at least one aspect of a person's IQ can be improved by training working memory.
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