Increased intelligence is a myth (so far)

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Haier, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Cognitive training; g factor; Intelligence; IQ testing; Ratio scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE TRAINING; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LITERATURE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; TRAINING;

EID: 84896983095     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00034     Document Type: Article

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