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How Modular Is Intelligence?
Great at reading or recognizing faces? You might not do so well on an IQ test.
• August 23, 2014
• 1,600 Words • 26 Comments • Reply
The English psychologist Charles Spearman was the first to argue that a single factor, called "g," explains most of the variability in human intelligence. When observing the performance of children at school, he noticed that a child who did well in math would also do well in geography or Latin. There seemed to be a... Read More
The Paradox of the Visual Word Form Area
• March 1, 2014
• 1,600 Words • 27 Comments • Reply
Luke the Evangelist (source: British Library). In the past, only a minority could read long texts of cursive writing. But many more could read short texts of block writing. The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is a specialized part of the brain that helps us recognize written words and letters. If it is subjected to... Read More
Low-Hanging Fruit?
• March 9, 2013
• 600 Words • 40 Comments • Reply
Labrador retriever running an obstacle course. Can dog intelligence shed light on human intelligence? (source) My last post described a Chinese project to identify the many genes that contribute to normal variation in human intelligence. If successful, it will simply demonstrate what we already know, i.e., genes are largely responsible for the differences in intelligence... Read More
The Visual Word Form Area - Part II
• February 16, 2013
• 1,300 Words • 10 Comments • Reply
Dr. Kimberly G. Noble has studied the Visual Word Form Area of children in New York City schools (source). The VWFA seems more hardwired in higher SES children. The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is a brain region that specifically recognizes written words. It seems to be composed of neurons that were originally used to... Read More
The Visual Word Form Area
• January 19, 2013
• 1,600 Words • 25 Comments • Reply
Codex Suprasliensis (source). Texts were less reader-friendly in the past. An ability to read and write meant not only a good livelihood but also reproductive success. The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is a brain region that specializes in recognizing written words and letters. Though not essential to reading and writing, it makes these tasks... Read More
How Much Hard Evidence Do You Need?
• July 12, 2012
• 1,800 Words • 22 Comments • Reply
Post updated, 11/17/13 4/14/13 1/19/13, see below! It is already known that educational attainment and income are highly heritable. However, finding specific genes linked to cognitive and behavioral traits has been difficult. This is primarily because most traits arise not from a few genes with large effects, but from many genes with small effects (and... Read More
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The evidence is clear — but often ignored
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