The Neuroscience of Intelligence
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The Neuroscience of Intelligence by Richard J Haier
This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major role as intelligence develops from childhood, and that intelligence test scores correspond strongly to specific features of the brain assessed with neuroimaging. In detailed yet understandable language, Richard J. Haier explains cutting-edge techniques based on DNA and imaging of brain connectivity and function. He dispels common misconceptions - such as the belief that IQ tests are biased or meaningless. Readers will learn about the real possibility of dramatically enhancing intelligence and the positive implications this could have for education and social policy. The text also explores potential controversies surrounding neuro-poverty, neuro-socioeconomic status, and the morality of enhancing intelligence for everyone.
Richard J. Haier is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He pioneered the use of neuroimaging to study intelligence in 1988 and has given invited lectures at meetings sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the European Molecular Biology Organization, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. In 2013, he created video lectures, The Intelligent Brain, for The Great Courses. In 2016, he served as President of the International Society for Intelligence Research and became Editor-in-Chief of Intelligence. In 2020, he received the Life Time Achievement Award from the International Society of Intelligence Research. He is the co-editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience (2021) and the co-author of The Science of Human Intelligence (due 2023). Dr. Haier has discussed intelligence research on many podcasts including with Jordan Peterson, Scott Barry Kaufman, and Lex Fridman.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009295062 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009295063 |
| Title | The Neuroscience of Intelligence |
| Author | Richard J Haier |
| Series | Cambridge Fundamentals Of Neuroscience In Psychology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2023-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
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