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Hans J. Eysenck’s views on genes and intelligence were considered controversial at the time. But do recent studies vindicate the man?
Particular parts of an individual’s brain tend to work together on certain tasks. Researchers can look at these patterns of “functional connectivity” to predict traits – like the ability to pay attention.
When your kids (or colleagues) misbehave, does anyone give you five options, one of which is uniquely correct, to solve the problem? So, why do we continue to test students in this way?
This research suggests that there is one simple way to equip your children for a life of literacy from their infancy: show them picture books.
It’s assumed good managers are intelligent, but do they also need emotional intelligence? And if that’s missing, can they learn?
New research found that a programme aimed at changing pupils’ mindsets had no significant impact on their attainment.
After a new study found no link between the hours a person spends gaming and their cognitive abilities, we look at the evidence.
Whether a child’s family is well-off or struggling for money has long been linked with their success at school. The gap between parents’ income and their children’s achievement is evident in kindergarten…
A recent article in The Conversation by Emma Blakey addressed a widespread concern about exaggerated claims made by developers of brain training products. Blakey correctly pointed out that the evidence…
We’re getting more stupid. That’s one point made in a recent article in the New Scientist, reporting on a gradual decline in IQs in developed countries such as the UK, Australia and the Netherlands. Such…
A new study suggests the treatment pregnant women receive for epilepsy does not adversely affect their offspring. The study…
There could be a way of predicting – and preventing – which children will go on to have low intelligence, according to the findings of a study researchers at Cardiff University presented on Monday. They…
Research published in JAMA Pediatrics this week shows a causal relationship between breastfeeding and higher IQ by the time a child is seven years old. Put simply, longer breastfeeding appears to make…
A news report recently informed readers that the reason children from poorer backgrounds struggle is due to genetic “inherited abilities”. According to the article, a new Productivity Commission report…
A new study shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby’s life is linked to a higher IQ at…
What parent can pass up the chance to boost their child’s intelligence by putting on some nice classical music? The popular idea that IQ scores can be raised by listening to Mozart is a case study in how…
IQ can rise or fall in adolescent years, according to a new study. Until now it has been assumed that intellectual capability…
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