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08

Apr

Emotional intelligence is key trait for effective leadership Being able to understand and use emotions in an effective manner is a crucial attribute one needs for great leadership.

Emotional intelligence is key trait for effective leadership

Being able to understand and use emotions in an effective manner is a crucial attribute one needs for great leadership.

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23

Jan

Emotional smarts tied to general IQ Researchers use their findings to support the idea that understanding things involves both intelligence and applying that knowledge ‘to social situations.’

Emotional smarts tied to general IQ
Researchers use their findings to support the idea that understanding things involves both intelligence and applying that knowledge ‘to social situations.’

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IQ/intelligence/science/

15

Jan

Does pot really lower IQ? A new study suggests that factors related to economic class and home life, not marijuana use, may actually cause pot smokers’ IQ drop.

Does pot really lower IQ?
A new study suggests that factors related to economic class and home life, not marijuana use, may actually cause pot smokers’ IQ drop.

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13

Nov

Are humans becoming less intelligent?Some scientists argue that humans have just diversified them with various types of intelligence.

Are humans becoming less intelligent?
Some scientists argue that humans have just diversified them with various types of intelligence.

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28

Aug

Smoking weed during teenage years can lower intelligenceTeens who smoke marijuana see their IQs drop as adults, and deficits persist even after quitting, according to a new study.

Smoking weed during teenage years can lower intelligence
Teens who smoke marijuana see their IQs drop as adults, and deficits persist even after quitting, according to a new study.

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02

Aug

dailymedical: Goodbye, IQ Tests: Brain Imaging Can Reveal Intelligence Levels Research from Washington University in St. Louis has identified variations in brain scans that they believe identify portions of the brain that are responsible for intelligence. As suspected (and as explained by cartoons) brain size does play a small role; they said that brain size accounts for 6.7 percent of variance in intelligence. Recent research has placed the brain’s prefrontal cortex, a region just behind the forehead, as providing for 5 percent of the variation in intelligence between people. Read more

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Goodbye, IQ Tests: Brain Imaging Can Reveal Intelligence Levels

Research from Washington University in St. Louis has identified variations in brain scans that they believe identify portions of the brain that are responsible for intelligence.

As suspected (and as explained by cartoons) brain size does play a small role; they said that brain size accounts for 6.7 percent of variance in intelligence. Recent research has placed the brain’s prefrontal cortex, a region just behind the forehead, as providing for 5 percent of the variation in intelligence between people.

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16

Apr

Specific genes linked to brain size, intelligenceThough scientists have suggested bigger brains are “smarter,” this study is the strongest case yet for a genetic connection to brain size and to IQ. Of course, brain size is not 100 percent correlated with a person’s intelligence, and other factors, including connections between brain cells and even a person’s experiences, play roles.

Specific genes linked to brain size, intelligence
Though scientists have suggested bigger brains are “smarter,” this study is the strongest case yet for a genetic connection to brain size and to IQ. Of course, brain size is not 100 percent correlated with a person’s intelligence, and other factors, including connections between brain cells and even a person’s experiences, play roles.

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27

Nov

A pill to make you smarter? Drug grows brain cellsThe drug helps more baby brain cells survive and grow to become functioning brain cells.

A pill to make you smarter? Drug grows brain cells
The drug helps more baby brain cells survive and grow to become functioning brain cells.

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09

Nov

Cows seem like placid animals merely concerned with chewing their cud. As it turns out, they possess a rich and complex emotional life. The Times reports that scientists have found that cows have friends and enemies. Further, “Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain, fear and even anxiety — they worry about the future.”9 of the smartest animals on Earth

Cows seem like placid animals merely concerned with chewing their cud. As it turns out, they possess a rich and complex emotional life. The Times reports that scientists have found that cows have friends and enemies. Further, “Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain, fear and even anxiety — they worry about the future.”
9 of the smartest animals on Earth

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29

Oct

Humans aren’t the only intelligent creatures on Earth. Here are 9 of the smartest animals on Earth.

Humans aren’t the only intelligent creatures on Earth. Here are 9 of the smartest animals on Earth.

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