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Chapter Four - 50 Shades of Gray Matter

A Brain Image of Intelligence Is Worth a Thousand Words

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Richard J. Haier
Richard J. Haier
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University of California, Irvine
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Summary

Intelligence appears to involve many areas across the brain and specific neural circuits are identified based on both structural and functional connectivity. Data support the PFIT model and the idea that intelligence is related to efficient information flow in brain networks.

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PFIT model of intelligencebrain networks and IQpredicting IQbrain connectivity
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The Neuroscience of Intelligence , pp. 105 - 149
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • 50 Shades of Gray Matter
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.006
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  • 50 Shades of Gray Matter
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.006
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  • 50 Shades of Gray Matter
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.006
Available formats
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