Book Read Free

The Neuroscience of Intelligence

Page 35

by Richard J Haier


  transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), 160–161

  transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), 159–160

  transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), 158–159

  traumatic brain injury, 62–63, 103

  twin studies, 41Bouchard’s Minnesota study, 50

  common genes for brain structure and intelligence, 126–131

  dizygotic (fraternal) twins, 46

  Dutch twin study, 51, 52

  effect of age at intelligence testing, 50–51

  genetic contribution to intelligence, 50

  heritability of general intelligence, 50–51

  heritability of the g-factor, 54–55

  monozygotic (identical) twins, 46

  neuroimaging and molecular genetics studies, 132

  role of genetics in intelligence, 46–50

  Sir Cyril Burt, 46–50

  US military IQ score cutoff for recruits, 20

  Val66Met gene polymorphism, 62–63, 132

  voxel-based morphometry (VBM), 85–89

  voxels, 82–83

  Watson (IBM computer), 4, 11

  Watson, John B., 37

  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), 13–15

  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), 15

  white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) studies, 128–130

  MRI techniques, 90–91

  Wilshire, Steven, 3

  Wilson, Edward O., 25

  X-ray imaging of the brain, 69

  Zuckerberg, Mark, 28

 

 

 


‹ Prev