Cognitive decline – losing brain performance – as we age is big news. Measures to maintain cognitive health are being researched all the time. Here is one effective intervention.
While the link between crystallized intelligence and SAT combined scores is obviously very striking, crystallized intelligence is not significantly linked to GPA. And we are more interested here in the link between fluid intelligence and SAT and GPA…
In the US, higher IQs tend to take up university majors that equip them for higher paid jobs.
Brain plasticity (also known as cortical plasticity or neuroplasticity) is the ability of the brain to reorganize itself – forming new brain cells and new information processing connections, and new functions for those cells.
The idea that classical music – particularly Mozart – makes you smarter has received a lot of press, and is widely believed to be an established fact. This is an appealing idea, but this article should convince you that it is not true that listening to classical music or Mozart makes you more intelligent.