Many people believe intelligence is a fixed trait you receive at birth and cannot change. Scientific discoveries paint a completely different picture of how the human brain actually works. Your ...

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

New research suggests Intelligence may emerge from how the brain’s networks work together rather than a single “intelligence ...

Intelligence, therefore, depends on how the brain manages the division of labor across different networks and combines them as needed. Second, for the brain to manage this distributed processing, it ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing how to cook.

Keeping your brain active through social interaction, learning new skills and regular exercise could play an important role in protecting long term brain health. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson joined ...

University of Pittsburgh provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new analysis suggests that general intelligence involves the coordination of ...

Aron Barbey, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology, is also the director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision ...