Science news articles about 'higher intelligence'

... more than the usual amount of brain synapse activity, which was consistent with behaviors indicating higher intelligence. "Now that we know how to make gerbils smarter," said Gerald Weissmann, MD, ...

Men of higher intelligence tend to produce better quality sperm, UK research suggests.

... was enough to increase combined, verbal and visuospatial intelligence scores by an average of six per cent, ... scored seven per cent higher. The verbal intelligence scores for teenagers who ate fish ...

... in the anterior prefrontal cortex helps people not only to manage complex problems, resulting in higher intelligence, but also aids in dealing with simultaneous goals, leading to better self-control. ...

Better self-control is linked to higher intelligence. But until now psychologists have been unsure exactly why. Now, researchers at Yale University are the first to report a clue that's helping to ...