Richard J. Haier - The Neuroscience Of Intelligence

Richard J. Haier

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THE NEUROSCIENCE OF INTELLIGENCE

This book introduces new and provocative neuroscience research that advances ourunderstanding of intelligence and the brain. Compelling evidence shows that genetics playa more important role than environment as intelligence develops from childhood, and thatintelligence test scores correspond strongly to specific features of the brain assessed withneuroimaging. In understandable language, Richard J. Haier explains cutting-edgetechniques based on genetics, DNA, and imaging of brain connectivity and function. Hedispels common misconceptions - such as the belief that IQ tests are biased or meaningless- and debunks simple interventions alleged to increase intelligence. Readers will learnabout the real possibility of dramatically enhancing intelligence based on neurosciencefindings and the positive implications this could have for education and social policy. Thetext also explores potential controversies surrounding neuro-poverty, neurosocial-economic status, and the morality of enhancing intelligence for everyone. Onlineresources, including additional visuals, animations, questions and links, reinforce thematerial.

Richard J. Haier earned his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University and is ProfessorEmeritus at the University of California, Irvine. He pioneered the use of neuroimaging tostudy intelligence in 1988 and has given invited lectures at meetings sponsored by theNational Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency, the European Molecular Biology Organization, and Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory. In 2013, he created video lectures, The Intelligent Brain, for The GreatCourses. In 2016, he served as President of the International Society for IntelligenceResearch and became Editor-in-Chief of Intelligence.

Developed in response to a growing need to make neuroscience accessible to students andother non-specialist readers, the Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience inPsychology series provides brief introductions to key areas of neuroscience researchacross major domains of psychology. Written by experts in cognitive, social, affective,developmental, clinical, and applied neuroscience, these books will serve as ideal primersfor students and other readers seeking an entry point to the challenging world ofneuroscience.

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The Neuroscience of Adolescence, by Adriana Galvan

Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory, by Scott D. Slotnick

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THE NEUROSCIENCE OFINTELLIGENCE

Richard J. Haier

University of California, Irvine

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Title: The neuroscience of intelligence / Richard J. Haier,

University of California, Irvine.

Description: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. |

Series: Cambridge fundamentals of neuroscience in psychology |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016026754 | ISBN 9781107089778 (hardback) |

ISBN 9781107461437 (paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: Consciousness. | Neurosciences.

Classification: LCC QP411 .H35 2017 | DDC 612.8/2339-dc23LC record available at https://lccn.loc. gov/2016026754

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To my family, who changed the orbit of my life, andTo the memory of my father, who died too young, andTo the memory of my mother, who carried on, and

To the memory of my grandparents, who sacrificed for a future they could scarcelyimagine.

Advanced Praise

Forty years of Haiers research and thinking about the neuroscience of intelligence have beencondensed into this captivating book. He consistently gets it right, even with tricky issues likegenetics. It is an intelligent and honest book.

Robert Plomin, Institute of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings

College London

An original, thought-provoking review of modem research on human intelligence from one ofits pioneers.

Aron K. Barbey, Director, Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, Associate Professor inPsychology, Neuroscience, and Bioengineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science

and Technology, University of Illinois at Urb ana-Champaign

Deftly presenting the latest insights from genetics and neuroimaging, Haier provides a brilliantexposition of the recent scientific insights into the biology of intelligence. Highly timely, clearlywritten, certainly a must-read for anyone interested in the neuroscience of intelligence!