Sunday, October 23, 2011

Teen IQ Instability: Developmental Changes in the Brain Impact IQ


Brain scans support findings that IQ can rise or fall significantly during adolescence

ScienceDaily (2011-10-20) -- IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, can increase or fall significantly during our teenage years, according to new research, and these changes are associated with changes to the structure of our brains. The findings may have implications for testing and streaming of children during their school years. ... > read full article

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