The New Understanding of IQ

Many believe that intelligent quotient (IQ) tests tell you something about an individual’s inherent, and perhaps unchanging, intellectual capacity. But is intelligence really fixed? Current research suggests it’s not. IQ was once thought to be stable across the lifespan. Then,



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Developing the Social Brain: Insights from the Science of Adolescence

Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood that largely coincides with the years of secondary schooling. This stage of life is characterized by many cognitive changes. One such change is in social signal sensitivity. Recent research has provided evidence



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3 Things Neuroscience Teaches Us About the Changing “Teenage Brain”

Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood. And though it can stretch into our early twenties, we spend many of these years in high school. This stage of life is marked by increased cognitive abilities, social sensitivity, and agency



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