Have you ever wondered where “intelligence”
lives in the brain? Many have, including scientists at the University of
Illinois, who have been working to map the physical architecture of
intelligence in the brain. They discovered that several regions in the brain,
along with the connections between them, were most important for general
intelligence. These regions included:
·
The
left prefrontal cortex (behind the forehead)
·
The
left temporal cortex (behind the ear)
·
The
left parietal cortex (at the top rear of the head)
·
The
“white matter association tracts” that connect these regions.
According to Aron Barbrey, Professor of
Neuroscience, the study showed that intelligence depends not on one brain
region or even the brain as a whole, but involves specific brain areas working
together in a coordinated fashion.
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