Fractionating Human Intelligence
Hampshire, A., Parkin, B., Highfield, R. and Owen, A.M. 2012. Fractionating Human Intelligence. Neuron. 76 (6), p. 1225–1237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.022
| Title | Fractionating Human Intelligence |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Hampshire, A., Parkin, B., Highfield, R. and Owen, A.M. |
| Abstract | What makes one person more intellectually able than another? Can the entire distribution of human intelligence be accounted for by just one general factor? Is intelligence supported by a single neural system? Here, we provide a perspective on human intelligence that takes into account how general abilities or ‘‘factors’’ reflect the functional organiza- tion of the brain. By comparing factor models of individual differences in performance with factor models of brain functional organization, we demon- strate that different components of intelligence have their analogs in distinct brain networks. Using simulations based on neuroimaging data, we show that the higher-order factor ‘‘g’’ is accounted for by cognitive tasks corecruiting multiple networks. Finally, we confirm the independence of these com- ponents of intelligence by dissociating them using questionnaire variables. We propose that intelli- gence is an emergent property of anatomically distinct cognitive systems, each of which has its own capacity. |
| Journal | Neuron |
| Journal citation | 76 (6), p. 1225–1237 |
| ISSN | 0896-6273 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publisher | Cell Press |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.022 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 20 Dec 2012 |