--- product_id: 601642393 title: "The Neuroscience of Intelligence" price: "A$105" currency: AUD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/601642393-the-neuroscience-of-intelligence store_origin: AU region: Australia --- # Published 2023 - cutting-edge insights Cambridge University Press - academic rigor Neuroscience-backed intelligence research The Neuroscience of Intelligence **Price:** A$105 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧠 Decode intelligence with science-backed clarity — don’t get left behind! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Neuroscience of Intelligence - **How much does it cost?** A$105 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/601642393-the-neuroscience-of-intelligence) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Data-Driven Insights:** Grounded in genetics, brain imaging, and psychometrics for a comprehensive view. - • **Accessible Yet Scholarly:** Bridges complex research and clear explanations for professionals and curious minds alike. - • **Empower Your Discussions:** Gain the scientific foundation to confidently engage in education and intelligence debates. - • **Future-Proof Your Knowledge:** Stay ahead with the newest edition reflecting cutting-edge studies and evolving science. - • **Unlock the Brain’s Secrets:** Explore the latest neuroscience breakthroughs shaping our understanding of intelligence. ## Overview The Neuroscience of Intelligence (2023, Cambridge University Press) offers a rigorously researched yet accessible overview of how genetics, brain imaging, and psychometrics illuminate the nature of intelligence. Perfect for professionals and students, this edition synthesizes decades of evolving neuroscience to provide a clear roadmap for understanding intelligence’s biological roots and its implications for education and policy. ## Description This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major role as intelligence develops from childhood, and that intelligence test Review: IQ determines speed - What I understand of the studies contained in this book, The more stress the brain puts into working and solving problems, the lower the found IQ from IQ pattern recognition tests. I would hazard a guess that this would mean that someone with low IQ would rely on less stable methods of success and natural talent rather than statistical evidence and pattern recognition. An extra bonus to this books is it goes over common statistics frauds that base evidence on cherry picked data from Harvard like schools where their general demographic will be a certain IQ rather than from wider pools where IQ divergence is more common and average IQ is easier to assert. As a private educator, I would say the evidence presented in this strengthens the case AGAINST large schools and FOR smaller schools such as the original school house that would have about 20 sts in total. Furthermore students with low IQ benefit from simple exercises to strengthen their overall compiling of complex tasks. Meaning that they would be far behind other students. This means that high IQ people and low IQ talented people will approach difficulties in different ways. I could go into much greater detail on the applications of the evidence presented here. I really enjoyed the historical analysis of brain scans to modern day scanning which really is cutting edge and shows how Neuroscience is a constantly evolving science. No doubt in 10 years we may have even more cutting edge tools to fully understand the brain. Review: An excellent survey of the research - Intelligence research is controversial. Anyone who has followed the field knows it, and the author of this book certainly doesn't hide it. Instead, he acknowledges that the field is complicated but presents an overview of the current state of the research, pointing out where the evidence is conclusive, where it's questionable, and where it's non-existent. After decades of work, many questions remain, but the combination of psychometric, genetic, and brain imaging studies has shed considerable light on the structure of human intelligence. This book doesn't go into great detail on all of these subjects but provides a moderately-deep survey of the neuroscience research on the topic. I've long complained that one of the biggest problems in scientific writing is that the "actual" scientific writing (peer-reviewed journal articles) has become so dependent on advanced training that even professional scientists from slightly different disciplines struggle to make heads or tails of its content (thus hampering interdisciplinary collaboration) while even intelligent lay audiences stand no chance at all (thus hampering public understanding of cutting-edge science). Meanwhile, much of the "popular" scientific writing is produced by journalists who either don't understand their subjects or dumb them down to the point of inaccuracy. This book seems to find a near-perfect compromise and I would dearly love to see much more work in its genre. The ideal audience for this book seems to be the student of either psychology or neuroscience with an interest in intelligence research. The author makes no apologies for inclusion of a fair amount of semi-technical information, but also gently introduces the reader to many of these topics, making the work accessible to as broad an audience as is possible for such a work. By the time you finish reading, you'll come away with a bird's eye view of the current state of neuroscience research on intelligence, some interesting questions for future research, and a sense of the field's development through history. Nothing as complicated as the human brain can be thoroughly examined in only 200-some pages, but the reader will gain a more-than-passable understanding for non-professionals and a well-documented road map to further reading for students or professionals in the field. Not only is this a work of academic interest, it's also quite practical. Political discussions regarding education policy are ubiquitous and often, in the authors own words, rancorous. Though the author does make a couple of political observations (some of which I agree with and some of which I don't) in the final couple of pages, this book isn't a text on education policy. It does, however, provide the requisite scientific background necessary for a productive discussion of education policy. If we want to make people smarter, we need first to understand the biological reasons why some people are already smarter than others. It's an open question, but this book helps to point us in the right direction. Highly recommended. ## Features - Binding: paperback - Language: english - Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press - Brand: Cambridge University Press - Publication date: 2023-07-27T00:00:01Z ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #761 in Neurology #7,223 in Psychology & Counseling | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 206 Reviews | ## Images ![The Neuroscience of Intelligence - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71n65l3TkwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ IQ determines speed *by J***N on 21 July 2020* What I understand of the studies contained in this book, The more stress the brain puts into working and solving problems, the lower the found IQ from IQ pattern recognition tests. I would hazard a guess that this would mean that someone with low IQ would rely on less stable methods of success and natural talent rather than statistical evidence and pattern recognition. An extra bonus to this books is it goes over common statistics frauds that base evidence on cherry picked data from Harvard like schools where their general demographic will be a certain IQ rather than from wider pools where IQ divergence is more common and average IQ is easier to assert. As a private educator, I would say the evidence presented in this strengthens the case AGAINST large schools and FOR smaller schools such as the original school house that would have about 20 sts in total. Furthermore students with low IQ benefit from simple exercises to strengthen their overall compiling of complex tasks. Meaning that they would be far behind other students. This means that high IQ people and low IQ talented people will approach difficulties in different ways. I could go into much greater detail on the applications of the evidence presented here. I really enjoyed the historical analysis of brain scans to modern day scanning which really is cutting edge and shows how Neuroscience is a constantly evolving science. No doubt in 10 years we may have even more cutting edge tools to fully understand the brain. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent survey of the research *by B***S on 15 December 2019* Intelligence research is controversial. Anyone who has followed the field knows it, and the author of this book certainly doesn't hide it. Instead, he acknowledges that the field is complicated but presents an overview of the current state of the research, pointing out where the evidence is conclusive, where it's questionable, and where it's non-existent. After decades of work, many questions remain, but the combination of psychometric, genetic, and brain imaging studies has shed considerable light on the structure of human intelligence. This book doesn't go into great detail on all of these subjects but provides a moderately-deep survey of the neuroscience research on the topic. I've long complained that one of the biggest problems in scientific writing is that the "actual" scientific writing (peer-reviewed journal articles) has become so dependent on advanced training that even professional scientists from slightly different disciplines struggle to make heads or tails of its content (thus hampering interdisciplinary collaboration) while even intelligent lay audiences stand no chance at all (thus hampering public understanding of cutting-edge science). Meanwhile, much of the "popular" scientific writing is produced by journalists who either don't understand their subjects or dumb them down to the point of inaccuracy. This book seems to find a near-perfect compromise and I would dearly love to see much more work in its genre. The ideal audience for this book seems to be the student of either psychology or neuroscience with an interest in intelligence research. The author makes no apologies for inclusion of a fair amount of semi-technical information, but also gently introduces the reader to many of these topics, making the work accessible to as broad an audience as is possible for such a work. By the time you finish reading, you'll come away with a bird's eye view of the current state of neuroscience research on intelligence, some interesting questions for future research, and a sense of the field's development through history. Nothing as complicated as the human brain can be thoroughly examined in only 200-some pages, but the reader will gain a more-than-passable understanding for non-professionals and a well-documented road map to further reading for students or professionals in the field. Not only is this a work of academic interest, it's also quite practical. Political discussions regarding education policy are ubiquitous and often, in the authors own words, rancorous. Though the author does make a couple of political observations (some of which I agree with and some of which I don't) in the final couple of pages, this book isn't a text on education policy. It does, however, provide the requisite scientific background necessary for a productive discussion of education policy. If we want to make people smarter, we need first to understand the biological reasons why some people are already smarter than others. It's an open question, but this book helps to point us in the right direction. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Muy contenta con la compra *by M***É on 11 June 2019* Lo pedí porque se lo recomendaron en la Facultad a mi hija. 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