Scientists 'locate' intelligence

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Jure <jure.sah at guest.arnes.si> wrote in message news:3979936E.D67EC340 at guest.arnes.si...
> Thursday, July 20, 2000, 22:01:22 pdt
> Scientists measuring blood flow to regions of the brain have found that
> one particular area (the frontal lateral cortex) was stimulated when
> performing complex tasks. Even tasks that required a wide range of
> cognitive functions did not stimulate numerous regions of the brain, as
> some scientists predicted. This finding gives credence to the highly
> controversial idea of a "g" factor (generalized intelligence), as
> advocated in The Bell Curve.

Only a fool would think so. How big's your front lateral cortex?

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