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> In article <398073c1 at post.usenet.com>,
> "zombywuf" <zombywuf at 4thenet.co.uk> wrote:
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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?
>> The "g factor" is a statistical artifact of covariant analysis
> of IQ test scores. While the view that it is a manifestation
> of an underlying biological mechanism, championed by Arthur Jensen
> over the last 30 years, is subject to debate, the idea that localized
> brain activity in response to solving problems that are highly
> correlated to the g-factor indicates that the g-factor is biologically
> reified is laughably dumb, utterly confusing not only correlation with
> cause but also measurement with mechanism. Several studies show that
> people with higher IQs require show less change in brain activity
> when solving problems. The intelligence obviously does not reside in
> the change in brain activity itself.
I didn't really make myself clear. This is basically what I was getting at.
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