The neuroscience of intelligence / Richard J. Haier.

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

xv, 251 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-241) and index.

1. What we know about intelligence from the weight of studies -- What is intelligence? Do you know it when you see it? -- defining intelligence for empirical research -- The structure of mental abilities and the g-Factor -- alternative models -- Focus on the g-Factor -- Measuring intelligence and IQ - Some other intelligence tests -- Myth : intelligence tests are biased or meaningless -- The key problem for "measuring" intelligence -- Four kinds of predictive validity for intelligence tests -- Why do myths about intelligence definitions and measurement persist? -- 2. Nature more than nurture : the impact of genetics on intelligence -- The evolving view of genetics -- Early failures to boost IQ -- "Fraud" fails to stop genetic progress -- Quantitative genetic findings also support a role for environmental factors -- Molecular genetics and the hunt for intelligence genes -- Seven recent noteworthy studies of molecular genetic progress -- 3. Peeking inside the living brain : neuroimaging is a game-changer for intelligence research -- The first PET studies -- Brain efficiency -- Not all brains work in the same way -- What the early PET studies revealed and what they did not -- The first MRI studies -- Basic structural MRI findings -- Improved MRI analysis yield consistent and inconsistent results -- Imaging white matter tracts with two methods -- Functional MRI ((fMRI) -- The Parieto-frontal Integration Theory (PFIT) -- Einstein's brain --

4. 50 shades of gray matter : a brain image of intelligence is worth a thousand words -- Brian networks and intelligence -- Functional brain efficiency : is seeing believing? -- Predicting IQ from brain images -- Are "intelligence" and "reasoning" synonyms? -- Common genes for brain structure and intelligence -- Brian imaging and molecular genetics -- 5. The holy grail : can neuroscience boost intelligence? -- Case 1. Mozart and the brain -- Case 2. You must remember this, and this, and this ... -- Case 3. Can computer games for children raise IQ? -- Where are the IQ pills? -- Magnetic fields, electric shocks, and cold lasers target brain processes -- The missing weight of evidence for enhancement -- 6. A neuroscience advances, what's next for intelligence research? -- From psychometric testing to chronometric testing -- Cognitive neuroscience of memory and super-memory -- Bridging human and machine intelligence circuit by circuit -- Consciousness and creativity -- Neuro-poverty and neuro-social-economic status (SES) : implications for public policy based on the neuroscience of intelligence.