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Advances in Intelligence Research: What Should be Expected in the XXI Century (Questions & Answers)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2016

Roberto Colom
Roberto Colom*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Roberto Colom. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 28049. Madrid (Spain). E-mail: roberto.colom@uam.es
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Abstract

Here I briefly delineate my view about the main question of this International Seminar, namely, what should we expecting from the XXI Century regarding the advancements in intelligence research. This view can be summarized as ‘The Brain Connection’ (TBC), meaning that neuroscience will be of paramount relevance for increasing our current knowledge related to the key question: why are some people smarter than others? We need answers to the issue of what happens in our brains when the genotype and the environment are integrated. The scientific community has devoted great research efforts, ranging from observable behavior to hidden genetics, but we are still far from having a clear general picture of what it means to be more or less intelligent. After the discussion held with the panel of experts participating in the seminar, it is concluded that advancements will be more solid and safe increasing the collaboration of scientists with shared research interests worldwide. Paralleling current sophisticated analyses of how the brain computes, nowadays science may embrace a network approach.

Keywords

cognitive abilityindividual differencesintelligenceneuroscience
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 19 , 2016 , E92
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2016 

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