The Intelligent Brain (Great Courses) (Teaching Company) (Course Number 1642 DVD)

Professor Richard J. Haier

ISBN 10: 1598039415 / ISBN 13: 9781598039412

Published by The Great Courses Teaching Company, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Intelligent Brain (Great Courses) (Teaching Company) (Course Number 1642 DVD)
• Publisher: The Great Courses Teaching Company
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598039415
• ISBN 13: 9781598039412
• Binding: Audio Book (DVD)
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

No feature of the mind is as important, controversial, and mysterious as intelligence. It is one of the brain’s highest-order activities, allowing us to navigate the complexities of everyday life—thinking, remembering, planning, learning, organizing, solving problems, making snap judgments, and pondering difficult decisions. It is the epitome of brain function, and it has a powerful influence on success in life. And thanks to decades of research, we are closer than ever before to understanding it. Although many aspects of intelligence remain puzzling, researchers are now on their way to a detailed scientific explanation of what defines intelligence, where it comes from, and how it operates in the brain. Few fields of psychology are as crucial to the lives of people or the social policies of nations. An understanding of how the brain produces intelligence sheds light on questions such as these: What’s right and what’s wrong with IQ tests? Can intelligence be measured directly from the brain? Can education or brain training enhance intelligence in children or adults? Is intelligence constrained by genes? What is the connection between intelligence and creativity? The answers to these questions help determine policy decisions in education, employment, health care, and other fields. They also govern personal choices about how we want to lead our lives and raise our children. For example, is it realistic to gauge school success largely by rising test scores? Are everyday tools such as electronic devices unnecessarily complicated for most people to use? Or suppose a pill were available that could raise IQ. Would you take it? Would you allow your school-age children to take it?