Intelligence tests predict brain response to demanding task events
John Duncan
The author is at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Rd, Cambridge CB2 2EF, UK. john.duncan@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
A functional imaging study relates general intelligence to brain systems involved in cognitive control. In prefrontal cortex and selected regions elsewhere that are known to be activated during cognitive conflict, intelligence test score predicts the response to a challenging task.
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