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"The finding that working memory training can increase fluid intelligence triggered a great number of cognitive training studies, the results of which have been fiercely debated among experts. The finding also prompted a surge of commercial versions of these working memory training programs. In...
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Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | London, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128094075 |
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"The finding that working memory training can increase fluid intelligence triggered a great number of cognitive training studies, the results of which have been fiercely debated among experts. The finding also prompted a surge of commercial versions of these working memory training programs. Increasing Intelligence overviews contemporary approaches and techniques designed to increase general cognitive ability in healthy individuals. The book covers behavioral training and different electrical stimulation methods such as TMS, tDCS, tACS, and tRNS, along with alternative approaches ranging from neurofeedback to cognitive-enhancing drugs. It describes crucial brain features that underlie intelligent behavior and discusses theoretical and technical shortcomings of the reported studies, then goes on to suggest avenues for future research and inquiry."--Publisher's website. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter. |
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9780128134306 0128134305 |
| Index Number: | BF431 |
| CLC: | B842.3 |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- The Mystery of Intelligence; 1.1 -- Intelligence-the most valued trait; 1.1.1 -- Once Upon a Time in Africa; 1.1.2 -- Intelligence, Still a Story of Success; 1.2 -- Can we boost intelligence?; 1.3 -- Educational interventions for higher cognitive competence; References; Chapter 2 -- The Biological Background of Intelligence; 2.1 -- Brain structure; 2.1.1 -- Brain Volume; 2.1.2 -- Brain Tissue and Surface; 2.1.3 -- Corpus Callosum and Subcortical Structures; 2.1.4 -- Microstructure of White Matter. 2.2 -- Neuroelectric measures of the brain at rest2.3 -- Brain function and neurobiological theories of intelligence; 2.3.1 -- ERP Studies; 2.3.2 -- The Neural Efficiency Hypothesis; 2.3.3 -- The P-FIT Theory; 2.3.4 -- The Multiple-Demand System of the Brain and g; 2.4 -- Processing speed and working memory; 2.4.1 -- Processing Speed; 2.4.2 -- Working Memory; 2.5 -- Sex differences in intelligence, brain structure, and function; 2.5.1 -- Psychometric Evidence; 2.5.2 -- Neurobiological Evidence; References; Chapter 3 -- Raising Intelligence by Means of Behavioral Training; 3.1 -- The Mozart effect. 3.2 -- Types of training: theory, memory, brain, and personal bias3.2.1 -- A Neurocognitive Perspective; 3.3 -- Metaanalyses and review papers: Improving fluid intelligence with training; 3.3.1 -- Changes in Brain Structure and Function Induced With Training; 3.4 -- The Jaeggi et al. study; 3.4.1 -- The n-Back: Cognitive and Neurocognitive Characteristics; 3.4.2 -- The n-Back in Action; 3.5 -- COGITO; 3.6 -- Research from our lab; 3.6.1 -- Training of Specific Abilities; 3.7 -- Video games: with fun to more intelligent brains?; References. Chapter 4 -- Changing Brain Activity, Increasing Intelligence: Transcranial Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation4.1 -- Transcranial electrical brain stimulation; 4.1.1 -- tDCS; 4.1.2 -- tACS; 4.1.2.1 -- Research From Our Lab; 4.1.3 -- tRNS; 4.2 -- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); 4.3 -- tDCS and tACS as a tool to modulate intelligence; 4.4 -- Noninvasive brain stimulation in working memory research; 4.4.1 -- Research From Our Lab; References; Chapter 5 -- Other Approaches: From Neurofeedback to Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs; 5.1 -- Neurofeedback; 5.1.1 -- EEG and MEG-Based Neurofeedback. 5.1.1.1 -- The Effects of Neurofeedback on Measures of Intelligence5.1.2 -- fNIRS- and fMRI-Based Neurofeedback; 5.2 -- Exercise; 5.2.1 -- Animal Research; 5.2.1.1 -- Neurogenesis; 5.2.1.2 -- Angiogenesis and Blood Flow; 5.2.1.3 -- Growth Factors; 5.2.1.4 -- Synaptic Plasticity; 5.2.1.5 -- Antiinflammatory Effects; 5.2.2 -- Human Observational Studies; 5.2.3 -- Human Intervention Studies; 5.2.3.1 -- Young and Middle Aged Adults; 5.2.3.2 -- Older Adults; 5.2.4 -- Neuroimaging Research; 5.2.4.1 -- Structural Imaging; 5.2.4.2 -- Functional Imaging; 5.3 -- Meditation. 5.3.1 -- Effects of Meditation Training on Intelligence. |