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Intelligence requires the whole brain
New study approach uses machine learning to improve our conceptual understanding of intelligence
11.12.2024
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Artificial Intelligence
Learning machines, artistic computers, an appointment at the hairdresser's
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Intelligence quotient
A measure intended to express a person's intellectual capacity. Tests designed to determine intelligence are based on the concept that there is a general factor of intelligence that is normally distributed across the population. The first IQ tests were developed in the early 20th century by Alfred Binet, who wanted to use them to determine the relative intelligence age of schoolchildren. According to his definition, IQ is the quotient of intelligence age and chronological age multiplied by 100. This is also the average IQ of a person. Modern tests often use standard deviations for normalization, which means that IQ is still scaled to average = 100, SD = 15, without directly calculating intelligence age. 95 percent of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130. If someone scores below 70, they are considered to have intellectual disability, while a score above 130 is considered gifted.
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Intelligence
Collective term for human cognitive performance. According to British psychologist Charles Spearman, cognitive performance in different areas correlates with a general factor (g factor) of intelligence. This means that intelligence can be expressed as a single value. American psychologist Howard Gardner, among others, has developed a counter-concept to this, known as the "theory of multiple intelligences." According to this theory, intelligence develops independently in the following eight areas: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, naturalistic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.
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AI looks deeper into visual system
Artificial intelligence models provide insights to understand the processing of visual stimuli in the brain
10.04.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Neurons gather together for vision
As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns
20.02.2025
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Die Themenpartner
27.02.2024
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- News from the Institutes
Making up for lost time: Inhibitory neurons catch up during brain development
New insights into the emergence of brain cells that keep neural activity in balance
08.07.2025
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Soccer
Don't think, just do it!
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Glossar
15.03.2017
