First, how would you define intelligence in a concrete way so that you could study it (i.e., what would your operational definition of intelligence be)?

Next, describe what neuroscientific technique you propose to use to understand how the brain underlies your concrete definition, and what sort of task participants would complete.

Next, describe how you would avoid some of the mistakes that were made in the past when attempting to assess intelligence.

Finally, explain what you expect the results of your experiment to be and what it would demonstrate about the relationship between intelligence and the brain.

Required Resources:

• Website: Mc Glanaghy, E., Di Pietro, N., & Illes, J. (2015, March 17). The brain and ethics: An introduction to research in neuroethicsLinks to an external site.. Frontiers for Young Minds.
• Video: A Neural Portrait of the Human MindLinks to an external site.
• Video: Beware Neuro-bunk

Recommended Readings:

• Infantolino, Z., & Miller, G. A. (2020). Psychophysiological methods in neuroscience. In R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: PsychologyLinks to an external site.. DEF publishers.
• Website: Coln-Ramos, D. (2012, December 11). On nature versus nature: A neuroscientist knee-deep in diapers reflectsLinks to an external site.. TEDblog.

Recommended Resource:

• Video: Modern ways of studying the brainLinks to an external site.