Why Some People Are More Intelligent
April 4, 2008
Intelligence and the Corpus Callosum
In a recent study the size of a persons corpus callosum was linked to intelligence. The corpus callosum links activity in your right brain to activity in your left brain. To make the information easy to digest, I’ve excerpted two sentences of the study.
“Significant negative correlations were absent. Positive associations between intelligence and posterior callosal thickness may reflect a more efficient inter-hemispheric information transfer, positively affecting information processing and integration, and thus intellectual performance” (Narr, Bilders, Thompson, Szesko, Hamilton, Toga, 2007)
The phrase inter-hemispheric information transfer was not chosen by accident. What the study is saying is that the ability to access information on both sides of your brain is a key indicator of intelligence. In other words, the more easily and rapidly you can access an idea, the greater your intellectual capacity. If a person has a larger corpus callosum, the more easily he or she can transfer information between hemispheres and the more likely he/she is to be intelligent.
Takeaway on Corpus Callosum Size
You see, the brain is not static. It is considered a plastic organ that is always changing. Which brings us to the take away. Anything you can do to increase communication between the left hemisphere of your brain and the right hemisphere of your brain will increase your intelligence. As an example, it was found in a recent study with golfers that the more skilled players had many more active brain areas distributed bilaterally across their brain. They had access to both sides of their brain, which help them be more skilled and intelligent at playing golf.
Increased bilateral brain communication makes you more intelligent. Focus Stones help increase bilateral communication in your brain. Focus Stones helps you to be more intelligent.
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