Overview
- Examines the global links between the rise in IQ – known as the Flynn Effect – and general human health
- Assesses whether public health improvements potentially account for the Flynn Effect
- Details how treatment of common medical problems may result in a substantial IQ rise
- Explores whether additional and substantial IQ gains are possible in the U.S. and the world
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality (SSHE)
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About the author
R. Grant Steen has written 5 books and 70 research articles, mostly about the human brain in health and disease. He has been a professor of psychiatry, pediatrics, biomedical engineering, and radiology (brain imaging), and he worked for 20 years in clinical research at various medical schools and hospitals. He earned a Doctorate in Biology from UCLA, held a National Research Service Award at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and he has been a faculty member at the University of Washington, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the University of Tennessee, and the University of North Carolina. Dr. Steen now consults and writes about the brain full-time.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Intelligence and Medical Illness
Book Subtitle: Assessing the Flynn Effect
Authors: R. Grant Steen
Series Title: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0092-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0091-3Published: 08 October 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8133-2Published: 01 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0092-0Published: 16 September 2009
Series ISSN: 1572-5642
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 218
Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Developmental Psychology, Sociology of Education, Psychiatry, Neurosciences