BrainCraft

The Surprising Similarities Between Twister and Intelligence

Season 4 Episode 5 | 5m 45s

Network Neuroscience offers a new way to look at our brains – where researchers organize our brain's connections as patterns and look at how those connections interact, change and stay the same when we perform different tasks. It turns out that the flexibility of those connections can indicate how quickly we can learn or multitask – and is a top predictor of intelligence.

Aired: 03/13/18 | Rating: NR

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