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I would suggest that the brain is being "rewired" or developing at least through early primary school. Popular sources have said through high school.

I spent a number of years being responsible for the health and safety of people whose intellect and problem solving abilities earned them the status of National Assets. I found them to be, generally, very curious and very open to learning new things which made my job much easier than it was when working w/ normal folks. I was sometimes in their company for several months in austere environments and enjoyed their adaptability and generally active sense of humor.

I found over the years that uncertain conditions and high pressure situations are better handled by smarter people. I also learned to believe in the accuracy of the Dunning-Kruger effect.


mike r

What’s a condom?

There is pretty much a consensus in Neurology that the brain is more "elastic" in the first three years of development, when our capacity for learning language and social skills is at it's highest. This is when adverse environment can have the most damaging impact on development. That said, capacity still varies by individual based on genetics.

Mike,

I'm glad I don't have to be smart................................because there's the Internet!

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Dunning-Kruger+effect.&t=ffsb&ia=web

Geno

PS wikipedia apparently knows EVERYTHING!

PPS if one believes that they are likely to buy items that may not be the bargain they seem...bridges, land in FL, statements about checks being in the mail

Sure, mostly genetic, but that can be nurtured to develop innate faculties and I think expand those faculties at least marginally. But that's way out of my line (why I merely "suggest")

I'm glad I don't have to be smart................................because there's the Internet! grin

Who do ya think yer foolin'. Else you would've said "innanet."
Is a handy hook for things on the edge of your mind.

Gee, thanks..............I guess.


I was hoping for Handsomest next year..............................Jim's a shoe in though.

Geno

PS, the reason Jim's a shoe in? .......He could be a cousin. We all's handsome devils I tells ya'

Voted for Trump. According to Hillary's count, that makes me smarter than most.

Oops, my mistake, I didn't notice that the auto correct had fixxed that.

Geno

PS "innanet"? That's what happened when I played tennis. The ball kept on goin' innanet, not ova da net.

Saw that coming.

Great.

Do you use a turn signal?

Unfortunately, there are people responsible for setting standards for schools that make a goal of having all students above the 50th percentile.

Yup. Don't use a turn lane as a merge lane though.

I recommend reading Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliars.

It's a flowing read; not stuffy, considering the topics he covers. He has a great section on IQ and how it relates to success and includes other factors that are as , or more important.

I know several really intelligent people that have ZERO common sense, and they voted for the Witch of Cappaqua. In so-called "educated people", common sense seems to be an uncommon virtue.

Education and innate intellect are two entirely different things.

Then you're a genius.

Intelligence and wisdom are not the same.
Intelligence without wisdom is worthless at best, and in most cases, it's dangerous.
Wisdom is far more valuable to mankind and always has been.

I'd rather have a cup full of wisdom then a train car full of intelligence.

Those that have neither are easy to spot by most other people.
Those that have both are easy to spot by most other people.

Those that have either intelligence alone or wisdom alone, are recognized only if the ones doing the spotting also have wisdom.

It seems that intelligence is not seen as a worthy trait by many people. I don't know if it is threatening to admit that there are people out there who possess more intelligence than others, but there always seems to be a need to denigrate those who have a higher level of intelligence.