New research suggests that intelligence is largely inherited. By using a brain-imaging scanner scientists show that intelligence is strongly influenced by the quality of the brain’s axons, or wiring that sends signals throughout the brain. 

Given that the integrity of the brain’s wiring is influenced by genes, the researchers suggest that the inheritance of genes might be more important than previously thought.

(via technologyreview.com)

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