A counterintuitive finding about kids and video games Those children who spent more time than average playing video games actually saw their IQ increase 2.5 points more than the average over the two years. TV and social media time seemed to have no effect on intelligence at all.
Video games increase intelligence
The results showed that those children who spent an above-average amount of time playing video games increased their intelligence by approximately 2.5 IQ points more than the average.
The researchers confirmed their findings by comparing people's gaming skill levels with their IQ scores. They revealed that the better people were at playing, the higher their IQ. Nice. This makes sense if you consider games like League of Legends and DOTA 2 utilize strategic thinking and quick reaction times.
- conducted a study to test the IQ of 1001 gamers. The results showed that PC gamers have the highest average IQ at 112.3, while mobile gamers have the lowest at 99.4 IQ. Mobile gamers scored fourth place in Verbal Intelligence and last place in Mathematical Ability, Logical Reasoning, and Visual Reasoning.
However, video games are also thought to be beneficial to both the mind and the body. Action video game players had higher hand-eye coordination and visuomotor abilities than nonplayers. According to a recent study, playing video games might even boost your intelligence.
Researchers have previously shown that a person's IQ is highly influenced by genetic factors, and have even identified certain genes that play a role. They've also shown that performance in school has genetic factors. But it's been unclear whether the same genes that influence IQ also influence grades and test scores.
The largest increase in human IQ is observed from 2 to 12 years and at the age of 19-20 IQ reaches its maximum. Then there is a period of stabilization of intelligence.
Researchers have found that IQ can rise or fall during the teen years and that the brain's structure reflects this uptick or decline. The result offers the first direct evidence that intelligence can change after early childhood and provides new hope for boosting the brain's abilities.
We concluded that prolonged intensive training in creative problem-solving can lead to substantial and positive effects on intelligence during late adolescence (ages 18–19).
Challenge your brain by breaking your routines, reading, solving puzzles, and seeking new experiences to increase your IQ.
Summary. Geniuses are both born and made. While genetics can explain up to 75% of variations in IQ levels, factors like socioeconomic status and home environment decide whether a person achieves their full genetic IQ potential.
If you have a high IQ score, it means your reasoning and problem-solving abilities are better than average and may signal intellectual potential. An IQ of 70 or below may indicate limited intellectual functioning.
Individuals with alcohol‐related disorders have a lower intelligence test score both in young adulthood and in late midlife, and these disorders, moreover, seem to be associated with more age‐related decline in intelligence test scores.
These different types of intelligence show different patterns as you get older. Crystallized intelligence "averages 98 at ages 20–24, rises to 101 by ages 35–44, before declining to 100 (ages 45–54), then 98 (55–64), then 96 (65–69), then 93 (70–74), and 88 (75+)," says Kaufman.
Scores of 90-109 are Average. Scores of 110-119 are High Average. An IQ of 125 is considered by many schools to be “gifted.” Scores of 120-129 are Superior. And scores above 130 are Very Superior.
During a child's development, factors that contribute to intelligence include their home environment and parenting, education and availability of learning resources, and healthcare and nutrition.
Scientists have long known that our ability to think quickly and recall information, also known as fluid intelligence, peaks around age 20 and then begins a slow decline.