This can probably be explained by the neurogenesis created by exercize.
Peter Levine also proposes that; Jim Thorpe. The World's Smartest Man?
http://www.psypost.org/2013/01/jocks-beat-bookworms-on-brain-test-16276
The study demonstrates a possible outcome of the increased cortical
thickness that has been found in areas of trained athletes’ brains. It
also offers researchers new avenues for exploring the treatment of
people who have issues with attention, such as the elderly.
Asking subjects to imagine an object moving through space is hardly a univeral test of intelligence. I think this task gives athletes an unfair advantage over college students which biases the results.
ReplyDeleteI bet if they added a subset of "gamers" they would completly outperform both groups...intelligence??? Or just evidence of too much wasted time in front of the screen??
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