Sentences with phrase «significantly higher intelligence»

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«It significantly correlated with IQ, was successfully manipulated by impression - managing targets, and contributed to higher perceived intelligence ratings.»

Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.

Increased awareness of the nutritional and medical benefits of breastfeeding, including reduced incidence of infection and allergic reaction, 1 — 9 has led to its endorsement by medical and professional groups10 — 12 and to substantial increases in the number of women choosing to breastfeed.13, 14 A study of 300 British children showed that children who consumed breast milk in the early weeks of life also had significantly higher IQ scores at 7.5 to 8 years on an abbreviated version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) than those who were not breastfed.15 The sample was made up of preterm infants fed breast milk or formula by tube.

Those who scored higher on a test of general intelligence were also rated by observers as being significantly funnier.

Once evolutionary relationships were factored in, the data showed that animals with big brains for their body size need a significantly higher percentage of REM sleep — supporting a role in intelligence and cognitive function.

Those with increased fitness between 15 and 18 y of age exhibited significantly higher global intelligence scores than those with decreased fitness (Fig. 3B).

«Simple language, not overcomplicated wording, is likely to result in significantly higher ratings of intelligence because people are naturally drawn to words that are easy to remember and pronounce,» Khan and Chaudhry write.

With almost 80 % of Rochester and Rochester Hills having at least some college education and intelligence being partially hereditary, the numbers could be significantly higher.

Asked if he had an interest in artificial intelligence before he was assigned to the task force, Villani enunciated clearly and deliberately in his high - pitched, slightly theatrical French: «The subject had grown so significantly that you would have to have been blind and deaf not to be interested.»