Brain activity as a toddler may predict IQ at age 18

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(Image by Катерина Кучеренко from Pixabay)
(Image by Катерина Кучеренко from Pixabay)

(SCIENCE ALERT) – The way that a young child’s brain hums along at rest could predict their active intelligence later in life.

Researchers in the United States and Germany have followed up on a past study in Romania to show, for the first time, how a kid’s upbringing might influence their brain power years down the road.

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The famous study, called the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), began in the early 2000s and tracked the cognitive development of abandoned children in Romania.

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