Marilyn vos Savant

IQ development shifts from nurture (environmental) influences to nature (genetic) influences as children move into adulthood, approximately from age 12 to 16 A thicker cortical region, which is associated with higher IQs, also appears to be associated with greater susceptibility to environmental inputs

Christopher Michael Langan (born March 25, 1952) is an American horse rancher and autodidact who has been reported to score very highly on IQ tests Langan’s IQ was estimated on ABC’s 20/20 to be between 195 and 210, and in 1999 he was described by some journalists as “the smartest man in America” or “in the world”

K Visalini is an Indian prodigy who is purported to have an officially tested IQ of 225 Visalini also holds several other records including the youngest person to receive CCNA certification and youngest person to receive EXIN cloud computing certification

Kim Ung-Yong

Here are some activities you can do to improve various areas of your intelligence, from reasoning and planning to problem-solving and more

1. Memory activities
2. Executive control activities
3. Visuospatial reasoning activities
4. Relational skills
5. Musical instruments
6. New languages
7. Frequent reading
8. Continued education

Twin studies of adult individuals have found a heritability of IQ between 57% and 73% with the most recent studies showing heritability for IQ as high as 80% IQ goes from being weakly correlated with genetics for children, to being strongly correlated with genetics for late teens and adults

The average score on the test is 100, and anyone who earns 132 or higher (the 98th percentile) on the Mensa exam earns admission to the Mensa society, an international high-IQ club According to Mensa, an IQ between 135 and 158 is in the top 1% of the population

5 Signs You Might Actually Be A Genius

1. You Talk To Yourself Before you assume those who talk to themselves have lost their marbles, re-evaluate the cause
2. You Have Social Anxiety
3. You’re A Chronic Worrier
4. You Stay Up Late & Get Little Sleep
5. You Value Daydreaming

Here’s how to get smarter:

1. Do Different Things That Make You Smarter The point of this list involves diversifying your day
2. Manage Your Time Wisely
3. Read a Little Every Day
4. Review Learned Information
5. Study a Second Language
6. Play Brain Games
7. Get Regular Exercise
8. Learn to Play a Musical Instrument

Read on to see just how easy it is to build learning into your day

1. Wake Up Thinking
2. Read a Quick Newsletter (or Two)
3. Listen to Articles While You Work
4. Eat Lunch With Someone You Can Learn From
5. Play Brain Games
6. Make Your Facebook Feed Smarter
7. Transform Your Instagram Feed
8. Learn Grammar While You Write

Intelligence isn’t a set trait, though It’s a changeable, flexible ability to learn and stimulate your brain that can improve over time The key is to practice lifestyle habits that support and protect your brain