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The Brain
The human brain represents one of the most sophisticated elements in
the known universe.
The functioning of the human brain enables the simultaneous
management of diverse processes: the mind, at any given moment,
through its neuron connections, can receive, process and store
information and it is also able, at the same time, to send instructions
to each individual part of the body.
The brain consumes energy much more quickly compared with other
components and accordingly the greatest energy expenditure of the
human body derives precisely from the functioning of the brain.
Cerebral structure
The Neurons
The neurons are the cells within the nervous system that transmit
information through electro-chemical impulses.
They make up the base components of the brain and the spinal chord.
The dendrites are the elements of the neural cells designated for the
reception of impulses.
The axons, on the other hand, are the neural elements responsible for
the transmission of received impulses.
The axons are not directly connected to one another but they can
communicate.
Neuron Structure
The myelin sheath acts as an isolator, increasing the velocity and the
efficiency of the transported electrical impulses.
Intelligence
Now that we have introduced the functioning of the brain we can
proceed to examine what is meant by intelligence.
This term can be used in different contexts and it is therefore difficult
to define in an unambiguous way.
The global scientific community have been researching for some time
a precise meaning to attribute to this term, without yet having
managed to obtain a valid definition and, moreover, without yet
elaborating a method to quantify this quality of the human brain.
The so-called IQ test (Intelligence Quotient) represents one of the
better ways to measure human intelligence. However it is clear that
The system for the calculation of the final score records, therefore,
the individual cerebral capacity in relation to the comprehension of
verbal and numerical forms and the recognition and interpretation of
images and symbols.
Aspects of intelligence
Visual sense
Visual sense is the human key to interaction with the surrounding
environment. It is precisely the visual sense that allows us to create,
imediately from our birth, a cerebral story based on everything that
has been observed and, consequently newly recognised.
Diverse scientific studies have long demonstrated precisely how
visual stimulation helps to develop cerebral activity, helping the mind
to analyse increasingly specific intellectual fields.
The ability to collect and obtain information through the observation
of forms that are different from both the real and the abstract, such as
Now, each time you observe the Canadian flag again, you will see
and you will be aware also of this new visual element; observing
the same flag you will be conscious of the presence of different
shapes together, within the same representation.
This is precisely because the visual part of the human brain is capable
of remembering and therefore recognising in time that which it has
already seen.
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