Main contents
Session 1: The Nature of Intelligence
The importance of intelligence in Western societies
C. R. Brand
Reductionism and intelligence: the case of inspection time
Ian J. Deary
Intelligence is not just mental speed
Patrick Rabbitt
Session 2: Physical Factors
A healthy body and a healthy mind: the relationship between ill-health and cognitive function in school-age children
C. Nokes
The supply of glucose to the brain and cognitive functioning
David Benton, Pearl Y. Parker and Rachael T. Donohoe
The influence of early diet on later development
Ruth Morley
Session 3: Genetic Issues
Molecular genetic research on IQ: can it be done? Should it be done?
Jo Daniels, Peter McGuffin and Mike Owen
Genetic influences on mild mental retardation: concepts, findings and research implications
Michael Rutter, Emily Simonoff and Robert Plomin
Behaviour genetic studies of intelligence, yesterday and today: the long journey from plausibility to proof (The Galton Lecture)
Thomas Bouchard
Session 4: Social and Group Differences
Sex differences and IQ
N. J. Mackintosh
Group differences: is the good society impossible?
James R. Flynn
What genetic research on intelligence tells us about the environment
Robert Plomin, Stephen A. Petrill and Alexandra L. Cutting