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At least for me intelligence is brain fitness for anything in particular. For example running, or writing.

• eli_gottlieb 13y ago
  This is a very common conception. The problem is that this requires me to set you a task before we can deem you intelligent. In nature, whatever it is we're deeming innate intelligence comes before any task, and then builds upon itself based on tasks.
  • cLeEOGPw 13y ago
    You mean brain plasticity? Because it is one of the only things that the brain starts with. Among very few others are vital reflexes and, examples from a little higher level, fears like fear of snakes and fear of spiders. Skills like logic, pattern matching, analogy building and others are acquired while observing world for many years before they can be used for tasks.
    • eli_gottlieb 13y ago
      >You mean brain plasticity? Kind of? I mean at the cognitive level rather than the neurological one.