Human Intelligence and Medical Illness

R. Grant Steen has written 5 books and 70 research articles, mostly about the human brain in health and disease. He has been a professor of psychiatry, pediatrics, biomedical engineering, and radiology (brain imaging), and he worked for 20 years in clinical research at various medical schools and hospitals. He earned a Doctorate in Biology from UCLA, held a National Research Service Award at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and he has been a faculty member at the University of Washington, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the University of Tennessee, and the University of North Carolina. Dr. Steen now consults and writes about the brain full-time.

• Are People Getting Smarter?.- Human IQ and Increasing Intelligence.- Evolution and Increasing Intelligence.- Brain Development and Increasing Intelligence.- Environment and Increasing Intelligence.- Evidence of Physical Plasticity in Humans.- Evidence of Mental Plasticity in Humans.- Evidence of Cognitive Plasticity in Humans.- Impact of Medical Conditions on Human IQ in the United States.- Impact of Medical Conditions on Human IQ Worldwide.- Medical Interventions for Cognitive Impairment.- Increasing IQ in the United States.- Increasing IQ and Social Justice.

From the reviews: "The 218-page volume is divided into 13 chapters on topics ... in human intelligence. ... Human Intelligence and Medical Illness should be commended for taking an evidence-based approach to the topic of intelligence ... . The book is concise, timely, and generally well written. ... Overall, Human Intelligence and Medical Illness is a thought-provoking book that is well worth reading. If you are interested in how to improve human intelligence, then this book is for you." (Richard E. Mayer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 55 (4), January, 2010) "This book explores the nature of IQ testing, changes that have occurred, and conditions that can impact it. ... to provide readers with comprehensive information about intelligence testing, trends, and current literature. ... Clinical and school psychologists would find this book interesting, but others working in developmental fields also would find it of use. ... This is a superficial review of the intellectual issues presented." (Christopher J. Graver, Doody's Review Service, April, 2010)