Richard Haier

University of
California, US

Richard Haier received a PhD in Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University in 1975. He was a Fellow at the National Institute for Mental Health, and a faculty member in the Schools of Medicine at Brown University, and at the University of California, Irvine (Emeritus). He maintains an active research program that investigates the neural basis of intelligence using brain-imaging technologies. He has published more than 130 research papers and book chapters.

The Intelligent Brain: Does Sex Matter?

Neuroimaging studies are detailing the brain parameters related to intelligence and other aspects of cognition. Males and females may use different pathways for some higher cognitive functions. Such differences would be important for research on the progression of brain diseases, cognitive rehabilitation after brain injury, understanding vocational choice, and efforts to optimize educational strategies for students.