Who says the best years are behind us? The third act might just be where the real magic—and wisdom—takes the stage.

In a digital age—that puts a premium on facts, figures, and data—crystallized intelligence has become disproportionately valued over fluid intelligence. A wide range of new studies is finding ...

Crystallized intelligence is what we accumulate—knowledge, vocabulary, and life experiences. It’s what we bring with us. I was reminded of these concepts when reading From Strength to Strength ...

Crystallized intelligence was assessed with vocabulary and reading tasks. General intelligence, combining elements of both, was calculated as a composite score.

Parahippocampal Cortex Mediates the Relationship between Lutein and Crystallized Intelligence in Healthy, Older Adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience , 2016; 8 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00297 Cite ...

IQ levels have been falling since 1975, reversing a century-long trend of rising intelligence quotients identified as the Flynn Effect. Research indicates this decline in IQ scores is due to ...

Intelligence is in the genes, researchers reported Tuesday in the journal Molecular Psychology. The international team, led by Ian Deary of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Peter ...

Another recent study also concluded that the older we get, the stronger crystallized intelligence grows. Rachael M. Klein, a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota, studied 3,375 ...

Crystallized intelligence is accumulated knowledge: facts, figures. Think “educated.” Of course we all know people who are “book smart” but not necessarily smart smart.

Our minds “decline” with age. Switching from first-half-of-life “fluid” intelligence (the kind that is fast and innovative a la Elon Musk) to second-half “crystallized” intelligence ...