Scientists Say Avocado Can Increase Intelligence

Nutrients found in foods rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), such as avocados, olive oil, and nuts can improve general intelligence.

As quoted from the page, The Indian Express, researchers or scientists found that general intelligence is associated with dorsal attention tissue of the brain. It plays a central role in a task that demands the attention and problem solving of everyday life. In particular, general intelligence is found with how efficiently dorsal attention tissue works best.

The study found that this association was driven by a correlation between MUFA and brain tissue concerns.

"Our findings provide new evidence that MUFA is associated with very specific brain tissue, dorsal attention tissue, and how optimal this network is functionally organized," said lead author Aron Barbey, professor at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, this weekend. "This is important because if you want to develop effective nutritional interventions in improving cognitive performance, we need to understand how these nutrients affect brain function."

For the study, published in the NeuroImage Journal, the team examined the relationship between fatty acid groups and brain tissue underlying general intelligence. By doing so, researchers seek to understand whether brain tissue organization mediates the relationship between fatty acids and general intelligence.