Human intelligence
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Human intelligence is the intellectual prowess of humans, which is marked by complex cognitive feats and high levels of motivation and self-awareness. Through their intelligence, humans possess the cognitive abilities to learn, form concepts, understand, apply logic, and reason, including the capacities to recognize patterns, comprehend ideas, plan, solve problems, make decisions, retain information, and use language to communicate. Intelligence enables humans to experience and think.
Note that the definition and characteristics of human intelligence are interpreted differently by individuals depending on their culture.
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See also
- Intellect
- Neuroscience and intelligence ยง Humans
- Outline of human intelligence
- Superintelligence
- Volition (psychology)
- Human intelligence (espionage), abbreviated HUMINT, an intelligence collection discipline used by government intelligence organizations against other governments.
- Hominid intelligence
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