Neurocognitive, Biological and Genetics factors and the Risk of Developing Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) Disease among Kurdish Societies

Abstract

Differences in intelligence are the most significant factor in explaining levels of social progress and development. One measure scientists use to determine differences in intelligence is Intelligence Quotient (IQ), which is derived from standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. Individuals with IQ scores between 90 and 109 are considered average intelligence and those with scores of 89 to 80 are considered Below Average or Dullness. In this study our analysis of the literature has assessed the level of Kurdish intelligence quotient. The area of Kurdish nation, located in four different countries includes Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. The average IQ of Iranian people is 84, Iraqi people 87, Syrian people 83 and Turkey people is 90. These numbers came from a work carried out from 2002 to 2006 by Richard Lynn, a British Professor of Psychology, and Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish Professor of Political Science, who conducted IQ studies in more than 80 countries (IQ Research). Based on this study we estimate the average Kurdish IQ ranges between 83 and 90. Vanhanen and Lynn argue that IQ and the Wealth of Nations analyses the relation between national IQ scores and measures of economic performance. In this study, we aimed to assess the association between IQ (intelligence quotient) and neurocognitive, biological and genetics factors among Kurdish populations and then we drew inferences about the state of social progress and development of Kurdish societies and genetic characteristics based on a statistical pattern.