While you
might have mocked your mom for not knowing how to operate Facebook, here is the
fact: you inherit intelligence from your mom and not your dad. There have been
a few researches carried out that supports this fact. In 1984, some researchers
conducted a study to test this theory. They gave extra doses of maternal genes
to mice than the paternal genes and found that the mice developed a bigger
brain and head. When this process was reversed and the mice were given extra doses
of paternal genes, the mice developed a bigger body and smaller head.
Research in
2017 proved this theory yet again and the researchers found that mother’s IQ
level is the best way to predict the intelligence of their child. It was also
found that the nourishment that a child gets in the mother’s womb and the
strong bond that they form with their mothers accounts for the child’s ability
to play complex games and affects his academic performance simultaneously. Therefore,
now you may have to think twice before mocking your mom about her inability to
operate technology gadgets.