“In personalized brain simulations of the 650 participants, the researchers could determine that brains with reduced functional connectivity literally “jump to conclusions” when making decisions, rather than waiting until upstream brain regions could complete the processing steps needed to solve the problem.”
Higher IQ scorers in the Human Connectome data were faster on easy puzzles and slower on hard ones. Their brains showed more synchrony, held off on a decision longer, and made fewer errors. Every hiring process that rewards the fastest answer in the room is selecting for the brains that jump to conclusions.