Talk:Peak Human Intelligence/@comment-9597460-20130615005924/@comment-5265497-20130620221419

"Can a person have Enhanced Memory without Enhanced Intelligence?"

Intelligence is generally regarded as the ability creatively apply the knowledge you learned, how quickly and efficiently you can analyze and process information, comprehension of abstraction and self-awareness, and even emotional and social acuity. We still do not have a concrete understanding of intelligence, but to answer your question, yes they can. Memory is a integral constituent of what defines intelligence as a whole. The ability to synthesize and deconstruct the data you attain and creativity is what really constitutes fluid intelligence. Great memory can only get you so far and then it is a matter of how to apply what you remember, to connect or associate ideas, to solve problems requiring abstract thinking.