Torkel Klingberg

Torkel Klingberg is a prominent professor of cognitive neuroscience at Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden. He has dedicated over three decades to researching working memory and its vital role in intelligence and learning. Klingberg challenges traditional notions of intelligence, emphasizing that it encompasses more than just having factual knowledge. He advocates for the understanding of intelligence as a capacity for problem-solving and learning, distinguishing between crystallized intelligence, which is based on accumulated knowledge, and fluid intelligence, which pertains to reasoning and the ability to tackle new challenges. His recent studies suggest that working memory training can improve cognitive abilities, particularly in children, highlighting the impact of environmental factors on intelligence.