The mental factor of discrimination is used when a person reads:  relating the words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, putting those in conext to the subject, and so on. So, I would propose the level of intelligence is directly correlated to the ability to take information in and process it quickly. Buddha described the mind; consciousness, as: feeling, discrimination,  intention and attention etc., he also describes primary minds and mental factors, like pride, ignorance etc.<br><br>Has anyone asked Dr Amy Farrah Fowler if that brain device and Sheldon's maths has worked out when intention spurs action?<br><br>Kinda makes me scratch my head when these head doctors try to measure angels on the tip of a pinhead.