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Countries must learn how to capitalize on their citizens' cognitive resources if they are to prosper, both economically and socially. Early interventions will be key.

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  1. John Beddington is the UK government chief scientific adviser and head of the Government Office for Science in London ,
    John Beddington
  2. Cary L. Cooper is pro-vice chancellor and professor of organizational psychology and health at Lancaster University ,
    Cary L. Cooper
  3. John Field is co-director of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning, Stirling Institute of Education, University of Stirling ,
    John Field
  4. Usha Goswami is director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, and professor of education at the University of Cambridge ,
    Usha Goswami
  5. Felicia A. Huppert is professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and director of the Well-being Institute at the University of Cambridge,
    Felicia A. Huppert
  6. Rachel Jenkins is professor of epidemiology and international mental health policy at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Research and Training,
    Rachel Jenkins
  7. Hannah S. Jones is a member of the Foresight project team in the Government Office for Science ,
    Hannah S. Jones
  8. Tom B. L. Kirkwood is director of the Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University ,
    Tom B. L. Kirkwood
  9. Barbara J. Sahakian is professor of clinical neuropsychology, University of Cambridge ,
    Barbara J. Sahakian
  10. Sandy M. Thomas is head of the Foresight programme at the Government Office for Science in London ,
    Sandy M. Thomas

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  1. John Beddington
  2. Cary L. Cooper
  3. John Field
  4. Usha Goswami
  5. Felicia A. Huppert
  6. Rachel Jenkins
  7. Hannah S. Jones
  8. Tom B. L. Kirkwood
  9. Barbara J. Sahakian
  10. Sandy M. Thomas

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Cary L. Cooper is a director of Robertson Cooper, a University of Manchester spin-off company working in the field of organizational health and well-being. He is also president of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and of the International Stress Management Association. He is also patron of the National Bullying Helpline, and an ambassador for the Samaritans. Barbara S. Sahakian consults for several pharmaceutical companies and for Cambridge Cognition. She also has shares in CeNeS.

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Beddington, J., Cooper, C., Field, J. et al. The mental wealth of nations.Nature 455, 1057–1060 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/4551057a

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