• Question: do smarter people have ,generally, bigger brains??

    Asked by 9jensr to Tom, Antonia on 14 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Antonia Hamilton answered on 14 Jun 2010:


      no, there is no evidence that brain size correlates with intelligence. if it did, elephants and blue whales would rule. even within people, big brains don’t mean you are smart. in fact, some children with big heads and big brains (macrocephaly) have learning difficulties.

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