Ask a Neuroscientist: Does a bigger brain make you smarter?
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Stanford University
Neurosciences Institute
Click the button for a cool article about the human brain!
Stanford University
Neurosciences Institute
Here are some highlights of the answer:
"Okay, so despite the uncertain relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities between different species, can brain size predict anything about intelligence amongst humans? Does having a gigantic brain mean that you’re smarter, as cartoons like Pinky and the Brain and Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius would have us believe?"
"Some studies claim the answer is yes."
"Okay, so despite the uncertain relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities between different species, can brain size predict anything about intelligence amongst humans? Does having a gigantic brain mean that you’re smarter, as cartoons like Pinky and the Brain and Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius would have us believe?"
"Some studies claim the answer is yes."