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May 1, 2009

Strange But True!

Q. If the brain is the seat of intelligence, do people with bigger brains top the smarts chart?

A. After the death of the brilliant English poet Lord Byron in 1824, doctors discovered his brain was a massive 5 pounds instead of the normal 3 pounds, says David G. Myers in “Psychology: Ninth Edition.” When Beethoven died, his brain showed more and deeper convolutions. Recent studies using MRI scans have revealed a positive correlation between brain size (adjusted for body size) and intelligence. “Moreover, as adults age, brain size and nonverbal intelligence test scores fall in concert.”


 
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