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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub
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    2 years ago

    Aren’t smaller, better-connected brains more likely to be from an intelligent person? I’m not sure there’s a relationship between intelligence and brain size in general.

    Also, huge head does not imply large brain inside the head.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      Our brain shape science basically boils down to:

      • missing big pieces usually makes it work less well.
      • folds and creases seem good?
      • Not too much fluid!
      • Not too little either!
      • front part seems pretty important for thinking.
      • middle too.
      • “stuff” in the brain is almost always bad for thinking. Like rocks and things. Neurons, blood and the right blend of fluids are great.
      • phrenology is pretty wrong. Like, super wrong.

      Beyond that, we know a bunch of stuff about brains and neurons and how they all piece together, but just based on lookin’, we’re pretty bad at judging a person based on their head and brain.