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Oct17-04, 01:10 PM   #1
 
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intelligence and brain size

Does larger brain size or brain/body wt. mean greater intelligence?
Does a larger head mean more brain and hence greater intelligence?
 
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Oct17-04, 02:47 PM   #2
 
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Does larger brain size or brain/body wt. mean greater intelligence?
Does a larger head mean more brain and hence greater intelligence?
Maybe not brain size as a whole, but development of certain parts of the brain. See this report from a conference on the neural correlates of g.
 
Oct18-04, 04:40 PM   #3
 
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http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=42097
 
Oct19-04, 12:21 AM   #4
 

intelligence and brain size

One of the more popular theories (but still very much flawed) is the brain/body ratio.
 
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