Does ones brain really get bigger when obtaining more knowledge?

Question

if you study and memorize a crapload of stuff does your brain get bigger

Answer 1

No. You get more "wrinkles" in your brain which increases the surface area of the brain without increasing its volume.

Answer 2

No, the average human uses 10% of their total brain power.
Those who are wicked smart probably use 11-12%

If we could harness and exploit the other 90 some-odd%, we would be celestial bodies (a ball of light the could crush a star with telekinesis.)

Answer 3

I think is no because when you get more knowledge so it just memorize in your brain it can not get bigger

Answer 4

No, not really. We only use 10% of our brain's potential, so the more thoughts you have, and the different ways you use your brain will create more action in your mind, but it doesn't increase it's size.
Like your computer. When it sits idle, it is using a small portion of it's potential. but plug it into the internet, browse, download files, and run scandisk at the same time....it didn't increase the size of your computer, but you are using it more to it's capacity. ;)

Answer 5

Actually, every time you learn something, you get a tiny wrinkle in your brain. It doesn't gain anything in terms of mass or size, but it does change shape! So if you are really smart, you got a very wrinkly brain. Take care and thanks for this good question!

Answer 6

no only 10%of the brain is being used now

Answer 7

every time you learn something your brain forms a new wrinkle. So the more wrinkles your brain has the smater you are.

Answer 8

no, it gets more wrinkly and the invidual neurons get more connected

if your brain got bigger it wouldn't fit in your skull

Answer 9

nope. the size stays the same and if you just memorize stuff you're not really learning.

Answer 10

I have 3 PhDs and a MD degree. My head is so fat......