the bigger the head the larger the brain? (as in the actual size)
2007-01-31 20:13:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Anthropologically, and, when comparing species, yes.
2007-01-31 21:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the size of the brain is directly proportional to the size of the body. Men generally have larger brains because they are larger than women but the size of a brain has very little bearing on intelligence.
2007-01-31 20:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the skull is bigger, it probably houses a larger brain. But if the head is larger because of elephant syndrome, the brain's probably not bigger than average.
2007-01-31 20:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by itry007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure if the bigger ur head is the smarter you'll get anot. but i think the brain is like a "toufu" so it ll grow accordingly to the shape and size of the skull. ummm...last time after albert einstein's brain was examined after his death and they found that "there were more glial cells for every neuron in Einstein’s brain."
"The authors concluded that the greater number of glial cells per neuron might indicate the neurons in Einstein’s brain had an increased 'metabolic need' - they needed and used more energy. In this way, perhaps Einstein had better thinking abilities and conceptual skills. "
"A second paper (Neuroscience Letters, 1996) describing Einstein's brain was published in 1996. Einstein's brain weighed only 1,230 grams, which is less than the average adult male brain (about 1,400 grams). The authors also reported that the thickness of Einstein's cerebral cortex (area 9) was thinner than that of five control brains. However, the DENSITY of neurons in Einstein's brain was greater. In other words, Einstein was able to pack more neurons in a given area of cortex."
2007-01-31 22:01:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In bigger head brain is definately larger. But it doesn't mean that someone with big head is more inteligent.
2007-01-31 20:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by pyclan5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha, what a question. The brain might be bigger, but that doesn't make them any smarter..
2007-01-31 20:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by _____ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is, and people with bigger heads have higher IQs.
2007-01-31 20:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by Mike D. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont have an answer for that but would really like to know,but maybe this will help my ex had a very big head but was very dumb,thats why he is me ex now. lol
2007-01-31 20:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by Lily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I've been told that my head is as big as pumpkin, and I graduated manga kume laude with my degree in education!
( oh how funny, this program won't let me spell the word -- c*u*m* - --correctly, )
2007-01-31 20:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by BIGDAWG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is true.
Intellegence is a different question.
2007-01-31 20:23:17 · answer #10 · answered by Stony 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋