After Albert Einstein's brain was studied, what was found unusual about it?

griffinj

There are three separate papers published on Einstein’s brain, with three separate, though not necessarily conflicting, sets of findings. The board will not let me post the most edited version I can write that will give a fair overview of the results. Please refer to: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ein.html for a comfortably brief synopsis of their findings. Nov 19 03, 3:28 AM

x treme

it was found to be 25% larger than the average human brain Nov 19 03, 12:41 PM

griffinj

I see you didn't check my reference first, X treme. The second of the three papers cited above found 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. Nov 19 03, 2:01 PM

griffinj

It was, however, 15% wider than a control group of 35 brains. Nov 19 03, 3:07 PM

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