the whole brain was reduced... more than a 50% to 75%... the brain is very plastic and can adapt to some brain damage.. If it happens very slowly, different parts of the brain take up functions normally done by the part pushed to the side... (snip, snip.~)
Half My IQ And Makes Twice As Much Money Maru rob Money isn't everything, Rob, 150 is genius I.Q. If this guy had use of the 50- 75% he lost, he could be in the 200 range. Not no genyus, Jonny, but I luck gude!~) I don't think anyone has yet established a link between either brain size, or percent utilization and intelligence . . . And Don't Ask Me About The Mensa Members I Have Met Maru -- Ronn! :) are members of mensa trying to compensate for poor self esteem, or the opposite, or are they simply seeking to network with other geniuses? i believe brain capacity is related to ratio to body size and convolutions in the cerebral cortex? hominid maru jonsan According to Science News, the cerebral cortex, containing billions of nerve cells, is the largest structure of the human brain. Essentially a flat sheet not much thicker than an orange peel, the cortex folds and refolds into the familiar deep creases of the brain's surface. The cerebral cortex varies in size dramatically among species. It mostly grows by becoming a larger sheet rather than a thicker sheet, The human cortical surface area is about 1,000 times greater than that of the mouse. Compared with the cortex of the chimpanzee, the human cerebral cortex has three to four times more surface area. Some scientists attribute the greater intelligence of modern humans to the rapid expansion of the cerebral cortex as hominids evolved. (sic) see also: http://www.ifisiol.unam.mx/Brain/cercox.htm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
