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Bigger Brains Make Smarter People Study Says

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hector-hammond-and-the-leader dept.

udderly writes "People with bigger brains are smarter according to a Virginia Commonwealth University industrial and organizational psychologist, Michael A. McDaniel, Ph.D. McDaniel, who is a professor in management at VCU's School of Business. He reviewed 26 previous studies comparing brain size and intelligence and found that brain volume has a strong correlation to intelligence. According to McDaniel, 'for all age and sex groups, it is now very clear that brain volume and intelligence are related.' So, how big of a hat do you wear?"

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  1. Slashdot = Drudgereport? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So uh, maybe we should just change the name of slashdot.org to drudgereport.com because these days the only stories that get run are ones that have been on drudge for days already.

  2. Missing Word? by NickFortune · · Score: 1, Redundant
    "Bigger Brains Make Smarter People Study" says who, precisely?

    And while we're at it, study what?

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  3. hee hee by mattyrobinson69 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    my mum tells me i was born with a strangely large head, YEAH!!!