RaniPhoenix t1_iubuywx wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:23 AM Reply to eli5 Bigger people have bigger muscles and a bigger brain. They're stronger than smaller people, but why are they not smarter than smaller people. by Hopeful_Optimist_ Brain size does not directly correlate with intelligence. Intelligence is still poorly understood. Also, there are different types of intelligence. All of them rely on using different areas of the brain in different ways. Permalink 8
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Reply to eli5 Bigger people have bigger muscles and a bigger brain. They're stronger than smaller people, but why are they not smarter than smaller people. by Hopeful_Optimist_
Brain size does not directly correlate with intelligence. Intelligence is still poorly understood. Also, there are different types of intelligence. All of them rely on using different areas of the brain in different ways.