Chisom Ezuma
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BUSTING THE BRAIN-RELATED MYTHS
BUSTING THE BRAIN-RELATED MYTHS The intelligence of an organism increases with brain size: There are organisms with larger brains than us, albeit they are likely less complicated than ours, so size actually has little bearing on the brain. Is it true that the ratio of your body to your brain determines your brain? The brain of an animal that is much larger than ourselves, such as a big brown bear, will thus be larger. But that does not imply that they are inherently smarter than we are. Although it hasn't been thoroughly investigated, we do know for a fact that chimpanzees are likely just as intelligent as we are because we have seen that they do have smaller brains in cases like chimpanzees. The complexity of the brain and the degree to which certain parts are developed are likely more important than its size. Some language centers simply have a higher level of development than a cow or even a chimpanzee. Yes, that matters more than actual size when assessing intelligence. How do we gauge intelligence, furthermore? That also gets challenging because not all people possess the same level of intelligence. There are additional non-cognitive aspects at play, such as social intelligence. How emotionally intelligent are you? I believe that everything is extremely complicated and challenging to quantify.
By Chisom Ezumaabout a year ago in Humans