Science & Technology

Einstein - the brain of a genius

By T.K. Randall
November 20, 2012 ·  6 comments

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Einstein is often considered to be one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, his remarkable intellect and accomplishments in physics continue to resonate on in to the 21st century. When he died in 1955, his brain was removed for examination in an effort to determine if there was anything about it that might account for his genius. Now over 55 years on, scientists are once again seeking clues to his intellect via a series of recently discovered anatomical photographs.

"Portions of Einstein's brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities," wrote anthropologist Dean Falk. "What is unusual is the complexity and convolution in the various parts of the brain."

Source: Huffington Post | Comments (6)

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