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- Albert Einstein. German-born physicist Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity led to a complete revision of the scientific understanding of space and time.
- Rene Descartes. View taken at the Musee de l’Homme (Museum of Mankind) in Paris, on March 5, 2009 shows the skull of French philosopher, mathematician and physicist Rene Descartes, part of the department of Anthropology.
- Carl Friedrich Gauss. Carl Friedrich Gausscirca 1815: German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 – 1855). (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
- Vladimir Lenin. Photographed for the first time in 30 years, the embalmed body of Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leader and Soviet Union founder Vladimir Ilyich Lenin lies 28 October 1991 in the Mausoleum (built in 1930) bearing his name in Moscow’s Red Square near Kremlin Palace.
Aug 1, 2008 · Many modern studies have linked a larger brain, as measured by magnetic resonance imaging, to higher intellect, with total brain volume accounting for about 16 percent of the variance in IQ....
May 18, 2018 · People with a higher IQ are more likely to have fewer connections between the neurons in the outer layer of their brain, according to a recent study. While previous research has suggested bigger brains are indeed smarter, a closer look at the microstructural architecture suggests it's not just a matter of more brain cells, as much as more ...
Dec 4, 2023 · Human brains are bigger than those of our primate relatives, but evidence from extinct human ancestors suggests brain size isn't everything. To understand human intelligence, scientists are now...
May 23, 2018 · Anthropologists and biologists study the brain sizes of different species and try to deduce what behavioral changes a larger brain allows for. For instance, in many primates, greater social ...
- Brian Resnick
This article reviews the emerging brain science on goals and behavior change, with particular emphasis on its relevance to consulting psychology. I begin by articulating a framework that parses behavior change into two dimensions, one motivational (the will) and the other cognitive (the way).
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If friendlier, more social humans were more successful from an evolutionary perspective, then brains may have shrunk over time. But not all are convinced.
