Smarter Brains Seem to Run More Efficiently

The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex, according to new research.

For the study, researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Humboldt University of Berlin, and the Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute in Albuquerque used a specific neuroimaging technique that provides insights into the wiring of the brain on a microstructural level.

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