Does brain size really matter?

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 02:51 in Psychology & Sociology

In the world’s largest MRI study on brain size to date, USC researchers and their international colleagues identified seven genetic hotspots that regulate brain growth, memory and reasoning as well as influence the onset of Parkinson’s disease. Most brain imaging studies evaluate around 100 people, but the Nature Neuroscience study published on Oct. 3 examined […]

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