brain size
Cerebral volume measurement
Brain size refers to the physical volume or mass of a brain, typically measured in cubic centimeters or grams.
In scientific contexts, brain size is often discussed relative to body size, since larger animals generally have larger brains: Elephants have enormous brains, but relative to body size, humans rank higher.
The term appears in debates about intelligence, though the relationship between brain size and cognitive ability is complex and often misunderstood.
Skull's internal volume
- hominidsHuman-like primate family
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
fossils · bipedalism · tool use · Paleolithic · Pleistocene · primatology · anthropology · natural selection
Organ's external tissue
- grey matterNeuronal cell body tissue
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- neuroanatomyStudy of nervous system structure
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
glia · synapses · cerebellum · hippocampus · sulci · gyri · axon · dendrite
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- infancyEarliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
neuroplasticity · myelination · neurogenesis · pruning · head circumference · fontanelle · cognitive development · critical periods
cranial capacity
Skull's internal volume
- hominidsHuman-like primate family
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
Australopithecus · fossils · bipedalism · tool use · Paleolithic · Pleistocene · primatology · anthropology · natural selection · adaptation
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- grey matterNeuronal cell body tissue
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- neuroanatomyStudy of nervous system structure
neurons · glia · synapses · cerebellum · hippocampus · sulci · gyri · axon · dendrite · neurotransmitters
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- infancyEarliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
adolescence · neuroplasticity · myelination · neurogenesis · pruning · head circumference · fontanelle · cognitive development · critical periods · nutrition
- mammal evolutionearly mammals, fossil record, diversification, human evolution, Australopithecus
- allometryisometry, power law, power laws
- humanityhuman, human being, humans, people, mankind
- animal measurementsweight, length, height, wingspan, tail length
- body measurementsheight, weight, waist circumference, head circumference, shoulder width
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
brain sizebrainless
Devoid of intelligence
empty-headed · pea-brained · stupid · dumb · idiotic
brain sizeemotional intelligence
Capacity for managing feelings
cognitive testing · brain function · wisdom · executive function