How was Einstein's brain different?

Of course it was people's brains are as different as their faces. In his lifetime many wondered if there was anything especially different in Einstein's. He insisted that on his death his brain be made available for research. read more

Einstein's brain had more glial cells relative to neurons in all areas studied, but only in the left inferior parietal area was the difference statistically significant. This area is part of the association cortex, regions of the brain responsible for incorporating and synthesizing information from multiple other brain regions. read more

Einstein’s brain was different from other people’s By Deborah Byrd in Human World | November 19, 2012 Falk’s team used photographs to show that Einstein’s brain has a complex pattern of convolutions in the part of the brain that deals with abstract thought. read more

Dr. Dahlia Zaidel of the University of California, Los Angeles, examined two slices of Albert Einstein's brain containing the hippocampus in 2001. The hippocampus is a subcortical brain structure that plays an important role in learning and memory. read more