Larger head = higher IQ

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:37 am

Sept. 24, 2007 â€” Big-headed people could be brainier too, according to a new analysis of a 1939 study comparing head size and intelligence in a group of male prisoners.

Although the effect of head size on IQ is minimal, it does exist, says Jeremy Genovese, who conducted the new research and is an associate professor of human development and educational psychology at Cleveland State University.

"The correlations between head size and IQ are quite modest, and you cannot determine someone's intelligence with a tape measure," he told Discovery News. "However, the correlation is real and might have some clinical significance, such as predicting susceptibility to dementia."

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/2 ... e_hum.html

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:03 am

From Article wrote:Since Neanderthals had big heads, it could then be that their smarts have been underestimated.

Genovese said, "I rather think that the Neanderthals get a bad rap."

wonder if Geico could use this quote somehow???

lastone · Post by **lastone** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:42 pm

So all those "water head" babys that grew up arn't mental cases they're just overly smart? Is this 1939 study from a German source? Sounds familiar.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:51 pm

Koreans must be the worlds smartest.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:00 pm

I distinctly recall they had a hard time finding a football helmet big enough for me when I was young.....

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:04 pm

Arp2 wrote:I distinctly recall they had a hard time finding a football helmet big enough for me when I was young..... 8)

You are supposed to wear it on your head.