Your Brain vs Genius Brain - How Do They Compare

What makes a genius special? Is a brain of a genius different than yours or mine? What did Albert Einstein's brain look like?

Our brain is the command center for the nervous system. The part of body that ensures we are conscious and can experience life. It receives input from our five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling, and it sends output commands to the muscles. The human brain weighs about 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), contains roughly 86 billion nerve cells, and billions of nerve fibers. These neurons contain trillions of connections, or synapses. The brain is a complex living computer. But are all brains built the same? That’s what we’ll be looking at in this episode of the Infographics Show: How geniuses brains are different from our own.

Intelligence is one of the key measures for being a genius. So before we answer this question, let’s first look at what intelligence is and how it actually can be measured. The definition of intelligence itself is not an entirely firm definition. There are a number of ways of measuring it: academic intelligence, social intelligence, emotional intelligence or even, artistic intelligence to name just a few. And even when you look at something such as academic intelligence, it can be subdivided further into areas such as analytical skill, reading comprehension, and problem solving. So at first glance it’s not all that straight forward.

However, regardless of the lens through which you view intelligence, people across these various categories, who have a higher level of intelligence, tend to be able to navigate the challenges of life better than those individuals deemed to have a cognitive deficit. And this brings us to IQ. IQ stands for intelligence quotient, and it is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. While an IQ test is not the perfect measure of a person’s intelligence, scientific studies that have looked at brain activity of people with high IQ scores can provide some useful insight into what makes intelligence.

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[TheInfographicsShow]

We mentioned a few geniuses in the video. Can you think of any other geniuses that made our world better because of their inventions, ideas etc.?

[thatbowiefan]

I think that it is critical to remember that genius doesn't just come down to math and science. There's genius of art, music, theater and literature. People like Beethoven, Vincent Van Gogh and Picasso might not have excelled in certain areas like math but that doesn't make their work any less genius. High IQ can often be specific to a certain subject and might be lower for other parts, it just comes down to what you specialize in. Einstein couldn't do a painting like Van Gogh and he couldn't write a play like Shakespeare but Van Gogh and Shakespeare couldn't do complex math equations like Einstein, yet they are still all brilliant.

[ExHyperion]

"The difference between genius and stupid is that genius has its limits" - genius

[pablo-wwey]

3:23 I can't believe Tesla's name wasn't on that list.

[mabirc]

I have an IQ of 121, so i‘m not a genius, but i still rather belong to the smart than the average people.
I work at a Burger King currently, because i couldnt find a job that fits to my strengths. I am good in languages, and thats what i’ve studied but most companies either need experienced staff or don‘t need persons like me at all, because most people speak english and thereby comprehend each other anyway.

Intelligence is not a guarantee for success, but it can be useful for certain situations.
Though i am still confident of finding a good job.

[andrijailic]

What about Nikola Tesla? Without him this channel wouldn't exist...

[Thesachins]

Genius is yes having a intelligent mind but also hearing your heart. what you want to do in life ? what are you passionate for/how you can change the world ?..knowing the answer to this questions is very much essential for a genius.

[neilh.]

Being a genius myself, I can tell you that it's definitely a result of diet. Einstein lived in Germany - delicious food, sausages and beer, BAM genius. Isaac Newton was English, eating shepherd pies, bangers and mash, and other types of pie, POW genius. Leonardo DaVinci was Italian, eating lasagna, spaghetti, prosciutto e melone, and red wine, BANG brilliance. I, personally, eat plenty of pizza, beer, and tater tots which explains my unfathomable genius.

[DemonAndLucky]

I always find that smarter people have confidence issues... And it doesn't help that people feel threatened by them.

[Ultimatecoincrazed]

“I have never met a man so ignorant that I could not learn from him.” - Galileo

[williamsevern]

A genius comes to terms with the fact that there is more information than a persons brain can hold. For this reason genius brains tend to specialize in a field that the brain wants more knowledge of. Genius people think differently. Genius people do not get treated with special care. A genius person still faces social limits and financial hardships. I could have done so much more had I not been financially limited and had peers like me to relate with.

[juancruz-b]

How well you’re able to adapt to challenges in life reveals the strength of your intellectual traits. Depends on how people invest their lives that determines the kind of lives they live in their environment or how smart they were able to handle or promote circumstances in life.

[joshsk]

It'd be GENIUS if you could tell us the background music - makes me feel capable of achieving intellectual greatness!

[saminarose]

There’ll be a day when they will tell you your IQ with your birth card 🤩

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

What makes a genius special? The answer is brain food

[CertifiedDeadMemes]

Whatever inf. Show. My mom says I'm a genius

[dacoconutnut]

Brain? What brain? The one that has been constantly melting and fading?

[megann]

Haven’t been here in ages (due to a certain reason which I shall not discuss) but you’re still going good and your videos are still pretty informative. good job, people xD

[Minion-myxz]

Are you saying that I'm not a genius????

[FruiityBooty]

I love your shows man, they make me feel a lot smarter.