Does Mewtwo's Brain Size REALLY Matter? | Gnoggin

Does having a bigger brain mean you are more intelligent? Let's look at the brains in the animal kingdom and try to figure some things out... and then apply it to Pokemon!

Chapters
00:00 Does a bigger brain make you smarter?
01:20 Blinkist
02:45 Brain Efficiency
05:40 Brain Size Matters
09:22 Brain Ratio and Sensor Processing
14:43 Memory Storage in the Brain
17:31 Brain size almost doesn't matter
18:19 Mega Mewtwo Y and Alakazam
18:51 Conclusion: we just don't know

Additional Credits:
Mega-Alakazam art by TheAngryAron

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Gnoggin, hosted by its creator Lockstin, is a show delving into the mysteries of Pokemon! (and other games sometimes too). Explaining everything there is to explain! Why is each Pokemon given the type it has? What are their origins? What is the lore of the Pokemon world and the design inspirations? And what does it all have to do with alchemy? Let's Go find out!

#pokemon #pokemonbiology #pokemonscience

[Nameless_mixes]

“If our brains were simple enough to understand, we’d be too stupid to do so.” -My senior year anatomy teacher lol

So yeah, I don’t hold it against anyone for not having a definitive answer when it comes to the brain. It’s so complex that idk if we’ll ever get a grasp on it.

[thatonemajin]

Mewtwo: "I showed you my brain, please respond."

[TheSaharay]

"Why can Hollywood lie, but I can't?"
Because we still respect you Lockstin

[MasterPigzz]

Before clicking on the video I said to myself "It's big-brain time" and look how you started it lol

[Moss_Dude]

"It's not about the size, it's about how you wrinkle it."

[arthp.]

"C'mon, size doesn't matter, it's just genetics, we can all be gifted in some way!"

[evillecaston]

"We live in a society. Bottom text." -Lockstin, big brain

[MaximumSherman]

Scientists: Can we have funding for science?

Gov: To make scientific breakthroughs?

Scientists: ...yes

*stilts on ants time*

[Beastintheomlet]

I learned a lot, but secretly I’m just happy to know a Calyrex plushie is as ridiculous as I assumed it’d be.

[Raonodar]

This is why when I'm playing games and someone is being really stupid I say "their brain is SO BIG but SO SMOOTH"

[sparky]

"Yes I'm insulting Wyomingites, but there's like four of you."

As a Wyomingite I have only two things to say. First off, how dare you insult my people in such a way! And second, great video as always!

[michaelknoll]

Another fun fact about the brain is that a lot of the higher order functions (abstract thinking, stuff beyond sensory data, etc) takes place in the frontal cortex, which humans have a larger one of these than most animals, including other primates. So it could be that humans are capable of more complicated feats of building, thinking, etc, due to this more specialized region of our brains rather than it being a merely a question of brain size or brain to body mass ratios.

[Shierajackylnsword]

As a great man once said:


"THAT POKÉMON HAS A MASSIVE NOGGIN!"

[astromenuisix]

Fun fact: Birds are actually really smart, especially raptors and corvus.

[Absbor]

"Size doesn't matter, right?" "I'm sure size matters, "
- Lockstin 2021

[_lost_paradise]

I recognize that Barroth roar anywhere... a very clever detail there Lockstin;D I absolutely cannot wait for that Monster Hunter video!

[duckytheduckster]

Science lesson on brains: *Kanye Nah*
A "Pokemon" video about brain sizes: *Kayne Yea*

[hhjk]

Scientist 1: so what’s your job here?
Scientist 2: I tie stilts to the legs of ants so they get lost.
Scientist 1: Wut.

[hrpang]

The Gnoggin Man talking about Noggins.

[laisy]

8:55 a correction/further information here, the usage of "bug" referring to defects predates the invention of electronic computers, it has been used in engineering since the 1870s (no clear origin). The moth in the computer did popularize the usage of "bug" in computers when the operator who found the bug was also familiar with the engineering term and joked about it being the "First actual case of bug being found." (the wording here shows the term "bug" predates this event)