How Einstein's Brain Is Different Than Yours

By any and all measures, Einstein was a genius. But what made him so different from any other person? Turns out his brain was wired in a very different way! Anthony takes a look inside to show you the ways in which Einstein's brain was both different and similar to yours.

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The corpus callosum of Albert Einstein's brain: another clue to his high intelligence?

Anatomy of the Corpus Callosum Reveals Its Function
"The corpus callosum (CC) comprises axons connecting the cortices of the two cerebral hemispheres and is the principal white matter fiber bundle in the brain."

Einstein's Corpus Callosum Explains His Genius-Level Intellect
"Einstein was undoubtedly one of the most influential physicists of all time, advancing concepts in quantum physics and gaining enormous notoriety for his theory of relativity."

THE CORPUS CALLOSUM AND STEREOPSIS
"The corpus callosum, a huge band of myelinated fibers, connects the two cerebral hemispheres. Stereopsis is one mechanism for seeing depth and judging distance."

Reduced Laterality as a Trait Marker of Schizophrenia-Evidence from Structural and Functional Neuroimaging
"Laterality is a characteristic principle of the organization of the brain systems for language, and reduced hemispheric asymmetry has been considered a risk factor for schizophrenia."

Decreased activation and increased lateralization in brain functioning for selective attention and response inhibition in adolescents with spina bifida.
"We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate functional activity in the brain of adolescents with spina bifida when performing selective attention and response inhibition tasks."

Neuroplasticity: Changes in grey matter induced by training
"Does the structure of an adult human brain alter in response to environmental demands?"

The musician's brain as a model of neuroplasticity
"Studies of experience-driven neuroplasticity at the behavioural, ensemble, cellular and molecular levels have shown that the structure and significance of the eliciting stimulus can determine the neural changes that result."

Training-induced neuroplasticity in young children
"As the main interhemispheric fiber tract, the corpus callosum (CC) is of particular importance for musicians who simultaneously engage parts of both hemispheres to process and play music."

Lateralization of Cerebral Functions
"The human brain is clearly divided into hemispheres by a deep longitudinal fissure. Although these hemispheres are similar from a gross anatomical point of view, research over the past century suggests that they have specialized functions."

The More Hemispheric Lateralization, the Better Thinking Performance
"By examining activity of the living human brain at rest via fMRI, NIMH intramural scientists have discovered a secret to how it enhances thinking ability."

Brain halves interact differently with each other
"...findings detailed this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveal another fundamental difference between the brain's halves - they interact with each other differently, with left-side regions biased to interact more strongly with the same hemisphere, while right-side areas interact more strongly with both hemispheres."

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[DiLLZGFX]

Don't look for excuses. Einstein had spent ages, I mean years to figure out some of the great things he discovered. They did not fly into his head, he sat down and worked out really complex maths which took time. He simply worked hard. You need to invest time and effort into something in order to get good at it. Of course look for the most efficient way but you to make an investment in order to get profit. Doing well in school doesn't mean you're smart and like wise doing bad in school doesn't mean your not.

[upsambodhi]

" i am not a genius but i stay with the problem longer"
-einstein

[Sageartx]

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein
Einstein was just a few of those people that actually test their curiosity and never stop until it is quenched. Unlike most of us now, who may have a question and just "google it" and if its not on google, we give up. Question answered.

[aansedar]

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
― Albert Einstein

[OpenAirOutreach]

Men like Einstein and Da Vinci used "both sides" of their brain very well simultaneously. Da Vinci's masterpiece pantings were also very mathematical. Einsteins laboratory was his daydreaming where he pondered deep scientific questions. The key is to utilize both sides of your brain, like in the Method of Loci memorization technique that anyone can learn.

[soumilnema]

I strongly believe that he made himself better

[sxrkar_usa]

I think that Einstein made himself that way because at the age of four, his dad gave him a compass, and Einstein was very interested about how the needle moved around. Since he wasn't that good at childhood, this gives us some evidence that learning the violin and being interested in things that you really are passionate about could actually make you smarter.

[gdgamezyt]

R.I.P Albert Einstein you will be miss and you'll always be genius <:(

[schenzur]

You don't have to be Einstein u have to be u

[mattlikesoreos]

Tbh I think it wasn't down to the fact that he had a 'more developed brain' i think it was just that he made more of an effort to learn and become more educated in the subjects that he loved like Maths and Physics and through practice and love for the subjects he became amazing in those fields

[gerarddouchesr.]

Einstein's brain was not different than ours. He was simply just more inspired, which may have changed his brain patterns a little I guess. The point is, he was no smarter than us; anyone can be a genius. You just have to live in the present and be connected to the source of inspiration and knowledge. *Google truth contest* and read "the Present" to learn how to transcend your mind and find the core of inspiration. Einstein backs up what I say in this quote: “The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will, the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why.”

[deepdarkmidnight]

Obviously genetics are a huge part of intelligence, but it's also important the way you're raised. You might have been born with a genius mind but if you end up dealing with drugs and alcohol before reaching 19 years old, that's basically a waste. I've heard some stories of physicists who ruined their lives due addictions.

[ant]

I was brushing my teeth while watching this and when he said the part about brushing you teeth with your non-dominant hand, I switched my tooth brush to my left hand

[inklead]

Thinking logically, we are born with the same potential. The reason why some people are a little dumb is because they are used to watching TV and going through Facebook, going clubbing all the time etc. These activities keep those people from actually using their brains, thus numbing their ability to think intelligently.
If I had to define intelligence in a fundamental way, I would say that its the ability to have elaborate and analytic thought processes that can lead to conclusions that were not available before.
So intelligence is relative, depending on how much and in which manner each person uses their brain. So its safe to say that we are not born with intelligence, we slowly build up connections in the brain throughout our lives by thinking in certain ways.

[DJOpaixMusic]

"Both, sort of. Better at birth, and then made himself even more smart"
I agree. I think he trained himself on top of being smart from the start.

[suomipoika]

When we are talking about Genius people, they are ''creative'' people. The musical part is the part where you make your own songs, you create a song. Einstein was creative with math, beethoven with music, etc... You can train your mind to become creative. that's the good news.

[cloroxbleach]

To be as smart as Einstein, you have to spend your childhood playing with a compass.

[toniroberts]

My father was diagnosed with aspergers, ocd, i'm definitely ocd and no Einstein. Personally, i think the ant-social qualities that aspergers tends to bring on can be a huge contribution to great discoveries, but i definitely believe Einstein was born with high intelligence in the first place. From what i read about Albert, he had an extremely intelligent, kind hearted father and Albert at a very young age came very close and adored him. On the other hand, his mother was the polar opposite (as far as her tempermant was concerned). I personally believe he owes a huge amount of who he was to his father.

[morningmotivation]

Einstein was extreme curious person, always asking why and how, and imaging new situations & solutions - what if scenarios. His brains was so much trained that this becomes his habit and a normal thing for him.

[tHaRune]

you just have to b e a hemispherical person to be a genius. think in a unified left and right brained way. the more we do things by thinking logically and understanding emotionally - the consequences and outcomes of life and the complexities that exist among us, the more we know about more things and the more strongly we feel towards more things, and the more bilateral we become in our brains - because the stronger we feel towards everything we know, and everything we learn, the stronger we grow because it feels good; and we know we grow, because we are aware and mindful of the compelling fact that everything in our minds and everything in our hearts can be connected, we just need to open ourselves up fully to the complexity of it's beauty