Re: Hapworth
James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Mon, 24 May 1999 17:38:14 -0400 (EDT)
You have a pretty narrow view of what "smarter" means. If it means able
to learn faster and that is all, I'd have to agree. But I think that
while the brain shrinks in size, it increases in surface area -- the
number of folds on the brain increase the brain's capacity.
Jim
On Fri, 21 May 1999 13:10:50 -0400 (EDT) LOBSTER911@aol.com writes:
>jrovira@juno.com writes:
>
><< Being the father of four children (two boys and two girls), I have
>to
> completely disagree. :) No, they're not "smarter" than I am. >>
>
>Oh, I didn't mean this as an opinion, I meant it as fact. Your
>children are
>smarter than you are. The brain stops growing and starts shrinking at
>18,
>but has its greatest capacity at birth. So maybe their minds aren't
>as
>trained, but do not deny that they are smarter. Disturbing, I know.
>-MW
>
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