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Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons

May 17, 2018 by

The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his or her cerebral cortex, according to a new study performed using a specific neuroimaging technique that provides insights into the wiring of the brain on a microstructural level.

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