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Quirks and Quarks

Quirks Question Period: Big Brains

Does a bigger brain make you smarter?

Does size matter when it comes to brains?

This is our occasional feature - the Quirks & Quarks Question Period.You think of a question, and we'll ask a Canadian scientist to tell us the answer. And today's question comes from 10-year-old Baily Kaupp in Blaketown, Newfoundland, who asks: "I want to know why people are smarter - is it because they have a bigger brain, or is it how the brain works?"

To help us answer this question, we contacted Dr.Melvyn Goodale, Director of Western University's Brain and Mind Institute in London, Ontario.