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Cranial capacity
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Cranial capacity is the cubic capacity of the braincase estimated for the living by a formula based on head measurements. It is determined by filling the cranial cavity with some kind of material such as mustard seed or glass beads and then measuring the volume.[1] Cranial capacity has little correlation to intelligence. In a study done by Sir Francis Galton at the University of Cambridge, it was determined that there was no measurable difference in cranial capacity vs. college test scores.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cranial Capacity", http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/cranial%20capacity, 5/3/2008
- ↑ "Cranial Capacity and IQ", http://www.duke.org/library/intelligence/weber.html, Duke, 5/3/08
