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Brain weight Correlations calculated from original results of Paul Broca
Author(s) -
Schreider Eugène
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330250207
Subject(s) - anthropometry , broca's area , psychology , brain size , demography , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , neuroscience , sociology , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Anthropometric data collected by Professor Broca about a century ago is analyzed by modern statistical techniques. Brain weight is correlated positively with stature, negatively with age, length of stay in hospital and perhaps occupational levels. Correlations with age and between anatomical brain components are generally higher in women.