about the human brain

hi, if someone put two brains in front of a doctor, who specialized in this field, determine what the race of the original owner of the brains? so if there was an asian mans brain and a african mans brain, could one tell the difference?

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Well, he difference can be seen at least in the size.

Here is some information from - http://www.amazon.com/review/R1CLIQ70RHR8KP

"..........The brains of East Asians (Koreans, Chinese, Japanese) and their descendants consistently average a larger volume (about 17 cm3) than those of Europeans and their descendants, and 97 cm3 larger than those of Africans and their descendants. "

A gradient can be observed in the brain size from Asians to Europeans to Africans - as noted by J. Philippe Rushton.

Other than the size, the frontal lobes of the afro-Americans are smaller than those of the whites.

Apart from this, there are no major differences in the structural components.

Regards