Does Mewtwo's Brain Size REALLY Matter? | Gnoggin
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Does having a bigger brain mean you are more intelligent? Let's look at the brains in the animal kingdom and try to figure some things out... and then apply it to Pokemon!
Chapters
00:00 Does a bigger brain make you smarter?
01:20 Blinkist
02:45 Brain Efficiency
05:40 Brain Size Matters
09:22 Brain Ratio and Sensor Processing
14:43 Memory Storage in the Brain
17:31 Brain size almost doesn't matter
18:19 Mega Mewtwo Y and Alakazam
18:51 Conclusion: we just don't know
Additional Credits:
Mega-Alakazam art by TheAngryAron
https://www.deviantart.com/theangryaron/art/Mega-Alakazam-410315549
Primary Sources:
1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982209015978
2. https://www.today.com/health/whales-dolphins-have-big-brains-study-tells-us-why-t117583
3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-brain-size-matter1
Gnoggin, hosted by its creator Lockstin, is a show delving into the mysteries of Pokemon! (and other games sometimes too). Explaining everything there is to explain! Why is each Pokemon given the type it has? What are their origins? What is the lore of the Pokemon world and the design inspirations? And what does it all have to do with alchemy? Let's Go find out!
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