Brain Size

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BS
Pronunciation
/breɪn saɪz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Brain size shrinks in late adulthood, which can cause memory problems.
  2. Dexterity in the hands and increased brain size are believed to have evolved together in humans.
  3. The relationship of brain size to intelligence is a matter of dispute.
  4. The major effects of the PPAR treatments were to increase brain size, preserve insulin and IGF-II receptor bearing neurons, and preserve learning and memory.
  5. They then continue development outside of the womb, with brain size nearly doubling in the first year.

Other meanings of BS