Brain Surgeons And Rocket Scientists Are No Smarter Than Average (M)

Contrary to the implication in the phrase “It’s not brain surgery!”, the intelligence of brain surgeons is little different from the general population.

Contrary to the implication in the phrase "It's not brain surgery!", the intelligence of brain surgeons is little different from the general population.

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.