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After performing Albert Einstein's autopsy, the pathologist put the brain in a jar of formaldehyde and made off with it. That single act torpedoed... Einstein's Brain Unlocks Some Mysteries Of The ...

Across cultures and eras, human remains have held powerful spiritual and symbolic significance. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent to the gods. The ...

(via SciShow) After Albert Einstein died, researchers studied his brain exhaustively, trying to find the source of his genius. Here are their findings.

Could the preserved brain of Albert Einstein, sliced into 240 blocks and stored since his death in 1955, hold clues to the cellular basis of genius? Could long-frozen cancer tissues, tucked away in ...

The curious fate of a genius's mind The genius of Albert Einstein never ceases to allure. Following his autopsy in 1955, Einstein's brain is said to have been sliced and scattered among researchers ...

The debate over right brain-left brain lateralization has raged on for decades. A 2013 study found Albert Einstein's brilliance may be linked to the fact that his brain hemispheres were extremely well ...