This 126 IQ Math Genius Was Discovered to Have ‘No Brain’

This 126 IQ Math Genius Was Discovered to Have ‘No Brain’
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Yuhong Dong
By Yuhong Dong, M.D., Ph.D.
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A top mathematics degree-holding “genius student” was found to actually have “no brain” according to doctors who examined him. Despite his lack of gray matter, he is able to live well and has an IQ of 126. This begs the question: how does the brain work?

In 1980, Science magazine published an article that described this shocking phenomenon. This was a “genius student” who graduated with honors, had an IQ of 126, and totally normal cognitive and social function.

Yuhong Dong
Yuhong Dong
M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times’ senior medical columnist, is an award-winning senior medical scientific expert in infectious disease and neuroscience who is currently dedicated to researching solid modern scientific evidence of the profound connection between the mind, body, and spirit at the cellular, genetic, and systemic levels.
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