When you think of intelligent people, Albert Einstein may be the first name to come to mind…. Given his high level of intellect, many wondered about the structure of his brain. Was it quite different from the brains of ordinary people?
An intelligent man, Einstein had strict wishes for his body after his death. He had specific instructions left behind that instructed for his body to be cremated and scattered. He even asked that the scattering of his ashes remain a secret, so that those who idolized him wouldn’t know where his remains were located. He ultimately did not want to be studied, and did not want extra attention brought to his death.
Unfortunately, Einstein’s wishes were not fully followed. The pathologist handling his body, Thomas Harvey, went against Einstein’s wishes and removed his brain for later study.
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While Einstein himself was a special man, his brain alone did not make him. It did not have a special superpower, nor was it made of anything particularly different than everyone else’s brain. He just happened to be gifted with the ability to do more with it than the average person.
Even now, his brain has not yet been put to rest.
