Geniuses 2

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furthest from the middle
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outermost
The cerebral cortex is the outermost part of your brain,
a process of thinking carefully about something in order to make a judgement
Pol. rozumowanie
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reasoning
The cerebral cortex is where thought and reasoning happen.
____ are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old
Pol. zmarszczki
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wrinkles
it's full of wrinkles and folds
the ____ in material, skin etc are the loose parts that hang over other parts of it
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folds
Your cerebral cortex is the largest part of your brain, and it's full of wrinkles and folds that allow it to fit in your skull
Pol. (bot.) płat
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lobe
The celebral cortex is divided into several lobes
to do the things that are necessary to complete a job
Pol. zajmować się (czymś), poradzić sobie (z czymś)
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handle
It's divided into several lobes, and different regions within these lobes handle specific tasks related to how you think.
a short description of a subject or situation that gives the main ideas without explaining all the details
Pol. przegląd
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overview
here's a quick overview of what each lobe handles
to cover or surround something or someone completely:
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encase
Your brain is hard to get to -- it's encased in your skull.
not moving
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still
Tools for looking at the brain, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, can require a person to be partially or completely still.
Tools for looking at the brain can require a person to be partially or completely still.
Pol. przejść, przechodzić (coś), być poddanym (czemuś), zaznać (czegoś)
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undergo
Brains, like all organs, undergo changes after a person dies.
an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died [= autopsy]
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postmortem
postmortem examinations cannot evaluate brain activity.
to judge how good, useful, or successful something is [= assess]
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evaluate
postmortem examinations cannot evaluate brain activity.
relating to the wall or outer surface of a body part:
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parietal
parts of his parietal lobe were wider than most people's brains.
relating to the position, size, shape etc of things
Pol. przestrzenny
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spatial
The larger areas in Einstein's brain are related to mathematics and spatial reasoning.
a deep crack, especially in rock or earth
Pol. szczelina
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fissure
Einstein's parietal lobe was also nearly missing a fissure found in most people's brains.
a particular quality in someone's character
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trait
the physical structure of the brain can be an inherited trait.
Pol. założyć przewody, zadepeszować, zatelegrafować
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wire
the process of becoming really good at something both requires and encourages your brain to wire itself to handle that particular task better
to calculate the value of something and express it as a number or an amount
Pol. zmierzyć
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quantify
Like genius, intelligence can be difficult to quantify.
Pol. rozpiętość, przedział, zakres
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range
most people score in the average range.
Pol. powszechność występowania
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prevalence
However, in spite of their prevalence, these tests are not foolproof.
Pol. niezawodny
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foolproof
However, in spite of their prevalence, these tests are not foolproof.
to argue or state that something is true
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contend
Critics contend that this makes IQ tests invalid or unfair.

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