Eli5 Why does having a brain with more wrinkles make you smarter?

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I’ve heard it explained as a density problem but that doesn’t make sense too me either because then wouldn’t having a smooth brain mean it’s more solid?

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Take a partially inflated balloon and compare that to crumbled up paper occupying the same volume. Which has more surface area?

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