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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It’s not a density thing. It’s a surface area thing. Wrinkling the surface results in a lot more area for the volume.

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