FIGURE 15-21 Einstein’s Brain The lateral fissure of Einstein’s brain takes an exaggerated upward course relative to its course in typical brains, essentially fusing the posterior temporal regions with the inferior parietal regions. The arrow in each hemisphere indicates Einstein’s ascending lateral fissure as it runs into the postcentral sulcus.

Republished with permission of Elsevier Science and Technology Journals from The Exceptional Brain of Albert Einstein, S. Witelson, D. Kigar, T. Harvey, The Lancet, June 19, 1999, Vol. 353, p. 2151. Permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.