<p>No, not at all--or not necessarily; different sulci &amp; gyri may be different shapes--this is one of the reasons why individual brains are transformed or normalized into standard space in group analysis of MRI data (see <a href="http://www.mccauslandcenter.sc.edu/mricro/anatomy/home.html">here</a> for a good basic explanation of how &amp; why this is done). In some cases canonical landmarks may be missing entirely--famously, an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein%27s_brain#Autopsy">autopsy</a> showed Albert Einstein to have quite anomalous anatomy in the area of the frontal operculum or Sylvian fissure.</p>

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<p>Apart from the general structure (6 layer cortex, same areas, etc.) does every brain have the exact same number and arrangement of sulci, gyri, etc? 
Do these elements have the same shape?</p>

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Does every human brain have the same shape?
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# Does every human brain have the same shape?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-13)

Apart from the general structure (6 layer cortex, same areas, etc.) does every brain have the exact same number and arrangement of sulci, gyri, etc?
Do these elements have the same shape?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-13. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

No, not at all--or not necessarily; different sulci & gyri may be different shapes--this is one of the reasons why individual brains are transformed or normalized into standard space in group analysis of MRI data (see [here](http://www.mccauslandcenter.sc.edu/mricro/anatomy/home.html) for a good basic explanation of how & why this is done). In some cases canonical landmarks may be missing entirely--famously, an [autopsy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein%27s_brain#Autopsy) showed Albert Einstein to have quite anomalous anatomy in the area of the frontal operculum or Sylvian fissure.


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