Facts About The Human Brain

The brain is the most complex organ of the body.

It is the reason why you think, assimilate,read and understand,compare and contrast. Do you know that your brain has many characteristics other than thinking.

Here are 20 facts about the human brain.

1. The average weight of the adult human brain is three pounds.

2. Vitamin B1 helps to improve short and long term memory has it produces a chemical substance called acetylcholine which is needed for concentrating and storing memories.

3. Having easy access to information quickly will make it hard to remember. The harder we work to access data,the more likely we are to remember.

4. An hour and half of sweating can temporarily shrink the brain size.

5. The brain is composed of 73 percent water.

6. The human brain uses 20 percent of the body total oxygen and energy which travel to the brain through the blood vessels.

7. The brain can store about 2,500,000 which is equivalent to 300 years of Tv shows.

8. Memories start forming in the womb as early as four months into pregnancy.

9. Learning new things increase Gray matter (New connections between neurons)in the brain .

10. Our memory is prioritized by our emotions. Because it has control over the brain.

11. Our emotions drastically alter out brains, which can be physically seen in brain scans.

12. Five minutes without oxygen can damage the brain cells .

13. Those who take a quiz competition after its revision are 65 percent likely to remember the facts than those who took it once.

14. It has an average of 50,000-70,000 thoughts a day.

15. More than 100,000 chemical reactions take place in the brain every second.

16. The brain can generate 12-15 watts of electricity enough to power a low wattage light bulb .

17. Though pain is processed in the brain,the organ itself can't feel pain.

This is why brain surgeries can be performed while a patient is awake.

18. The brain cognitive speed start slowing down at 24 years old.

19. The brain texture is comparable to tofu or fufu. As it composes of gray and white matter with water.

20. The brain can't form memories when intoxicated.

I hope you are now aware that the brain can do so many things.

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