Extraordinary Facts about the Brain
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The brain is an extraordinary and complex organ. It lives quite different than the rest of the body. It forms the most sophisticated organic computer on the planet as it contains approximately 10 billion (10,000,000,000) working brain cells which are called neurons. These neurons make over 13 trillion (13,000,000,000,000) connections with each other.
The entire brain, like a foetus, floats in a self contained sort of womb, and is surrounded by CSF, a cerebrospinal fluid.
The entire brain, like a foetus, floats in a self contained sort of womb, and is surrounded by CSF, a cerebrospinal fluid.
10 Facts you didn't know about the Brain
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- Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour.
- The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb.
- The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
- Your brain uses 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream.
- The brain is much more active at night than during the day.
- Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.
- Neurons continue to grow throughout human life.
- Information travels at different speeds within different types of neurons.
- The brain itself cannot feel pain.
- 80% of the brain is water.
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