(It's long but very educative )The human brain has amazed and baffled people throughout the ages. Some scientists and doctors have devoted their entire lives to learning how the brain works. It is no wonder that people enjoy learning facts about this incredible organ in the human body. Below, you will find 100 facts about the brain including how it works, how it develops, what it controls, how it affects sleep, dreams, and memory, and more, which may be helpful. When you finish reading about these fun facts, take this short brainpower quiz and see how much you learned about the human brain. PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTE These facts will teach you interesting bits of information about the physical make-up of the human brain. 1. Weight. The weight of the human brain is about 3 lbs. 2. Cerebrum. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and makes up 85% of the brain’s weight. 3. Skin . Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain. 4. Gray matter. The brain’s gray matter is made up of neurons, which gather and transmit signals. 5. White matter. The white matter is made up of dendrites and axons, which create the network by which neurons send their signals. 6. Gray and white . Your brain is 60% white matter and 40% gray matter. 7. Water. The brain is made up of about 75% water. 8. Neurons. Your brain consists of about 100 billion neurons. 9. Synapses. There are anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 synapses for each neuron. 10. No pain. There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain. 11. Largest brain . While an elephant’s brain is physically larger than a human brain, the human brain is 2% of total body weight (compared to 0.15% of an elephant’s brain), meaning humans have the largest brain to body size. 12. Blood vessels. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain. 13. Fat. The human brain is the fattest organ in the body and may consists of at least 60% fat . The Developing Brain Starting from within the womb, fetal brain development begins the amazing journey that leads to a well-developed brain at birth that continues to grow for 18 more years. 14. Neurons. Neurons develop at the rate of 250,000 neurons per minute during early pregnancy. 15. Size at birth. At birth, your brain was almost the same size as an adult brain and contained most of the brain cells for your whole life. 16. Newborn’s growth. A newborn baby’s brain grows about three times its size in the first year. 17. Stopped growing. Your brain stopped growing at age 18. 18. Cerebral cortex . The cerebral cortex grows thicker as you learn to use it. 19. Stimulation. A stimulating environment for a child can make the difference between a 25% greater ability to learn or 25% less in an environment with little stimulation. 20. New neurons. Humans continue to make new neurons throughout life in response to mental activity. 21. Read aloud . Reading aloud and talking often to a young child promotes brain development. 22. Emotions. The capacity for such emotions as joy, happiness, fear, and shyness are already developed at birth. The specific type of nurturing a child receives shapes how these emotions are developed. 23.First sense. The first sense to develop while in utero is the sense of touch. The lips and cheeks can experience touch at about 8 weeks and the rest of the body around 12 weeks. 24.Bilingual brains . Children who learn two languages before the age of five alters the brain structure and adults have a much denser gray matter. 25. Child abuse and the brain. Studies have shown that child abuse can inhibit development of the brain and can permanently affect brain development. BRAIN FUNCTIONS From the invisible workings of the brain to more visible responses such as yawns or intelligence, find out how the brain functions with these facts. 26.Oxygen. Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen in your body. 27.Blood. As with oxygen, your brain uses 20% of the blood circulating in your body 28.Unconsciousness. If your brain loses blood for 8 to 10 seconds, you will lose consciousness. 29. Speed. Information can be processed as slowly as 0.5 meters/sec or as fast as 120 meters/sec (about 268 miles/hr). 30.Wattage. While awake, your brain generates between 10 and 23 watts of power–or enough energy to power a light bulb. 31. Yawns. It is thought that a yawn works to send more oxygen to the brain, therefore working to cool it down and wake it up. 32.Neocortex. The neocortex makes up about 76% of the human brain and is responsible for language and consciousness. The human neocortex is much larger than in animals. 33.10% . The old adage of humans only using 10% of their brain is not true . Every part of the brain has a known function. 34. Brain death . The brain can live for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen, and then it begins to die. No oxygen for 5 to 10 minutes will result in permanent brain damage. 35. Highest temperature . The next time you get a fever, keep in mind that the highest human body temperature ever recorded was 115.7 degrees–and the man survived. 36.Stress. Excessive stress has shown to "alter brain cells, brain structure and brain function." 37.Love hormones and autism . Oxytocin, one of the hormones responsible for triggering feelings of love in the brain, has shown some benefits to helping control repetitive behaviors in those with autism. 38.Food and intelligence . A study of one million students in New York showed that students who ate lunches that did not include artificial flavors, preservatives, and dyes did 14% better on IQ tests than students who ate lunches with these additives. 39.Seafood. In the March 2003 edition of Discover magazine, a report describes how people in a 7-year study who ate seafood at least one time every week had a 30% lower occurrence of dementia. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE BRAIN From tickling to tasting to decision-making, find out how the brain affects what you experience. 40.Tickles. You can’t tickle yourself because your brain distinguished between unexpected external touch and your own touch. 41. Imaginary playmates. A study from Australia showed that children with imaginary playmates between the ages of 3 and 9 tended to be first-born children. 42.Reading faces . Without any words, you may be able to determine if someone is in a good mood, is feeling sad, or is angry just by reading the face. A small area in the brain called the amygdala is responsible for your ability to read someone else’s face for clues to how they are feeling. 43.Ringing in the ears. For years, medical professionals believed that tinnitus was due to a function within the mechanics of the ear, but newer evidence shows that it is actually a function of the brain. 44.Pain and gender . Scientists have discovered that men and women’s brains react differently to pain, which explains why they may perceive or discuss pain differently. 45.Supertasters. There is a class of people known as supertasters who not only have more taste buds on the tongue, but whose brain is more sensitive to the tastes of foods and drinks. In fact, they can detect some flavors that others cannot. 46.Cold. Some people are much more sensitive to cold and actually feel pain associated with cold. Research as shown that the reason is due to certain channels that send cold information to the brain. 47.Decision-making . Women tend to take longer to make a decision, but are more likely to stick with the decision, compared to men, who are more likely to change their mind after making a decision. 48. Exercise. Some studies indicate that while some people are naturally more active, others are naturally more inactive, which may explain why getting out and exercising is more difficult for some. 49.Boredom. Boredom is brought on by a lack of change of stimulation, is largely a function of perception, and is connected to the innate curiosity found in humans. 50. Physical illness. The connection between body and mind is a strong one. One estimate is that between 50-70% of visits to the doctor for physical ailments are attributed to psychological factors. 51. Sadness and shopping . Researchers have discovered that those experiencing the blues are more willing to spend more money in an attempt to alleviate their sadness. MEMORY Learn how scent, jet lag, and estrogen affect memory, plus plenty of other information, with these facts. 52.Jet lag . Frequent jet lag can impair your memory, probably due to the stress hormones released. 53.New connections. Every time you recall a memory or have a new thought, you are creating a new connection in your brain. 54.Create associations. Memory is formed by associations, so if you want help remembering things, create associations for yourself. 55. Scent and memory . Memories triggered by scent have a stronger emotional connection , therefore appear more intense than other memory triggers. 56.Anomia. Anomia is the technical word for tip-of-the- tongue syndrome when you can almost remember a word, but it just won’t quite come to you. 57. Sleep. While you sleep at night may be the best time for your brain to consolidate all your memories from the day. 58.No sleep. It goes to follow…lack of sleep may actuallyhurt your ability to create new memories. 59.World Champion. A world champion memorizer, Ben Pridmore memorized 96 historical events in 5 minutes and memorized a single, shuffled deck of cards in 26.28 seconds. 60.Estrogen and memory. Estrogen (found in both men and women) has been shown to promote better memory functions. 61. Insulin . Insulin works to regulate blood-sugar in the body, but recently, scientists have discovered that its presence in the brain also helps promote memory.
FUN AND INTERESTING PART 62. Juggling. Juggling has shown to change the brain in as little as seven days. The study indicates that learning new things helps the brain to change very quickly. 63.Disney and sleep. A study published in the journal Sleep Medicine describes how Disney creators used real sleep disorders in many of their animated pets. 64.Blinking. Each time we blink, our brain kicks in and keeps things illuminated so the whole world doesn’t go dark each time we blink (about 20,000 times a day). 65.Laughing. Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires activity in five different areas of the brain. 66.Yawns are contagious . Ever notice that you yawned after someone around you did? Scientists believe this may be a response to an ancient social behavior for communication that humans still have. 67.Brain Bank . Harvard maintains a Brain Bank where over 7,000 human brains are store for research purposes. 68. Outer space . The lack of gravity in outer space affects the brain in several ways. Scientists are studying how and why , but you may want to hold off on your next trip to the moon. 69.Music. Music lessons have shown to considerably boost brain organization and ability in both children and adults. 70.Thoughts . The average number of thoughts that humans are believed to experience each day is 70,000. 71.Ambidexterity. Those who are left-handed or ambidextrous have a corpus collosum (the part of the brain that bridges the two halves) that is about 11% larger than those who are right-handed. 72.Stressful job. According to a study by Bristol-Myers Squibb, accountants have the highest incidence of on-the-job headaches, followed by librarians, then bus and truck drivers. 73.Aristotle. Aristotle mistakenly thought that the functions of the brain actually took place in the heart. 74.Cannibalism. Some research shows that humans carry genes that help protect the brain from prion diseases, or diseases contracted through eating human flesh, leading medical experts to believe that ancient humans may have eaten other humans. 75. Shakespeare. The word "brain" appears 66 times in the plays of William Shakespeare

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(It's long but very educative )The human brain has amazed and baffled people
throughout the ages. Some scientists and doctors have devoted their entire lives to learning how the brain works.
It is no wonder that people enjoy learning facts about this incredible organ in the human body. Below, you will find 100
facts about the brain including how it works, how it develops, what it controls, how it affects sleep, dreams,
and memory, and more, which may be helpful. When you finish reading about these fun facts, take this short
brainpower quiz and see how much you learned about the human brain.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTE
These facts will teach you interesting bits of information about the physical make-up of the human brain.

1. Weight. The weight of the human brain is about 3 lbs.

2. Cerebrum. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and
makes up 85% of the brain’s weight.

3. Skin . Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.

4. Gray matter. The brain’s gray matter is made up of
neurons, which gather and transmit signals.

5. White matter. The white matter is made up of dendrites
and axons, which create the network by which neurons send
their signals.

6. Gray and white . Your brain is 60% white matter and 40%
gray matter.

7. Water. The brain is made up of about 75% water.

8. Neurons. Your brain consists of about 100 billion neurons.

9. Synapses. There are anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000
synapses for each neuron.

10. No pain. There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the
brain can feel no pain.

11. Largest brain . While an elephant’s brain is physically
larger than a human brain, the human brain is 2% of total
body weight (compared to 0.15% of an elephant’s brain),
meaning humans have the largest brain to body size.

12. Blood vessels. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the
brain.

13. Fat. The human brain is the fattest organ in the body and
may consists of at least 60% fat .
The Developing Brain
Starting from within the womb, fetal brain development
begins the amazing journey that leads to a well-developed
brain at birth that continues to grow for 18 more years.

14. Neurons. Neurons develop at the rate of 250,000 neurons
per minute during early pregnancy.

15. Size at birth. At birth, your brain was almost the same
size as an adult brain and contained most of the brain
cells for your whole life.

16. Newborn’s growth. A newborn baby’s brain grows about
three times its size in the first year.

17. Stopped growing. Your brain stopped growing at age 18.

18. Cerebral cortex . The cerebral cortex grows thicker as you
learn to use it.

19. Stimulation. A stimulating environment for a child can
make the difference between a 25% greater ability to
learn or 25% less in an environment with little stimulation.

20. New neurons. Humans continue to make new neurons
throughout life in response to mental activity.

21. Read aloud . Reading aloud and talking often to a young
child promotes brain development.

22. Emotions. The capacity for such emotions as joy, happiness,
fear, and shyness are already developed at birth. The
specific type of nurturing a child receives shapes how these
emotions are developed.

23.First sense. The first sense to develop while in utero is the
sense of touch. The lips and cheeks can experience touch at
about 8 weeks and the rest of the body around 12 weeks.

24.Bilingual brains . Children who learn two languages before
the age of five alters the brain structure and adults have
a much denser gray matter.

25. Child abuse and the brain. Studies have shown that child
abuse can inhibit development of the brain and can
permanently affect brain development.

BRAIN FUNCTIONS
From the invisible workings of the brain to more visible
responses such as yawns or intelligence, find out how the
brain functions with these facts.

26.Oxygen. Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen in your
body.

27.Blood. As with oxygen, your brain uses 20% of the blood
circulating in your body

28.Unconsciousness. If your brain loses blood for 8 to 10
seconds, you will lose consciousness.

29. Speed. Information can be processed as slowly as 0.5
meters/sec or as fast as 120 meters/sec (about 268
miles/hr).

30.Wattage. While awake, your brain generates between 10
and 23 watts of power–or enough energy to power a light
bulb.

31. Yawns. It is thought that a yawn works to send more
oxygen to the brain, therefore working to cool it down and
wake it up.

32.Neocortex. The neocortex makes up about 76% of the human
brain and is responsible for language and consciousness. The
human neocortex is much larger than in animals.

33. 10% . The old adage of humans only using 10% of their brain
is not true . Every part of the brain has a known function.

34. Brain death . The brain can live for 4 to 6 minutes without
oxygen, and then it begins to die. No oxygen for 5 to 10
minutes will result in permanent brain damage.

35. Highest temperature . The next time you get a fever, keep in
mind that the highest human body temperature ever
recorded was 115.7 degrees–and the man survived.

36.Stress. Excessive stress has shown to "alter brain cells,
brain structure and brain function."

37.Love hormones and autism . Oxytocin, one of the hormones
responsible for triggering feelings of love in the brain, has
shown some benefits to helping control repetitive behaviors
in those with autism.

38.Food and intelligence . A study of one million students in
New York showed that students who ate lunches that did
not include artificial flavors, preservatives, and dyes did
14% better on IQ tests than students who ate lunches with
these additives.

39.Seafood. In the March 2003 edition of Discover magazine, a
report describes how people in a 7-year study who ate
seafood at least one time every week had a 30% lower
occurrence of dementia.

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PSYCHOLOGY OF THE BRAIN

From tickling to tasting to decision-making, find out how the brain affects what you experience.

40.Tickles. You can’t tickle yourself because your brain
distinguished between unexpected external touch and your
own touch.

41. Imaginary playmates. A study from Australia showed that
children with imaginary playmates between the ages of 3
and 9 tended to be first-born children.

42.Reading faces . Without any words, you may be able to
determine if someone is in a good mood, is feeling sad, or is
angry just by reading the face. A small area in the brain
called the amygdala is responsible for your ability to read
someone else’s face for clues to how they are feeling.

43.Ringing in the ears. For years, medical professionals
believed that tinnitus was due to a function within the
mechanics of the ear, but newer evidence shows that it is
actually a function of the brain.

44.Pain and gender . Scientists have discovered that men and
women’s brains react differently to pain, which explains
why they may perceive or discuss pain differently.

45.Supertasters. There is a class of people known as
supertasters who not only have more taste buds on the
tongue, but whose brain is more sensitive to the tastes of
foods and drinks. In fact, they can detect some flavors
that others cannot.

46.Cold. Some people are much more sensitive to cold and
actually feel pain associated with cold. Research as shown
that the reason is due to certain channels that send cold
information to the brain.

47.Decision-making . Women tend to take longer to make a
decision, but are more likely to stick with the decision,
compared to men, who are more likely to change their mind
after making a decision.

48. Exercise. Some studies indicate that while some people are
naturally more active, others are naturally more inactive,
which may explain why getting out and exercising is more
difficult for some.

49.Boredom. Boredom is brought on by a lack of change of
stimulation, is largely a function of perception, and is
connected to the innate curiosity found in humans.

50. Physical illness. The connection between body and mind is a
strong one. One estimate is that between 50-70% of visits
to the doctor for physical ailments are attributed to
psychological factors.

51. Sadness and shopping . Researchers have discovered that
those experiencing the blues are more willing to spend more
money in an attempt to alleviate their sadness.
MEMORY
Learn how scent, jet lag, and estrogen affect memory, plus
plenty of other information, with these facts.

52.Jet lag . Frequent jet lag can impair your memory, probably
due to the stress hormones released.

53.New connections. Every time you recall a memory or have a
new thought, you are creating a new connection in your
brain.

54.Create associations. Memory is formed by associations, so
if you want help remembering things, create associations
for yourself.

55. Scent and memory . Memories triggered by scent have a
stronger emotional connection , therefore appear more
intense than other memory triggers.

56.Anomia. Anomia is the technical word for tip-of-the-
tongue syndrome when you can almost remember a word,
but it just won’t quite come to you.

57. Sleep. While you sleep at night may be the best time for
your brain to consolidate all your memories from the day.

58.No sleep. It goes to follow…lack of sleep may actuallyhurt
your ability to create new memories.

59.World Champion. A world champion memorizer, Ben
Pridmore memorized 96 historical events in 5 minutes and
memorized a single, shuffled deck of cards in 26.28
seconds.

60.Estrogen and memory. Estrogen (found in both men and
women) has been shown to promote better memory
functions.

61. Insulin . Insulin works to regulate blood-sugar in the body,
but recently, scientists have discovered that its presence in
the brain also helps promote memory.

FUN AND INTERESTING PART

62. Juggling. Juggling has shown to change the brain in as little
as seven days. The study indicates that learning new things
helps the brain to change very quickly.

63.Disney and sleep. A study published in the journal Sleep
Medicine describes how Disney creators used real sleep
disorders in many of their animated pets.

64.Blinking. Each time we blink, our brain kicks in and keeps
things illuminated so the whole world doesn’t go dark each
time we blink (about 20,000 times a day).

65.Laughing. Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires
activity in five different areas of the brain.

66.Yawns are contagious . Ever notice that you yawned after
someone around you did? Scientists believe this may be a
response to an ancient social behavior for communication
that humans still have.

67.Brain Bank . Harvard maintains a Brain Bank where over
7,000 human brains are store for research purposes.

68. Outer space . The lack of gravity in outer space affects the
brain in several ways. Scientists are studying how and
why , but you may want to hold off on your next trip to the
moon.

69.Music. Music lessons have shown to considerably boost
brain organization and ability in both children and adults.

70.Thoughts . The average number of thoughts that humans are
believed to experience each day is 70,000.

71.Ambidexterity. Those who are left-handed or ambidextrous
have a corpus collosum (the part of the brain that bridges
the two halves) that is about 11% larger than those who
are right-handed.

72.Stressful job. According to a study by Bristol-Myers Squibb,
accountants have the highest incidence of on-the-job
headaches, followed by librarians, then bus and truck
drivers.

73.Aristotle. Aristotle mistakenly thought that the functions of
the brain actually took place in the heart.

74.Cannibalism. Some research shows that humans carry
genes that help protect the brain from prion diseases, or
diseases contracted through eating human flesh, leading
medical experts to believe that ancient humans may have
eaten other humans.

75. Shakespeare. The word "brain" appears 66 times in the
plays of William Shakespeare

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