17 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN

THE HUMAN BRAIN

WEIGHS 3 LBS.

IT IS MADE OF UP

75% WATER.

THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF 100 BILLION NEURONS.

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IT IS MADE UP OF

60% FAT , MAKING ITTHE FATTIEST ORGAN IN THE BODY!

AT 25 WATTS,

YOUR BRAIN

CAN GENERATE

ENOUGH POWER

TO ILLUMINATE

A LIGHT BULB

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX GROWS THICKER AS YOU LEARN

MEN & WOMEN’S BRAINS REACT TO &

EXPERIENCE PAIN

DIFFERENTLY

THE NEOCRTEX, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLEFOR LANGUAGE &CONSCIOUSNESS, MAKES UP 76% OF THE BRAIN

AT THE BEGINNING

OF PREGNANCYFETAL NEURONSMULTIPLY AT A

RATE OF 250,000PER MINUTE

Resources http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/brain2.asp

http://www.nursingassistantcentral.com/blog/2008/100-fascina-ting-facts-you-never-knew-about-the-human-brain/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/371698.stm

http://www.epyk.com/37/10-interesting-facts-about-the-human-brain/2/

http://examinedexistence.com/21-interesting-facts-about-our-brain/

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