YOUR Amazing Brain

10 weird facts about The Brain

The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy. There
may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we’ve got covered.

1. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour:-  Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the superspeedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.

2. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10watt light bulb:-The cartoon image of a light bulb over your head when a great thought occurs isn’t too far off the mark. Your brain generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when you’re sleeping.

3. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica:- Or any other encyclopedia for that matter. Scientists have yet to settle on a definitive amount, but the storage capacity of the brain in electronic terms is thought to be between 3 or even 1,000 terabytes. The National Archives of Britain, containing over 900 years of history, only takes up 70 terabytes, making your brain’s memory power pretty darn impressive.

FACTS ABOUT BRAIN

1.80% of the brain is water.This means that it is

important that you remain properly hydrated for

the sake of your mind.

 

2.Our brain is more active at night as compared to

day.

 

3. Information travels along neurons at different

speeds. This is why sometimes you can recall

information instantly, and sometimes it takes a little

longer.

 

4.Our brain makes up only 2% of our body weight

yet it requires 20% of oxygen that enters our

bloodstream.

 

5. Alcohol interferes with brain processes by

weakening connections between neurons.

 

6. Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it require s

activity in five different areas of the brain.

 

7. Differences in brain weight and size do not equal

differences in mental ability. The weight of Albert

Einstein’s brain was 1,230 grams that is less than

an average weight of the human brain.

 

8. A living brain is so soft you could cut it with a

table knife.

 

9. There are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels

in the brain.

 

10. 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.

10 Amazing Facts about Brain

1.Your brain uses less power than your refrigerator light

The brain uses 12 watts of power. Over the course of a day, your brain uses the amount of energy contained in two large bananas. Curiously, even though the brain is very efficient, it's an energy hog. It is only 3 per cent of the body's weight, but consumes 1/6 (17 per cent) of the body's total energy. Most of its energy costs go into maintenance; the added cost of thinking hard is barely noticeable.