Facts about the Human Brain

The brain is a terrible, beautiful background. Billions of nerve cells - called neurons - located in a mixed network shows that the cognitive skills of the silicon machines we have to follow. - William F. allmän apprentices is Wonder. The Neural Network Revolution, 1989.

The brain is a complex and amazing the universe and its research to add new facts never ceases to amaze us. The brain is able to change or improve, although they are old. It is never used to its full potential.

1. 100000000000 human brain, or around 100 billion neurons. Since 7000 about 35 years of lost neurons every day.

2. The early stage of pregnancy on the fetal neurons may not reach the 250,000 neurons per minute.

3. The brain is made up of 75-80% water. Dehydration can affect the brain.

4. The brain is composed of 60% of cases, 40% white and gray matter. White Gray received the mind and brain. If the brain is a computer is a gray area, which will be computer itself and the white cable.

5. Adult brain weighs about 3 kg 1300-1400 g. This is equivalent to about 2% of body weight if you weigh 150 kg or 70 kg. Sperm Whale brain weighs 7,800 grams.

6. Although the brain represents only 2% of body weight but consumes 20% of the oxygen we breathe, and about 20% of our daily calories.

7. 15-20% of all blood to the heart pumped directly into the brain.

8. All this thinking is the brain electrical and chemical properties. The brain is active, and think at night than during the day.

9. The brain is unable to feel pain. If the skull is open, it is not possible, the patient's brain awake.

10. You can not feel my tickle either. The brain is so intelligent that, in this sense that the offset. The cerebellum sends a signal to the rest of the brain, and its intention, and feeling ignored.