Saturday 3 August 2013

Another 10 interesting facts about our brain

The weight of the human brain is about 1.3-1.4 kg.

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

The next time you get a fever, keep in mind that thehighest human body temperature ever recorded was 46.5 C –and the man survived.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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