25 Unknown brain facts


  • The mass of the human brain is 3 pounds or 1.36 kg.
  • Human brain controls the immune system
  • Neuro science is the scientific study of Nervous system.
  • Neuroscientist thought the human brain contained 86-100 billion nerve cells.
  • The human brain is more active and works faster when we are tired and while sleeping.
  • The human brain can survive for about 5 to 10 minutes without oxygen, 2 days without water, 11days without sleeping ad 20 days without food.
  • The human brain is faster than the computer and it is capable of solving problems more efficiently.
  • New brain connections are created every time a person learn something new, the human brain has about 70000 thoughts per day out of which 70%are believed to be negative.
  • Brain is weighing only about 3 pounds, the brain consumes as much as 20% of the oxygen and glucose taken in the body.
  • Our brain maintains short-term memory to keep track of the task and the new one is replaced by the old one.
  • Long term memory is stored in the brain Hippo Campus. It transfers information from short term memory to memory storage regions of the brain.
  • Each neuron can transmit 1000 nerve impulse per second and make as many as tens of thousands of synaptic contacts with other neurons.
  • The brain generate up to 20 watts of electricity. This is enough to power a low-wattage light bulb.
  • Every minute 750 – 1,000 milliliters of blood flows through the brain.
  • Neurons in the brain uses electricity and chemicals to communicate with each other.
  • We cry when we are very happy because our hypothalamus in our brain can’t distinguish the difference between strong happiness and strong sadness.
  • Every time your heart beats, your arteries carry 20 to 25 percent of your blood to the brain.
  • The harder you think, the more oxygen and fuel your brain will use from your blood-up to 50 percent.
  • There is such thing as a left-brain or right-brain personality, skill type. we are not left brained or right brained; we are all “whole brained”.
  • Forgetting is good for the brain because, It deletes unnecessary information helps the nervous system retain its plasticidy.
  • Brain is made up of about 60 percent fat. So healthy fats, including Omega-3 fatty acids are among the nest foods for brain health and memory.
  • Scientist says, the smell of chocolate increases the brain waves, which trigger relaxation in the brain cells.
  • Headaches are caused by a chemical reaction in your brain combined with the muscles and nerves of your neck and head.
  • The ‘k’ Super computer in Japan is the fastest computer in the world it takes 40 minutes to map one second of brain activity.


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