Thursday, 12 October 2023

FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN

1. The brain is made up of 75% water.

2. The brain can scan and process complex images in as little as 13 milliseconds.

3. The brain has trillions of synapses and can process in a second what it will take a computer to process in 40 minutes.

4. The brain contains more connections than there are stars in our entire galaxy.
There are  between 80 & 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) in the human brain.

5. The left hemisphere of the brain packs in almost 200 million more neurons than the right.

6. Neurons vary in sizes between 4 and 100 microns wide.

7. Sleep deprivation leads to  memory loss, anger, impaired wit, hallucinations, loss of focus, risky decisions, slurred speech, cerebral shrinkage and even brain damage.

8. Sleep deprivation also raises brain temperature.

9 . The sleeping brain could power a 25-watt light bulb.

10. The brain actually lacks pain receptors. 

Take care of your mental health. Your brain is the powerhouse of your body and your life.

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