15 Interesting Facts About Your Brain
Each of our brains are a miracle; it’s amazing they work the way they do, day in and day out. If you thought what our brains could do before, once you read this list of interesting facts about the human brain, you’ll be in awe. Never take your own brain for granted, because some of the things it can do are mind-blowing.
1. Your brain keeps developing until your late 40s.
2. There’s a virus that attacks human DNA making people less intelligent, impairing brain activity, learning and memory.
3. When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
4. You have Taste receptors in the stomach, intestines, pancreas, lungs, anus, testicles and the brain.
5. 60% of your brain is fat.
6. Dieting could force your brain to eat itself scientists say.
7. The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
8. Forgetting is good for the brain: deleting unnecessary information helps the nervous system retain its plasticity.
9. There is no Left Brain/Right Brain Divide. It’s a myth. They work together.
10. When you learn something new, the structure of your brain changes
11. Half our brains can be removed by surgery with no apparent effect on personality or memory
12. The adult human brain weighs approximately 3 pounds.
13. We have more brain cells as a newborn baby than we will ever have again.
14. At rest, your brain uses one-fifth of a calorie per minute.
15. Lack of oxygen in the brain for 5 to 10 minutes results in permanent brain damage.
