If there would be one organ in our body that works more than we do in ourselves, that would be our brain. Scientifically speaking, our brain is mainly associated with our mind and it controls each of single cells and nerves within our body to signal the other body organs work in its different roles. Without brain, our bodies will no longer function and that would only mean one thing- death.
It has always been a miracle how our brain works- from the moment it’s completely tabula rasa (empty sheet) from the time we’re born up until now that we have stored many information on it. Though we sometimes find ourselves exhausted in information we learned, our brain don’t and can’t be stop working.
We have known so many things about our body including our brain, yet there are still some of those amazing facts about them that we still didn’t know. Here are just some of weird but perfectly damn true facts about our brain!
Boys, watch out! 😛
1. Got Fat?
If you think your belly has more fat, nope. The brain is the fattest organ in the human body, as it contains more than 60% fat! Who would’ve guessed?!
2. Size Doesn’t Matter
Despite the common myth, the weight and size of a brain has nothing to do with intellectual ability. In fact, Albert Einstein’s brain actually weighed less than the average weight of a human brain!
3. Brain Child!
When people read aloud and talk often to their small children and babies, it promotes faster brain development.
4. Right, Left, Right…
The left side of your brain actually controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. Strange, indeed!
5. The Best Medicine
We might think that laughing at a joke is a simple enough action, yet it requires activity in 5 different areas of our brain!
6. High Altitude
High altitude conditions makes the brain see weird visions due to the reduced supply of oxygen. It isn’t uncommon for mountaineers at 8,000 feet or higher to imagine light emanating from their bodies, or visualize other people near them – Freaky!
7. Power of Scent
The reason why memories that are triggered by scent seem more intense and easier to recall, is because our sense of smell has a deeper emotional connection with our brain!
8. Right vs Left
The brain is divided into two identical sides. While they do co-operate together, the left brain is involved with more rational aspects such as logical thinking, and the right side of the brain is more emotionally and visually orientated.
9. Image Correction
Did you know that when our eyes receive images, they are actually upside-down? Our brain automatically corrects them, so that we see them the right side-up!
10. No Pain
The brain contains no pain receptors, therefore it cannot feel pain! This is the reason why brain surgery is able to be performed on the patient while they are still awake – Yikes!
11. Thinking Too Much?
Humans have approximately 70,000 thoughts each day! Looks like we really ARE thinking too much.
12. Create Memories
Every time we remember a memory or have a new thought, our brain creates a new connection in itself!
13. Light Bulb Moment!
Did you know that while you are awake, your brain generates enough energy to power a light bulb? We think that brings a whole new meaning to the term “light bulb moment”!
14. Whose is Bigger?
Although studies have shown that the male brain is on average up to 10% larger than a female’s brain, it has also been proven that female’s brains have more nerve cells and connectors, therefore working more efficiently than men’s.
15. World Trip
The blood vessels in our brain equal a total distance of 100,000 kilometers when stretched out. That’s enough to wrap around the whole Earth four times!
Since our brain does a lot of things within our body, it’s a must we must take good care of it! 🙂