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in #brain7 years ago

Know about 15 amazing brain facts

The brain is one of the most vital organs of the body. Its normal functioning is crucial for sustaining the body. There are many myths about the working and the mechanism of the brain. Here we provide you with some crazy brain facts that will help you in knowing the brain in a much better way.

1.A typical human brain comprises about 2% of the weight of the body. But you will be surprised to know that the requirements are totally different. It needs about 20% of the total energy and oxygen intake of the body.

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2.The human brain is nothing but 73% water. So from this you can understand the value and importance of water in maintaining the functions of the brain. It takes only 2% dehydration to make an effect on the functioning of the brain. Memory attention and the various other cognitive skills of the brain are compromised.

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3.Exercising is fun isn’t it? Well here is some news for those fitness enthusiasts. Ninety minutes of sweating can temporarily shrink the brain. Yes you read it right. The shrinking can be as much as occurs after one year of ageing.

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4.Ever seen the ridiculously big head of a baby? Well there is a reason that those tiny cute humans have such large heads. It is so because the head has to hold the rapidly growing brain. The size of the brain of a 2 year old is 80% to that of a full grown adult.

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5.The number of thoughts that are generated by an average brain are somewhere near 50,000. But the amazingly disturbing fact is that in most people, these thoughts are negative.

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6.The weight of the brain of Albert Einstein was around 2.71 pounds. This was smaller than the average human brain. But the neuron density of his brain was far greater than the average. Well that explains why he was such a genius.

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7.The human brains are getting smaller day by day. Over the span of the last 10,000 years, the human brains have shrunk by the size of a normal tennis ball.

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8.The human brain has now been compared to one of the most advanced technologies that are present today.

9.The myth that has been going around that human brains are only used by about 10% by us is totally wrong. We people use a whole lot more than that.

10.There is no such thing we have seen as is said by most of the people. The fact that the people are left brained or right brained is completely wrong. We use our brain as a whole and it has always been like that.

So here were some amazing facts about the human brain. So if you have had any misconceptions that the human brain functions in a particular manner, we hope that we have cleared them. Do share this if you like.

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Hey..you said 15 facts, here are just 10 :(

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