Not everyone can imagine how powerful a supercomputer in the head. Scientists who study the human brain agree that we are only at the beginning of the research.
1. A lack of oxygen for 5-10 minutes leads to irreversible damage to the brain.
2. Our brain uses about 20% of the oxygen that enters the human body.
3. When we learn something new, the structure of our brain changes because every time a memory is formed, new nerve connections appear.
4. Oddly enough, up to 60% of the brain is fat.
5. Even at rest, the brain uses one-fifth of calories per minute.
6. The smell of chocolate provokes increases theta brain waves that cause a sense of relaxation.
7. To forget information is absolutely natural to our brain because the removal of unnecessary information helps our nervous system to maintain its plasticity.
8. Our brain is very quickly exposed to harmful factors, just six minutes after drinking alcohol, brain cells respond to its damaging effects.
9. Under the influence of alcohol, our brain partially loses the ability to create new memories.
10. On average a women’s brain is about 2.5% of her body weight, while a men’s brain is only 2%.
11. Half of your DNA describes the supercomplex structure of the brain, and the other half describes the structure of the rest of 98% of your body.
12. The brain of a baby is consuming almost half of the glucose produced. This explains why newborns sleep so much.
13. Lack of sleep has a very negative impact on the human brain. This can cause a slow reaction, and in extreme cases, clouding of consciousness and hallucination.
14. When we wake up, our brain produces enough electricity to light a small light bulb.
