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2. A human’s brain comprises of about
2% of the body’s total weight
but uses 20% of its total energy and
oxygen intake

3. A human brain weight about 3 pounds

4. Your brain is 73% water. Even the
smallest level of dehydration can have
a negative effect on your attention,
memory and other cognitive skills.

5. Cholesterol is
important for the
brain to function. 25%
of the body’s
cholesterol resides
within the brain.

6. Our brain contain an estimate of
roughly 86 billion brain cells

7. There are as many as 10,000 specific
types of neurons in the brain.

8. The human brain gets smaller as we
get older. This usually happens
sometime after middle age.

9. The blood vessels that are present in
the brain are almost 400 miles in
length.

10. The brain cannot survive without
oxygen, within five minutes without
oxygen, brain cells start to die,
leading to severe brain damage.

11. The brain is the most fatty organ in
the body. 60% of the brain’s dry
weight is fat.

12. The average brain is believed to
generate up to
50,000 thought per day.

13. The human brain reaches full
maturity at the age of 25

14. The brain can’t feel pain. It interprets
pain signals sent to it, but it does not
feel pain.

15. The adult brain is estimated to have
more than 60 trillion neuronal
connections

16. Alcohol affects your brain in ways
that include blurred vision, slurred
speech, unsteady walk, and more.
Long term effects include memory
issues and some reduced cognitive
functions.

17. While you are drunk, your brain is
almost incapable of forming
memories

18. It is a myth that humans only use 10%
of our brain. We actually use all of it.
We’re even using more than 10%
when we sleep

19. The pain you feel when you get brain
freeze is not originating from the
brain. In fact it is caused by the
sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia
nerves (SPG), a group of nerves
located behind the nose and roof of
the mouth.

20. Your brain’s storage capacity is
considered virtually unlimited,
meaning it can’t be full.

21. The human brain is capable of about
1,000 processes per second, which
makes it far more powerful than any
existing computer.

22. Your brain generates about 12-25
watts of electricity

23. 95% of your decisions take place in
your subconscious mind

24. Memories are shockingly unreliable
and change over time.

25. Your brain has a pattern of
connectivity as unique s your
fingerprints.

26. Albert Einstein’s brain was 10%
smaller than the average of 3 pounds.
However, the neuron density of his
brain was greater than average.