12 interesting human brain facts you must know
- Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in your body.
2. When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
3. It’s scientifically proven that even a small dose of POWER changes how a person’s brain operates and diminishes empathy.
4. The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
5. The brain releases so much dopamine during orgasms that a brain scan resembles that of someone on heroin.
6. Forgetting is good for the brain: deleting unnecessary information helps the nervous system retain its plasticity.
7. Alcohol doesn’t make you forget anything. When you get blackout drunk, the brain temporarily loses the ability to create memories.
8. It only takes 6 minutes for brain cells to react to alcohol.
9. Male brains, on average, have a total volume that is between 8% and 13% larger than that of females.
10. Half of your genes describe the complex design of your brain, with the other half describing the organization of the other 98% of your body.
11. The human brain is composed of about 100 billion neurons plus a trillion glial cells.
12. Lack of sleep may shrink your brain.
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Very informative blog well done pankaj.