7 Mind Blowing Facts About The Human Brain

Priyanka Soam
Oct 05, 2024

Billions Of Nerve Cells

Our brain is a complex network with more than 86 billion neurons which are the cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals. And these intricate networks enable us to do various activites of life like movement, feel or thought.

One Task At A Time

Our brain cannot multitask at a time, and trying to multitask decreases our productivity by 40% as our brain constantly shifts back and forth between them.

A Self-Cleaning Organ

The human brain is a self-cleaning organ, so when we sleep our brain removes all the toxins, protein, and two molecules associated with Alzheimer’s disease, which helps to promote brain function.

The Fattiest Organ

Our brain contains 60% fat which are fatty acids that are crucial for your brain’s performance and makes it the fattiest organ in the human body.

Limitless Hard Drive

The human brain has the ability to store 2.5 billion megabytes of data where 1 megabyte is nearly equivalent to a 500 page book.

Rapid Development

From childhood to adolescence our brain grows rapidly and reaches about 80% at the age of 3 only and gets fully developed by early adulthood.

The 10% Myth

The myth that you only use 10% of your brain is a big myth, In reality, you actually use all of it and every minute of life even when you are sleeping.

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