11 facts about HUMAN BRAIN
- The brain in your head isn’t your only brain. There’s a “second brain” in your intestines that contains 100 million neurons. Gut bacteria are responsible for making over 30 neurotransmittersincluding the “happy molecule” serotonin.
- Think you’re in control of your life? Don’t be so sure. Ninety-five percent of your decisions take place in your subconscious mind.
- Of the thousands of thoughts a person has every day, it’s estimated that 70% of this mental chatter is negative — self-critical, pessimistic, and fearful.
- Japan’s K computer is one of the most powerful computers in the world. When programmed to simulate human brain activity, it took 40 minutes to crunch the data equivalent to just one second of brain activity.
- The human brain is capable of 1,016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any existing computer.
- Your brain’s storage capacity is considered virtually unlimited. It doesn’t get “used up” like RAM in your computer.
- Your brain has a pattern of connectivity as unique as your fingerprints.
- If you were drinking alcohol and don’t remember what you did last night, it’s not because you forgot. While you are drunk, your brain is incapable of forming memories.
- There is no such thing as a left-brain or right-brain personality/skill type. We are not left-brained or right-brained; we are “whole-brained.”
- Albert Einstein’s brain weighed 2.71 pounds (1,230 grams) — 10% smaller than the average of 3 pounds (1,400 grams). However, the neuron density of his brain was greater than average.
- Your brain generates about 12-25 watts of electricity. This is enough to power a low-wattage LED light.

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