Facts of Human Brain

The Human Brain

Following are some of the cool interesting facts about the human brain

1) There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain.

2) Reading aloud and talking often to a young child promotes brain development.

3) The left side of your brain(left hemisphere) controls the right side of your body; and, the right side of your brain (right hemisphere) controls the left side of your body. 

4) When children learn two languages before the age of five, it alters the brain structure.

5) Every time you recall a memory or have a new thought, you are creating a new connection in your brain.

6) Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires activity in five different areas of the brain.

7) The average number of thoughts that humans are believed to experience each day is 70,000.

8) A living brain is so soft you could cut it with a table knife.

9) There are about 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain.

10) The human brain is the fattest organ in the body and may consists of at least 60% fat.