Thursday 25 December 2014

The 10 interesting facts about Human Brain

On average the human brain weigh about 1.5 kg.
It occupies 2% of the body mass
Human Brain uses 25% of the body energy i.e about 500 kCal/day.
On average human brain contains about 86 billion neurons.
Out of 86 Billion neurons, 60 billion are present in the Cerebral Cortex.
Cerebral Cortex of Human brain contains more number of neurons than any other cortex, this is the simplest way to explain why Human brain is sharper than the brains of other animals.
There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain.
The human brain is the fattest organ in the body and may consists of at least 60% fat.
Your brain is 60% white matter and 40% gray matter.

The brain’s gray matter is made up of neurons, which gather and transmit signals.
The white matter is made up of dendrites and axons, which create the network by which neurons send their signals.

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and makes up 85% of the brain’s weight.