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You have 15
times more neurons in your head than there are people on the planet.
You have as
many connections in your brain as there have been seconds since
the dinosaurs walked the earth.
If each of your
brain cells was as big as a pin head your brain would measure 5m
across. The Orange
Imaginarium is 15m across.
Your brain has
100 000 million neurons and an ant has only 10 000 - yet we can
both form complex societies.
If you counted
every second that has passed since the end of the last ice age,
that's equivalent to the number of neurons in your brain.
Your brain weighs
about 1.3 kg (or just over 3 pounds) - heavier than a bag of sugar.
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What is the brain?
The human brain - 1.4 kg of the most amazing material on this planet.
This soft warm piece of flesh allows you to think, walk, talk, learn,
make friends, have emotions and know what it means to be alive.
How many brain
cells do I have?
You have 100 000 million brain cells.
Which animal has
the biggest brain?
A blue whale. It's brain weighs 6kg (and its body weighs 60 000).
Humans have the largest brains in relation to their body size.
What do all your
brain cells do?
They all connect to thousands of your other brain cells. Each part of
your brain has a different job to do (smelling, seeing, speaking etc).
All the brain cells are connected up to form a huge network. If you count
the seconds since the dinosaurs were alive - that's how many brain connections
you have.
Does our brain
change when we learn?
Scientists think that every time you have a new thought or memory, you
are making a new brain connection.
Can I improve my
memory?
Absolutely. Your memory is like a muscle - the more you use it the better
it gets. So try a daily exercise. Think of every single detail of something
you did today. Your walk to school or work, a conversation or a lesson,
or try to sum up every new thing you have learned today - faces, names,
smells, places.
Can I learn to
think quicker?
Yes. As with anything, the more you do it the better you get. Try thinking
of every word beginning with P, or all the animals you know. Doing crosswords,
puzzles and riddles also flexes your brain and speeds up your thinking.
Did Einstein have
a huge brain?
No, his brain was smaller than average, as he was smaller than average.
His huge intelligence came from the number of connections he had between
his brain cells. Every time you learn something new, you are making a
new connection between two brain cells.
How many new brain
connections have you made reading this page?
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