Facts about Brain

Men's brains are heavier than women's brains, but the weight does not affect the brain’s performance. An infant's brain weighs only 350 grams.

Each of the hemispheres is divided into five lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and marginal.

Most neurons are found in the cerebellum, ranging from 55 to 70 billion. The cerebral cortex, or what makes us intelligent beings, is made up of 14 to 16 billion neurons.

This is primarily why proper hydration of the body is so important - dehydration disrupts the brain’s work.

During the first year of life, an infant's brain enlarges threefold.

Until the publication of research on neurogenesis in 2018, it was assumed that the process of creating neurons ends in childhood.

It is an organic chemical compound from the group of omega-3 fatty acids, therefore the consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids is extremely important.

For health reasons, you should therefore perform as many tasks as possible involving the brain. Reading, searching for information, counting, solving puzzles, or playing games that engage the brain can pay off in the later years of our lives.

It does not happen that the brain does not function even for a nanosecond. It constantly analyzes, transmits and systematizes information, receives and processes stimuli. Although a single neuron generates tiny amounts of electricity, by adding up all the neurons in the brain, the energy they produce could power an LED bulb.

Cut off from oxygen, brain cells start dying after about 5 minutes.

During sleep, the brain stores and systematizes information.

Medium-intensity aerobic exercise is considered the most effective.

That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.

The Etruscan shrew is also the smallest of the currently known mammals.

It is enough for the first and last letters of a word to be in the correct place.