04 Apr, 2023

Health

The Amazing Facts About Your Brain

By FactsWow Team

Softball Analogy For The Brain

Neurosurgeon Marwan Sabbagh, MD, describes the brain as a softball-sized collection of cells, chemicals, and connective tissue and the totality of all things. 

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Brains Do Not Contain Pain Receptors

There are no pain receptors in the brain, so migraine and headache pain is generated by the meninges, the brain's covering. The human brain is the only object in nature that can contemplate itself.

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The Brain Produces Power

Powered by electricity, the brain produces enough power to power a 25-watt bulb. It is the hottest part of the body and one of its 'hottest' parts.

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Firmed Up By Treating Them

Brains are roughly half fat, have the consistency of a loose gelatin dessert, and are specially treated to make them firm before they are removed for study.

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Extensions Of Our Brains Are Our Eyes

A collection of neurons lining your stomach and intestines digest food independently and is sometimes called a second brain. 

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A truly Unique Instrument

As a truly unique organ, the brain is composed of neurons, which are connected through branches. It is these neurons that are responsible for thinking.

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There Are Branches In This Composition

The neuron forest comprises branches that form diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis, which can hinder our thinking, reasoning, and memory.

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Tangles Cause Functions To Fail

The brain loses memory, mass, and other functions due to tangles within neurons and sticky proteins around them. Alzheimer's affects close to 50% of older people over age 85.

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No Longer Are Brain Signals Isolated

About 1 in 1000 people get MS, a condition in which myelin, which protects the brain's branches, wears away. As a result, brain signals are no longer isolated from one another but become confused.

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Reliable Transmission Of Messages

Dopamine is required to transmit messages properly between brain cells and their branches. When dopamine-producing cells cease to function, messaging becomes dysfunctional.

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The Disease's Cause Is Unknown At This Time

The cause of the disease is unknown at present. Parkinson's disease is commonly seen in people over the age of 60.

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