One of the most vital parts of the human body is the brain. It supports our capacity for thought, reasoning, memory, and learning. Our brain, with its better functioning, actually sets us apart from other God-made creatures, including animals.
These 10 fascinating facts about the human brain include:
1. The brain of a human weighs 3 pounds.
2. One of the heaviest organs in the human body, it contains 60% fat.
3. When awake, the human brain has the ability to produce about 23 watts of power.
4. The brain receives 20% of the total blood and oxygen that our body produces.
5. The brain begins to lose awareness almost eight to ten seconds after the blood flow to the brain is cut off.
6. The brain can only hold on without oxygen for five to six minutes before it expires.
7. The blood arteries in the brain have a length of about 100,000 miles.
8. The brain contains 100 billion billion neurons.
9. The neurons grow at an alarming rate of 250,000 per minute in the early stages of pregnancy.
10. We lose the ability to remember new information as we age. According to US experts, the brain's inability to filter out and get rid of old memories prevents it from taking in new information.
You must get a model of the human brain if you want to teach children how the human brain functions and how it works.