The diameter of an individual brain neuron is just 4 microns thick, you could fit 30,000 neurons on the head of a pin.
Your brain generates nearly 25 watts of power while you’re awake, which is enough to light up a light bulb.
Alcohol interferes with brain processes by weakening connections between neurons.
Every time you have a new thought, or recall a memory, a new brain connection is made between two or more brain cells.
Loss of oxygen for just 5 to 10 minutes can cause serious brain damage. The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin to die.
The human brain contains around 400 miles of blood vessels.
There is no sense of pain within the brain itself which explains why brain surgeons can probe areas of the brain even when the patient is awake.
You will lose consciousness in 10 seconds after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
Of all creatures on the earth humans have the most complex brain.
There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain, the same number of stars in our galaxy.
