Psychology of the BrainFrom tickling to tasting to decision-making, find out how the brain affects what you experience.

• Youcan’ttickleyourselfbecauseyourbraindistinguishesbetweenunexpectedexternaltouchandyourowntouch.

• Withoutanywords,youmaybeabletodetermineifsomeoneisinagoodmood,isfeelingsad,orisangryjustbyreadingtheface.Asmallareainthebraincalledtheamygdalaisresponsibleforyourabilitytoreadsomeoneelse’sfaceforcluestohowtheyarefeeling.

• Womentendtotakelongertomakeadecision,butaremorelikelytostickwiththedecision,comparedtomen,whoaremorelikelytochangetheirmindaftermakingadecision.

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Physical AttributesSome interesting bits of information about the physical make-up of the human brain.

• Theweightofthehumanbrainisabout3lbs,75%ofwhichiswater.

• Yourbrainconsistsofabout100billionneurons.

• Thereareanywherefrom1,000to10,000synapsesforeachneuron.

• Therearenopainreceptorsinthebrain,sothebraincanfeelnopain.

• Thehumanbrainisthefattestorganinthebody.

• Yourbrainuses20%ofthetotaloxygen,and20%ofbloodinyourbody.

• Ifyourbrainlosesbloodfor8to10seconds,youwillloseconsciousness.

• Thebraincanlivefor4to6minuteswithoutoxygen,andthenitbeginstodie.Nooxygenfor5to10minuteswillresultinpermanentbraindamage.

Fun FACTS about THE BRAINBrain FunctionFromtheinvisibleworkingsofthebraintomorevisibleresponsessuchasyawnsorintelligence,findouthowthebrainfunctionswiththesefacts.

The Developing BrainStarting from within the womb, fetal brain development begins the amazing journey that leads to a well-developed brain at birth that continues to grow for 18 more years.

• Atbirth,yourbrainwasalmostthesamesizeasanadultbrainandcontainedmostofthebraincellsforyourwholelife.

• Yourbrainstopsgrowingatage18.

• Thecerebralcortexgrowsthickerasyoulearntouseit.

• Astimulatingenvironmentforachildcanmakethedifferencebetweena25%greaterabilitytolearnor25%lessinanenvironmentwithlittlestimulation.

• Thecapacityforsuchemotionsasjoy,happiness,fear,andshynessarealreadydevelopedatbirth.Thespecifictypeofnurturingachildreceivesshapeshowtheseemotionsaredeveloped.

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Famous BrainsPeople have always been fascinated with the brains of famous people. Find out what experts know about these famous brains.

Albert Einstein | Einstein’sbrainwassimilarinsizetootherhumansexceptintheregionthatisresponsibleformathandspatialperception.Inthatregion,hisbrainwas35%widerthanaverage.

London taxi drivers | FamousforknowingalltheLondonstreetsbyheart,thesedrivershavealargerthannormalhippocampus,especiallythedriverswhohavebeenonthejoblongest.Thestudysuggeststhataspeoplememorizemoreandmoreinformation,thispartoftheirbraincontinuestogrow.

Oldest brain | Abrainthoughttobe2000yearsoldwasunearthedjustrecentlyattheUniversityofYorkinnorthernEngland.

Babe Ruth | TheBabewastestedbytwoColumbiapsychologystudentsandwasdeterminedtobeworkingat90%efficiencycomparedtothe60%efficiencymeasuredformostpeople.

Daniel Tammet | DanielTammetisanautisticsavantwho,sincetheageofthreewhenhesufferedanepilepticseizure,hasbeenabletoperformastoundingmathematicalcomputations,knowssevenlanguages,andisdevelopingalanguageofhisown.

Keith Jarrett | Thisjazzmusicianwasdiscoveredatage3tohaveperfectpitch,whichscientistscanpinpointintherightfrontallobe.

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after a dream, half of the dream is forgotten.

10 minutes after a dream, over 90% is forgotten.

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Write down your dreams immediately if you want to remember them.

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Dreams and SleepThe amazing world of dreams and what happens during sleep is a mystery rooted in the brain. Learn interesting facts about dreams and sleep in this list.

• Justbecauseyoudon’trememberyourdreamsdoesn’tmeanyoudon’tdream.Everyonedreams!

• Mostpeopledreamabout1-2hoursanightandhavean average of 4-7 dreamseachnight.

• Studiesshowthatbrainwavesaremoreactivewhiledreamingthanwhenyouareawake.

• Dreamsaremorethanjustvisualimages,andblindpeopledodream.Whetherornottheydreaminpicturesdependsoniftheywerebornblindorlosttheirvisionlater.

• Somepeople(about12%)dreamonlyinblackandwhitewhileothersdreamincolour.

• Whileyousleep,yourbodyproducesahormonethatmaypreventyoufromactingoutyourdreams,leavingyouvirtuallyparalyzed.

• Ifyouaresnoring,youarenotdreaming.

• Youaremuchmorelikelytorememberyourdreamifyouareawakenedduringit,ratherthaninthemorning.

• Japaneseresearchershavesuccessfullydevelopedatechnologythatcanputthoughtsonascreenandmaysoonbeabletoscreenpeople’sdreams.

• Caffeine works to block naturally occurring adenosineinthebody,creatingalertness.Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredthisconnectionandlearnedthatdoing the opposite–boosting adenosine–can actually helppromotemorenaturalsleeppatternsandhelpeliminateinsomnia.