Ten Random Facts’ fourteenth post! Many human brains are behind this fact site – just don’t mix up the small animal brains for the real brains!
- Your human brain floats in a shockproof liquid to help prevent your brain from injuries.
- An average adult brain is 1.4-1.5 kilograms which is about 2% of your total body weight.
- The human brain is divided into four lobes. These lobes are the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe.
- The human brain is as soft as a bit of gelatin or tofu.
- The cerebral cortex, the main control centre, is the largest part of your brain.
Human Brain
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- The left side of your human brain controls the right side of the body, meaning the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.
- The right side of the human brain is normally symmetrical to the left side of the human brain.
- The human brain is the central control system of your body.
- Most people’s language skills is stored on the left side of their brain.
- The United States launched a brain research program called ‘The Decade of the Brain’ in the 1990’s that lasted for ten years.
Bibliography:
Human Brain17 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain>
Bryan, J 1995, Your Amazing Brain, Wishing Well Books, Australia
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