NeuroTrivia
Discovery is interesting and fun. Even learning doesn’t feel like work when you can play and have fun. Do you want to read something that makes you laugh? Say “hmmm”? Or shake your head in disbelief? That’s what this page is all about.
Our Braintastic Booklet downloads are filled with strange, surprising, smart, and silly stuff about neuroscience. Some of it is basic brain trivia, interesting facts, and stuff you might enjoy learning about yourself along the way... download whatever page you want or download the whole booklet - Click on the “click here” on top of the Braintastic Booklet.
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Trivia, discovery, facts and tidbits
Weird fact
Cats can’t taste sweet...
(Scientific American, March 2007
Cat brains weight about 30g..that’s less than a pound!
More brain facts
There are over 13,500,000 nerves in the human spinal cord...
There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves...
Humans can hear in the range of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz (Hz)
You feel pain when sounds are above 130 decibels (db)...
The average loud speaker is 95 to 110 db...
So you shouldn’t be too close or you should use earplugs to protect your hearing...
Hearing damage happens when you listen to sounds above 90 db for a long time...
Each neuron has between 1,000 to 10,000 synapses
Elephants brains weigh about 13 pounds...
Human brains are about 5 1/2 inches long...and about 3 1/2 inches high...
Human brains have about 4 1/2 ounces of fluid around them called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)..
Humans make about 13 ounces of new CSF every day...
The human body rebuilds itself every 2 years...
Weight
About 3 pounds
Color
Kind of pinkish cream (unless it is preserved in a jar, yuck!)
What it feels like
Soft gelatin
What it does
It helps you see, hear, smell, taste, move, think, feel and care about stuff. It processes your thoughts, moods and emotions and keeps you alive!
How it works
Electrical signals and chemical connections
Cerebrum
(suh-ree-brum)
Biggest part of the brain
Helps you think & move
Cerebellum
(sair-uh-bell-um)
Back of the brain
Keeps you balanced
Brain Stem
Connects brain to neck & back
Keeps you breathing
Pituitary Gland
(puh-too-uh-ter-ee gland)
About the size of a pea
Helps you grow
Hypothalamus
(hi-po-thal-uh-muss)
Brain’s thermostat
Keeps your temperature just right
Nervous System
(nur-vus sis-tem)
Spinal cord and nerves
Let’s messages go back and forth from the brain to the body
More coming soon...
