Learn About the Brain
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Did you know that listening to music tunes up your brain?
The human brain is made up of more than 100 billion nerve cells called neurons.
Each neuron is connected to as many as 25,000 other neurons - so the brain has trillions and trillions of different pathways for nerve signals.
Brain: The Complete Mind
Combining the latest advances in our understanding of the mind-body connection and ongoing research into such diseases as dementia, depression, and PTSD, Brain is an indispensable guide to mens sana in corpore sano-at every stage of life.
Brain: The Complete Mind: How It Develops, How It Works, and How to Keep It Sharp
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Overseen by distinguished neuropsychiatrist Dr. Richard Restak, Brainis both a practical owner's manual and a complete guide to the brain's development and function. Its pages explore not only the brain's physical form-its 100 billion nerve cells and near-infinite network of synapses-but also its interactions that regulate every thought and action. Brainfeatures the latest discoveries about improving and optimizing mental acuity right alongside sidebars on breakthrough moments in neuroscience. Explained here also are the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of the brain, addressed in accessible, engaging language.
Girls' brains weigh 2.5% of their body weight, on average, while boys' brains weigh 2%.
A Colorful Introduction to the Anatomy of the Human Brain: A Brain and Psychology Coloring Book (2nd Edition)
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About 0.85 litres of blood shoots through your brain every minute.
The brain may be as little as 2% of your body weight, but it demands 15% of your blood supply.
Secrets of the Mind
NOVA: Secrets of the Mind
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An elephant's brain weighs four times as much as the human brain. However; our brains are far bigger in relation to our bodies than those of most other animals.
Human Brain Model
Learning Resources Cross Section Human Brain Model
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The brain is divided into two halves (hemispheres). Each controls the opposite side of the body.
A human brain has a cerebral cortex four times as big as a chimpanzee, about 20 times as big as a monkey's, and about 300 times as big as a rat's.
The cerebellum mainly controls body co-ordination
and balance.
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