2006-09-28 07:18:06 · 21 answers · asked by angel_eyez_kc 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
the human brain has no pain receptors, most neurological surgery is done with the patient awake so as they can be tested with pictures and shapes.
2006-09-28 07:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Signals from the brain to the rest of the nervous system travel as fast as 296 km/h.
It's no wonder some signals crash with catastrophic results...(George Bush is a classic case of brain to mouth high speed signal collision syndrome)
2006-09-28 14:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tetanus Tim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The adult human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells, about the same as the number of stars in the milky way.
2006-09-28 14:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by whisky5 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The brain is mad up of around 10 billion cells. The world population will reach that many in 10 years time...spooky or what!?.
2006-09-28 14:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by Old Man of Coniston!. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your brain is roughly the size of your 2 fists placed together so that the middle section of the outside your fingers touch.
2006-09-28 15:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by pudding queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans have the most complex brain of any animal on earth.
Check out this site, it has a lot of facts-
http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/brain2.asp
2006-09-28 14:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The average human head weighs 8 pounds
2006-09-28 14:28:06 · answer #7 · answered by erica 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter.
2006-09-28 14:32:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You lose an average of one neuron per second - it's OK though, because we all have about 19-23 billion of them.
2006-09-29 10:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fact about the Human Brain is that it is pink and looks minging!
2006-09-28 14:25:49 · answer #10 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋