Is it possible for ur brain to melt?

Question

I heard in science class that if u get a fever of ovr 104, ur brain can start to melt. i once got a fever in 3rd grade of almost 105. would this explain why i have a bad memory and can't work math that well?

also, i have sucked at math since 2nd grade, and only learned this fact 2 weeks ago.

Answer 1

your brain is a biological item, it will not melt into a liquid state, but will decompose. When you fever reaches a certain rate, your brain cells will die one by one. your bad memory is not caused by this as we only use 8% of our brain. Try studying harder.

Answer 2

Is it possible for a steak to melt? The brain is a tissue material like skin, bone, and muscle. It's not gelatinous as it might seem. It can't melt, but an extremely high fever can cause febrile seizures and brain damage. But it's not until a very high fever...and 105 isn't likely going to do it at a young age. 107.6 is the point of brain damage. Some people are just better than others at math. I suck at math, but am good with biology and English. My husband sucks at English and is great with math. Go figure.

Answer 3

A fever does not usually cause your brain cells to `die`, as suggested by others here.

However, like the rest of the cells in your body, when you have symptoms that show your body is not normal, this means your body is failing to function normally. A high temperature is often a way for your body to compensate when fighting disease and bacteria. Like the rest of your body, your brain could temporarily perform less than normal, but permanent damage (such as you suggest, melting) to occur is not possible. Brain cells often die either from: natural cell death (aging), trauma (injuries), loss of blood to the brain.

The word melt implies that matter is physically changing from one state of solid to a state of liquid, which does not happen, per se, with human tissue, at livable temperatures.

Answer 4

Mine has imploded but never melted. Then again, I don't get bored often or easily. My son does. His brain has never actually melted to my knowledge. If it has, I can safely say that it is not contageous because my brain is still in tact. I have the MRIs and CT Scans to prove it. (Apparently, brain implosion is not a permanent thing or the brain is remarkably regenerative. Your guess is as good as mine.)

Answer 5

In a sense, it is possible for a kind of melting to occur, but not generally due to high fever. Liquefactive necrosis may occur in the brain because of prolonged ischemia (lack of blood) or even hypoglycemia, because nervous tissue is tremendously sensitive to hypoglycemia.

However, to attribute your poor memory and lack of math skills due to liquefactive necrosis is unlikely. You'd probably have much more severe neurological deficits than that -- i.e. mental retardation, paralysis, etc.

Answer 6

Yes if you get a fever over 104 it is going to start to melt ,I should know I'm the one who fingered how Pluto wasn't a planet.

Answer 7

your brain can melt......and you probably lack in memorization and math because you have been told that your brain has been melted.....it may be a probable answer, but don't count on it

Answer 8

yes because when you die you begin to decompose on that can be described as melting metaphorically speaking. that is about it.

Answer 9

Um, no, this is completely false.