2007-03-21 09:11:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Simply put, Brainfreeze occurs when the Slurpee (or anything cold) touches the roof of your mouth, the collection of nerves in the roof of your mouth (called the spheno-palantine ganglion) go into a spasm (a spasm is like a cramp). These nerves tell the brain blood vessels to get bigger or "dilate". When our brain's blood vessels get big, we get headaches.
2007-03-21 09:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because blood entering your brain passes near the cold liquids in your throat and pissed ya brian off!
2007-03-21 16:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i believe it is actually your skull that is "freezing" ....there are no nerves in your brain so any pain in your head is not actually your brain but could be any of the other moving parts housed in the skull...
2007-03-21 16:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by susuze2000 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋