Amazing facts about human brain

The human brain is one of the most important organs in a human body. It helps us think, reason, remember, and learn new things. In fact, our brain and its superior functioning differentiate from animals and other creations of the Almighty.

      1.The human brain weighs 3 pounds.
      2.It comprises 60% of fat and is one of the fattest organs in the human body. 
      3. Ninety minutes of sweating can temporarily shrink the brain more than one year of aging does.
     4. All brain cells are not alike. There are as many as 10,000 specific types of neurons in the brain
     5.Your brain can process an image that your eyes have seen for as little as 13 milliseconds — less time than it takes for you to blink. 
     6. In general, men’s brains are 10% bigger than women’s, even after taking into account larger body size. However, the hippocampus, the part of the brain most strongly linked with memory, is typically larger in women.
    7. Human brains have gotten significantly smaller over the past 10-20,000 years. The lost volume is equivalent to the size of a tennis ball.
    8. When the blood supply to the brain stops, it is almost after 8-10 seconds that the brain starts losing the consciousness.
    9. Chronic stress and depression are rampant in modern life. Either can cause measurable brain shrinkage. 
   10. Unexpectedly, millennial (aged 18 to 34) are more forgetful than baby boomers. They are more likely to forget what day it is or where they put their keys than their parents!