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Describes The Human Brain

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Describes The Human Brain

The human brain is the most complex organ in the human body and probably the most complex
creation present on this universe. It is evident that, the worlds greatest man made wonders are a
result of the human brain making it the most amazing feature in a human being. The human brain
with its complexity acts like a storage device which holds safely a persons most cherished memories.
A persons personality is by far influenced by the brain as well as generation of human consciousness
which gives a person passion, motion and emotion. A command center for the central nervous
system, the brain serves human beings with ample physical and cognitive abilities. This are just a few
vital roles that the human brain performs but the most amazing thing about the human brain are the
many facts that are less known by many people with a fully functional brain.

What are the main parts of the human brain?

One answer is: Forebrain, Midbrain, and Hindbrain.
Another is: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brainstem. The first is more technically correct, in part because it
includes the second parts, and also because it relates to the development of the brain, which means it
categorizes sub-parts according to common origin.
The cerebrum is divided into two hemispheres, each containing 4 lobes: the frontal lobe, the temporal
lobe, the parietal lobe, and the occipital lobe; there is another hidden structure, sometimes referred
to as a lobe, called the insula, or insular lobe, also.
The cerebellum is a pair of structures which hang under the back of the cerebrum and connect to it via
the pons, a structure in the brainstem.
The brainstem is a continuation of the spinal cord which enters the brain at the middle-bottom of the
brain; it's made up of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain.
The human brain is the only organ in the human body that lacks nerves despite the fact that it acts as
the central command for the central nervous system. This simply implies that, the human brain feels
no pain.
The human brain consumes the largest portion of the total energy that is generated in the human
body. To be precise, the brain consumes 20% of that energy despite the fact that it only represents
only 2% of the total body weight. The energy is vital for maintaining healthy brain cells and fueling
nerve impulses.
The human brain weighs approximately 3.0 pounds. Human skin (all three layers) weighs
approximately 20 pounds, intestines 7.5 pounds (large intestine: 4.0 lbs., small intestine: 3.5 lbs.),
lungs 5 pounds (2.5 lbs. each), the liver 3.2 pounds, and the heart 0.6 pounds.
Dj vu (French for already seen) has never been fully explained, though some scientists believe
that a neurological glitch causes an experience to be registered in the memory before reaching
consciousness.
brain doctor In 1955, Einsteins brain was preserved for research
Albert Einsteins brain was removed within seven hours of his death by Princeton pathologist Thomas
Stoltz Harvey (1912-2007). Harvey sectioned the preserved brain into 240 blocks and removed the
eyes and gave them away. He kept pieces of the brain for himself and gave other pieces to other
prominent pathologists. He was fired from Princeton Hospital because he refused to return the brain.
Other brains that have been preserved include German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, Vladimir
Lenin, and the Native American Ishi.

While Einsteins brain weighs 1,230 grams, which is within normal human range, the brain had no
parietal operculum in either hemisphere and had an enlarged Sylvan fissure. Certain parts of his brain
also had more glial cells in relation to neurons.
A mothers illness may severely affect fetal brain cells; studies suggest that influenza or malnutrition
during pregnancy may be associated with the development of schizophrenia. Damage to developing
cells may also occur from maternal smoking and drinking, prenatal exposure to chemicals, or excess
heat.
The brain takes the longest of any organ to develop and goes through more changes than any other
organ.
A UCLA study found that both Caucasians and African Americans have similar brain activity when
seeing photographs of African Americans. Both races showed more activity in the amygdala, an area
of the brain associated with alarm, when shown expressionless photographs of African Americans
than when they were shown expressionless photographs of Caucasians.
What appears as random bursts of light when people hit their heads is actually caused by a jolt to the
brain cells responsible for vision. Stars most often appear following a blow to the back of the head
because that is the location of the visual cortex.
A human brain is 75% water and has the consistency of tofu or gelatin.
The human brain consists of approximately 100 billion neurons (which is as many cells as there are
stars in the Milky Way). Each neuron has somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 synapses, equaling
about 1 quadrillion synapses. If all the neurons in the human brain were lined up, they would stretch
600 miles. As a comparison, an octopus has 300,000 neurons, a honey bee has 950,000, and a jellyfish
has no brain at all.
Eduard Hitzig (1839-1907) and Gustav (1838-1927) Fritsch discovered that the right side of the brain
controls the left side of the body and vice versa.
Wilder Penfield (1891-1976) created a drawing that became known as a homunculus, which shows
what we would look like if our body parts were as big as the brain space they take up. The
homunculus has huge eyes, lips, hands, feet, and a tiny chest, little hips, and small shoulders.
The lobotomy, from the Greek lobe=of brain + tome=slice, was one of the most popular types of brain
surgery ever invented. Neurologist and psychiatrist Walter Freeman (who was not a surgeon)
simplified the surgery by taking an icepick through the eye sockets instead of through drilled holes in
the skull. He chose an icepick because regular surgical tools made at the time kept snapping off inside
of peoples heads.
President John F. Kennedys sister, Rosemary, was given a lobotomy for her mild retardation. A
famous actress named Frances Farmer was given a lobotomy to make her easier to get along with,
even though she may not have been mentally insane. Howard Dully discovered late in life that he had

been lobotomized in 1960 at the age of 12 by Walter Freemansimply because, it appears, his
stepmother didnt like him but she convinced Freeman something was wrong with the boy.
The Human Brain Contains About 100 Billion Neurons
Consider this: your brain contains close to 100 billion neurons. This number is about 16 times larger
than the amount of people that there are on the planet. And also realize that each of these neurons
can link to as many as 10,000 other ones. To put simply, this is a massive connection. The huge
number of connections going on inside of your brain is what allows you to recall memories, develop
ideas, and have a personality.
The Brain is Mostly Water Thats right. The man brain is made up mostly of water. On the same note,
this is why people often feel dizzy, light headed, or cant remember anything when they are
dehydrated. They are tapping their brains of the nutrient that it requires the most.
Your Brain Produces Enough Energy to Illuminate a Light Bulb
Despite what a lot of people may believe, the human brain is capable of many great things. One thing
in particular that it is capable of is illuminating a light bulb? But how can such a small body part be
capable of something so powerful? As you may or may not know, the brain is comprised mostly of
electrical impulses. This is what helps us think and act the way we do. If you were to harness those
electrical impulses, you would discover that your brain consumes about 25 watts of power while you
are awake.
The Human Brain Can Think Quicker Than a Computer
This is another thing that a lot of people have trouble believing. In raw data, our brains can compute
10 to the 13th and 10 to the 16th operations per second. This would be equal to more than one
million times the people that there are on earth. In essence and in theory, the human brain is capable
of solving and computing problems much quicker than a computer.