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Interesting Facts About Your Brain
Like most health issues, when our brains function well we take them for granted.
As it turns out the way our brains work is rather mysterious. The fact that they function as well as they do is truly amazing. For instance, did you know:
- You have as many neurons in your brain as there are stars in the Milky Way.
- You have 10 times more glial cells in your brain than neurons. These cells may also be involved in transmitting information, storing memory, etc.
- There are different types of memory, each processed differently by the brain. For example, you store short-term memories differently than you store long-term memories.
- So far, nobody really knows what intelligence is. At best we can describe it based on the kind of information being processed. These types of intelligence include I.Q. (mental intelligence), E.Q. (emotional intelligence), P.Q. (physical intelligence), etc.
- You have 5 major lobes of your brain that handle various brain functions. The largest of these is the the frontal lobe that controls speech, thought, consciousness, and voluntary movements.
- Left-handed people may have a better memory for events.
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