Facts about the Brain by Kenza (online member)

Here are some interesting facts about your brain!

1. What does my brain do? The brain is the one organ in the body that makes the real you. It’s made up of electrical circuits, about 100 billion neurons, that connect together and continually rewires itself and changes as it learns. Our brain does many activities in our body, including controlling the body and senses, thinking and learning, memorizing, and so much more…
2. Do we have one brain or two? Technically, we don’t just have one brain and we don’t have two brains. Instead, we have two brains in one, the left side and the right side with different characteristics and abilities. But the two sides communicate with each other. See this word: Green. The right side of your brain will try to read the word, whereas, the left side of the brain will insist on you trying to read the colour. This is a common subject, called the Stroop Effect*.
3. Where do our thoughts and feelings come from? We all have a sense of who we really are. We call this our inner-self, or the real you. This is how we see the world individually, unless we’re asleep of course; that’s when our thoughts are no longer in control. This makes our conscious self and our unconscious self and we can’t pinpoint where it is in a specific part of our brain, just like our memories. You can find out more about this by studying the different parts of the brain.

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*If you’re interested in playing a cool game about the Stroop Effect, check this out! http://www.brainmetrix.com/color-game/

Check this out for interesting and educational lectures from the RI (Royal Institution) about the brain! http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures/2011/meet-your-brain   

There is also an interesting book by Professor Robert Winston called “What Makes Me Me” (www.dk.com). He also does topics like this on his popular TV series.