03 Facts

12/02/12 • 0 min

Episode 3 Even though the brain only weighs about 3 pounds, or 2% of the bodyweight, it consumes nearly 30% of the total calorie intake. Add to that 20% of the total oxygen intake from the lungs. The brain also consists of about 75% water and 60% fat. How that's possible even I'm don't know. ... Science. [email protected]

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02 Connections

Episode 2 Because we've never witnessed a mind without a physical brain, we shall focus our research on the human sponge-like matter. The human brain is mainly composed by a staggering amount of neurons. These neurons are then connected to other neurons and cells. And the amount of connections are astounding. In only a square inch of brain matter there are more connections between neurons and cells than there are stars in our Galaxy, doubled. [email protected]

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04 Brain Patterns

Episode 4 If a certain pattern of behavior in a human is regular you can usually spot it in the neurons inside the brain. For example if a person is accustomed to solving hard calculus math problems he or she will after a while become good at it simply by doing it often enough- the neuron pattern becomes stronger. This is something we humans are doing all the time without actually thinking about it- it's like riding a bicycle. [email protected]