5 interesting questions about the brain and its work

in #fun7 years ago

Fragments from the book "The Almighty Brain" by the neuroscientist Kai Nordengen about topographical cretinism, the reliable skill of memorizing information and three other useful things.

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Elephants and some whales have a bigger brain than we do. The brain of a blue whale weighs eight kilograms. But the whale itself weighs 100 tons. The bigger the body, the bigger the brain. Then what about gorillas, which are two or three times bigger than us - their brains are also bigger than ours?

In rodents, it is different: the larger the size of the brain, the larger the nerve cells themselves. And that in their brain there are ten times more cells, he himself must become forty times more. Therefore, in the brain of primacy there will always be more nerve cells than in the brain of a rodent of the same size.

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Although the brain of primates and rodents is very different, the basic principles of the structure are still the same. The cells interact in the same way. Therefore, rats and mice are often used in experiments, study the functioning of their brains to learn more about our own brain.

How best to remember?
When you understand how the memory is arranged, it is easier for you to lure it to your side. It is important not only to concentrate, when you need to remember new information. It is equally important to get enough sleep.

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