This Is How Your Brain Powers Your Thoughts
Scientists have figured out how our brains process thoughts and the explanation will blow your mind. Can Shocking Your Brain Make You Smarter? - https://youtu.be/LSwMwX9BbGc Sign Up For...
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Your brain needs a LOT of energy to function. Despite the fact that the average adult brain is only about 2% of your total body mass, it uses a full 20% of the energy you spend while at rest. To keep all your brain functions going, neurons -- the cells that make up the brain -- have to constantly be at the ready, and that’s no easy task. Your brain has about 86 billion neurons that are interconnected at a hundred trillion to a quadrillion synapses. When you’re thinking, your neurons are shooting messages back and forth across your brain… the cells are “firing.” And because someone could jump out and scare you at any time, they have to be ready to fire at a moment’s notice. One study found that the firing of neurons uses about two thirds of your bra...
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Your brain needs a LOT of energy to function. Despite the fact that the average adult brain is only about 2% of your total body mass, it uses a full 20% of the energy you spend while at rest. To keep all your brain functions going, neurons -- the cells that make up the brain -- have to constantly be at the ready, and that’s no easy task. Your brain has about 86 billion neurons that are interconnected at a hundred trillion to a quadrillion synapses. When you’re thinking, your neurons are shooting messages back and forth across your brain… the cells are “firing.” And because someone could jump out and scare you at any time, they have to be ready to fire at a moment’s notice. One study found that the firing of neurons uses about two thirds of your bra...
