Fascinating Facts about Your Amazing Brain

Did you know?

Fact 1

Your brain feels no pain. This is because there are no nerves that register pain within the brain itself.

Because of this, neurosurgeons can probe the brain while a patient is conscious, with feedback from the patient helping to identify important regions, such as those used for speech or visualisation.

Fact 2

Approximately 85,000 neocortical neurons are lost each day in your brain.

Fortunately, this goes unnoticed due to the built-in redundancies and the fact that even after three years this loss adds up to less than 1% of the total.

Fact 3

Research proves that your brain continues to produce new neurons throughout your life. It also proves that it does so in response to stimulation, so make sure you do those brainpower exercises!

Fact 4

It is impossible to tickle yourself. The cerebellum part of the brain warns the rest of the brain that you are about to tickle yourself. Since your brain knows this, it ignores the resulting sensation.