Vital Stats and Facts About Your Brain

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AMAZING BRAIN / Vital Stats & Facts About Your Brain

From Stroke Smart Magazine, January/February 20

3 —— The approximate number of pounds that your brain weighs.

10 —— The approximate number of pounds that an elephant's brain weighs.

2 —— The approximate number of ounces that a dog's brain weighs.

1 —— The approximate number of pounds your brain weighed when you were born. In fact, your brain was closer to its full adult size than any other organ in your body!

18 —— The age at which your brain stops growing. N.B. See Cindy's addendum below.▼

1/5 —— The portion of your body's blood supply your brain uses.

100 billion —— Number of brain cells you have.

6.8 billion —— Number of people living in the world.

268 —— The speed in miles per hour that information can be transmitted in and to your brain.

1.9 million —— Brain cells killed every minute during an ischemic clot-caused stroke.

12 —— The amount of treatment delay in minutes that it takes for a pea-sized piece of the brain to die.

10 —— Average time in hours of a full-blown stroke.

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ADDENDUM FROM CINDY:

At least one point is outdated: We have known for sometime that the brain continues to grow, especially in the frontal lobes, until age 25 years! This is thought to account for teenage/young adult impulsive and risk taking behaviour and egocentricity in being less able to have the "insight' to consider another's point of view. Am sending a great neuroplasticity video to yes-brainers shortly. • Thanks, Cindy! Looking forward to the video. — John #