12 Shocking Facts about the Human Brain
What are some shocking and amazing facts about the human brain you didn’t know? How does the brain really work? In this video, we explore these questions and more. Enjoy!
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Essential fatty acids and human brain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20329590
Brain Facts
Heaviest Organs in the Human Body
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/top-10-what-are-the-heaviest-organs-in-the-human-body/
The Blood Supply of the Brain and Spinal Cord
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11042/
Blood Vessels
https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels
Blood Vessels and the Brain
https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/files/2018/05/blood-vessels-of-the-brain-1.pdf
Early Brain Development and Health
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/early-brain-development.html
Brain Architecture
Stone Age Surgery
http://discovermagazine.com/1997/sep/stoneagesurgery1229
“Seeing” with Ears in Some Blind People
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110316104123.htm
Shrinking Brains
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-have-our-brains-started-to-shrink/?redirect=1
Speed of Nerve Impulses
https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DavidParizh.shtml
Anatomy and Ultrastructure
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53086/
Persistent Age-Related Cognitive-Motor Decline
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0094215
The Rise and Fall of Cognitive Skills
http://news.mit.edu/2015/brain-peaks-at-different-ages-0306
When Does Cognitive Functioning Peak?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614567339
What is Brain Death?
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/brain-death1.htm
Music: “Cute” and “Ukulele” from Bensound.com
Thanks to Tristan Reed (writing), Troy W. Hudson (VO), HowlingCreations for helping to create this video!