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If You Get 7/11 Of These Questions Right, You Should Probably Become A Neuroscientist

Obviously this isn't the exact number, try counting to 86 billion, but it's an [educated guess](https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/brain-metrics/are_there_really_as_many).

Yah, it's 86 billion. That's a shit ton of cells.

about how many brain cells is the brain estimated to have? 

But Einsteins [only weighed 2.71 pounds](https://phys.org/news/2005-01-einsteins-brain.html) so size doesn't really matter.

3, on average

how many pounds does the average human brain weigh?

It's the fattiest organ in the [body](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20329590)!!

60% is the answer you were looking for

It's a lot. And even more fun fact: most of them are negative! Being human is fun.

25-50k

what's the estimated amount of thoughts humans are said to have in a day?  

25-ish

on average, when is the brain fully matured?

It has [no pain receptors.](https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/3737/if-the-brain-has-no-pain-receptors-how-come-you-can-get-a-headache) Weird.

TRUE.

true or false:   
the brain can't feel pain  


If you've seen _Waterboy_, you should know that. Learn about it [here](%20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulla_oblongata).

The medulla oblongata

what part of the brain contains the "control center" for the heart and lungs?

So [they say.](https://curiosity.com/topics/your-brain-feels-like-tofu-curiosity/) . It's vegan!

Tofu

what food is the brain most similar to in consistency?

Das [fast man.](http://virtuallabs.stanford.edu/tech/images/ReactionTime.SU-Tech.pdf)

Around 268 MPH

at what speed can the fastest neurons in the brain travel?

LITERALLY THE BRAIN IS [ALWAYS DOIN' SHIT.](https://books.google.com/books?dq=More+than+100%2C000+chemicals+reactions+take+place+in+your+brain+every+second.&hl=en&id=0OTnCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT12&ots=DZyCXop2oe&pg=PT12&sa=X&sig=Xamo0OFeYGZhOZoQK9ViWLE-DX4&source=bl&ved=0ahUKEwiTz9nB4cLTAhXs34MKHcw-CpEQ6AEINzAE#v=onepage&q=More%20than%20100,000%20chemicals%20reactions%20take%20place%20in%20your%20brain%20every%20second.&f=false)

100,000

approximately how many chemical reactions take place in your brain every second? 

Makes sense I guess, it's [got a lot of work to do.](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-the-brain-need-s/)

It's using 20%

How much of the body's energy Is the brain using at any given time?

Maybe take some time to teach your beautiful brain more about itself. It just wants to learn and grow.

Your brain doesn't know much about itself.

...or maybe you are already one? Is that you Dr. Shepherd? You know that thing in your head like it's um, in your head.

You should probably be a neurologist

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