- Do you know the weight of the average human brain?
The human brain is on average about three pounds. And a bunch of other fun psychology facts!
- Making decisions by thinking through them in a foreign language will help you be more rational.
- Us as humans have less of an attention span than a goldfish.
- The brain uses 20% of the body’s total amounts of energy and oxygen.
- More than 100,000 chemical reactions take place within the brain every second.
- Neurons travel at a high speed in the brain, at about 150 miles per hour.
- The brain itself does not feel pain.
- Both long and short term memories are stored for use at the same time in the brain.
- If you practice recollection, it can help with PTSD.
- Things like mindfulness and gratitude can help you overcome cognitive distortions, even if they have been lifelong.
- Short and long term memory can be improved with Vitamin B1.
- Grey matter in your brain grows and increases when you learn new things. Did you know this human brain fact?
- The brain is composed of 73% water.
- The male brain is about 10% larger than the female brain (don’t forget, overall, males are larger than females.
- If you’re drunk, your brain cannot form memories.
- The human brain has the texture and consistency of tofu.
- The type of music you listen to impacts the way you look at the world.
- Laughter is really good for your physical health.
- People who take a quiz twice are more than 65% likely to remember the facts.
- The brain starts to slow around 24 years old.
- Your brain can store about 2,500,000 gigabytes.
- If you take longhand notes while you study, your brain will retain the information better because writing helps that process.
- Psychologists have found that the color blue can be an appetite suppressant, as very few naturally blue foods exist in nature or are commonly eaten.
- The blood vessels of a single brain would reach halfway to the moon.
- Narcissistic personality disorder is found in about 6% of the population.
- The human brain has an average of 50,000-70,000 thoughts a day.
- Babies begin to process language, just as adults do, after a couple of days of being born.
- Emotions can change our brain chemistry.
- Happy people are usually more healthy people, overall.
- Though it seems counterintuitive, easy access to information is shown to be harder to remember when it comes to the brain.
- Memory is prioritized by emotion.
- A startling 95% of all decisions are unconscious.
- Our brains are light-sensitive, explaining seasonal affective disorder and
winter disruptions to circadian rhythm. - A positive mindset can help you recover from a serious illness or injury.
- Your (human) brain can generate 12-15 watts of electricity.
- Memories start to form in the womb.
- Brain damage can happen within five minutes without oxygen.
- If you’re sweating, your brain can temporarily shrink.
- Spending money on others will make you feel better than spending money on yourself.
What do you think of these human brain and other psychology fun facts? Let me know in the comments!