Brain Facts

At birth, your brain was almost the same size as an adult brain and contained most of the brain cells for your whole life.

• True
• False

 The cerebral cortex grows thicker as you learn to use it.

• True
• False

Children who learn two languages before the age of ______ alter their brain structure

• 3
• 5
• 10
• 18

_____________ often to a young child promotes brain development.

• Singing
• Reading
• Listening to music
• Exercise

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Your brain uses _____% of the total oxygen in your body.

• 10%
• 20%
• 50%
• 100%

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Normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees F. The highest human body temperature ever recorded on a living person was _____. 

• 102 degrees F
• 105 degree F
• 110 degrees F
• 115 degrees F

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 A study of one million students showed that students who ate lunches that did not include _____________ did  better on IQ tests than students who ate lunches with these additives.

• caffeine
• artificial flavors
• sugar
• cheese

Just because you don’t remember your dreams doesn’t mean you don’t dream.

• True
• False

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Music lessons increase  brain organization and ability in both children and adults.

• True
• False

It isn’t until about the age of 25 that the human brain reaches full maturity.

• True
• False

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