How does the brain work

The human brain is like a powerful computer that stores our memory and controls how we

think and behave.

• True

• False

The brain sends and receives information from the body. Your brain sends more messages

everyday than all the phones in the world.

• True

• False

The right side of the brain interacts with the left side of the body and left side of the brain

interacts with the right side of the body.

• True

• False

2 big bones protect the brain.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Truth - 22 small bones

Adult human brain weighs 100 grams.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It weighs more than a kilogram

Exercising can make your brain tired.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It makes you smarter. When you exercise, blood flow to the brain is increased that can help you learn

Your brain stops growing when your 18, but learns new things until the age of about 50.

• True

• False

Your brain actually produces enough electricity to power a light bulb.

• True

• False

You have about 100 thoughts in a day.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

70,000 thoughts each day

If you learn two languages, it actually changes how your brain looks.

• True

• False