Nova Science Now: How the Brain Works

The human brain is like a powerful computer that stores our memory and control 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.

• False

• True

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

How many small bones protect the brain?

• 2 Bones

• 20 Bones

• 22 Bones

• 6 Bones

Adult human brain weighs 100 grams.

• True

• More then a kilogram

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

• False

• True

If you score more marks, it means that you are intelligent.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Marks by themselves do not show our intelligence- it is what we do with that knowledge that makes us intelligent.

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.

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

• False

• True

Answer explanation

The neurological benefits of learning another language are fascinating. Studying a second language results in growth in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex, improving the health of your brain. The brain's grey matter also becomes denser as the connections between neurons strengthen and expand over time.

How many thoughts do we have a day?

• 1000

• More than 60,000

• 6,000

• 25,000