The most amazing structure on Earth (the brain)

The Most Amazing Structure on Earth (the brain)

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It took about 700 years to develop

The human brain is the most sophisticated and powerful thing that we know

As the creatures adapted, the brain had to develop

Humans started out as worm-like creatures

Then they were fish with legs and arms

Became an ape-like creature

Finally, the ape-like creature became human

The surface of the brain is called the cerebral cortex. It is the part of the brain that makes us intelligent

Consists of four parts called lobes

The world’s best supercomputer is only about as powerful as half a mouse brain!

Your brain is packed with 100 billion brain cells called neurons

They send information to your body telling it what to do

They receive information from each of your senses

The human brain is very mysterious

There is a lot about the brain that we do not yet understand