Laboratory of NeuroImaging

Q1. How much does the average adult human brain weigh?

1 pound

2 pounds

3 pounds

4 pounds

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Q2. How much did Albert Einstein's brain weigh?

1.9 pounds

2.7 pounds

4.2 pounds

5.1 pounds

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Fact! Einstein’s brain weighed significantly less than the average human brain, but he had many more glial cells than average.

Q3. At approximately what age does the brain stop growing?

9 months

12 years

18 years

26 years

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Q4. The forebrain, which controls higher intellectual functions such as thinking, planning, and problem solving, is the largest in what species?

Humans

Chimpanzees

Dogs

Dolphins

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Q5. Which hemisphere of the brain has more neurons?

Left hemisphere

Right hemisphere

They have an equal number of neurons

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Fact!The left hemisphere has 186 million more neurons than the right hemisphere.

Q6. How much blood flows through the brain per minute?

250-350mL (approx. 1 soda can)

750-1000mL (approx. 3 soda cans)

1500 - 2000mL (approx. 6 soda cans)

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Q7. How long can the brain survive without oxygenated blood?

10 seconds, when the body loses consciousness

2-3 minutes, when cell death begins

4-6 minutes, when cell death begins

8-10 minutes, when cell death begins

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Q8. How much of your body heat is lost through your head?

13%

25-30%

40-50%

70-80%

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Q9. What is the longest living cell in your body?

Fat cells

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Brain cells

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Fact! Brain cells can live up to an entire lifetime.

Q10. How many brain cells (neurons) does the average human have?

10 million

100 million

10 billion

100 billion

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Q11. What is the name of the chemical signal used between neurons?

Neurotransmitters

Dendrites

Osteocytes

Calcium

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Q12. How long can a neuron be?

1/4 inches

1-2 inches

3 feet

15 feet

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Fact! This is about the height of a giraffe, from toe to neck.

Q13. How many brain imaging techniques can you name?
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