Heather Archuletta

#TriviaThursday The slowest speed information travels inside the human mind is 260+ miles per hour -- beyond race cars! No one knows the actual top speed. #Mind #Brain

#TriviaThursday The Olde English word "gemynd" (perhaps later shortened to "mynd") referred specifically to memory. Further back, gemynd was of Germanic origin, from a longer root word for thought or memory recall. #Mind

#TriviaThursday Scientists don't understand why, but urban dwellers have more brain malfunctions than rural counterparts; most likely explanations are cognitive load of city life, excess dopamine from constant stimulation, and increased stress. #Brain #Mind

#TriviaThursday Operations of individual brain cells are now understood in some detail, but the ways that millions cooperate in ensembles is still largely unknown. #Brain #Mind

#TriviaThursday The human cerebral cortex contains 30+ billion neurons, connected by synapses. Neurons communicate via protoplasmic fibers (axons), which carry action potentials (signal pulses) to recipient cells in various body parts. #Brain #Mind

#TriviaThursday The brain, located in the head near sensory organs such as eyes + ears, serves as the nervous system center in all vertebrate (and most invertebrate) animals. #Brain #Mind

#TriviaThursday Subconscious mind is beneath conscious awareness & keeps us alive: keeps hearts pumping, lungs breathing, hair growing. #Brain #Mind

#TriviaThursday The conscious mind is the thinking part of ourselves. It sets goals, makes decisions & interprets experiences. #Brain #Mind

Today's #TriviaThursday series will be all about BRAINS, and in some cases, facts about what makes the human mind unique. #Mind #Brain

#TriviaThursday Human brains continually alter structure, cells, circuitry, & chemistry as a result of all we do, think, & believe. #Brain