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These fMRI scans show the brain activity of a healthy person (left) and a stroke patient (right) while
doing a language-related task. You can see how a healthy area of the brain is trying to do the work of
the damaged side of the brain. (photo: www.sciencenews.org/article/babies-language-brain-stroke)

Conclusion

Three to four pounds and several thousand miles of interconnected nerve
cells (about 100 billion) control every movement, thought, sensation, and
emotion that comprises the human experience. Within the brain and spinal
cord there are ten thousand distinct varieties of neurons, trillions of
supportive cells, a few more trillion synaptic connections, a hundred known
chemical regulating agents, miles of minuscule blood vessels, axons ranging
from a few microns to well over a foot and a half in length, and untold
mysteries of how—almost flawlessly—all these components work together.
This is the amazing brain.
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Your brain has about one hundred thousand billion electrical connections. That’s
1,000,000,000,000,000 electrical connections! In fact, your brain has more electrical connections than
all the electrical appliances on the face of the earth. Yet your brain with its hundred thousand billion
electrical connections fits in a quart jar and operates for 70 years on ten watts of power, fueled largely
by cheeseburgers and french fries.

Every cubic inch (2.54 centimeters) of the human brain contains at least 100 million nerve cells
interconnected by 10 thousand miles of fibers.

Isaac Asimov said that man's 3-4-pound brain is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter
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in the entire universe! Far more complicated than any computer, the human brain is capable of
storing and creatively manipulating seemingly infinite amounts of information. Its capabilities and
potential stagger the imagination. The more we use it, the better it becomes.

The brain capabilities of even the smallest insects are mind-boggling. The tiny speck of a brain found in
a little ant, butterfly or bee enable them not only to see, smell, taste and move, but even to fly with
great precision. Butterflies routinely navigate enormous distances. Bees and ants carry on complex
social organizations, building projects, and communications. These miniature brains put our computers
and avionics to shame, in comparison.

The human brain is a physical demonstration of its Creator! It shows that the mind of God is so vast that
the brain He created cannot comprehend His limitlessness mind.

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