Brain Quiz: Gray Matters
9 questions on the human brain, how it works and how it compares with other animals' brains.
- Questions
9 - Length
About 5 min
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- Which half of the human brain mostly controls the right side of the body?
- About how much does an adult human brain weigh?
- Why can cold ice cream cause a headache?
- What does the smaller, ridged part below the back of this brain help you do?
- What makes up most of the weight of a human brain?
- The human brain is about 2% of body weight. What share of the body's energy does it use at rest?
- Sort these animals by brain weight, lightest first.
- The hippocampus, a brain area key to memory, is named after which animal?
- Why can a brain be operated on while the patient is awake?