WHY am I SMARTER?
credit for your uniquely human intellect your ability to solve algebra problems or play the flelectric guitar or wonder about the function of your brain goes to your cerebrum . Accounting for 85 percent of your brains mass it's far larger and more complex than the cerebrum of other brainy animals such as dolphins whales and elephants it's also home to your brains most important lobes the sub processors of that supercomputer between your ears.
WHY DO I FORGET THINGS
When it comes to retaining memories your brain is practically a bottomless pit one that continues to deepen throughout your life, so why did you forget where you put your towel as swim practice ? It turns out your brain is equipped with two types of memory
SHORT TERM: powerful but fleeting short term memory is meant to store information such as phone numbers email address and other humdrum everyday data like the location of that towel at swim practice that you won't need to recall during your golden years As you'd expect,short term memories don't linger they fade even faster if you were distracted at the time the memory took shape (may be a teammate was talking to you while put down your towel or may be you moved the towel many times during practice and your short term memory can't place its exact location).
LONG TERM; Experiences move from short term to long term memory when they're repeated (such as when you memorize flash cards to study for a test)or accomplish by meaningful emotions and significant sensory input (such as when when you scored the winning goal or the day you got your pooch as a puppy ) scientists believe your brain has a limitless capacity for long term memories, but sometimes you can't recall a particular detail without help from sensory clues (a familiar smell is a powerful reminder) or the recollections of friends involved in the event. Scientists blame such forgetfilulness on a flaw in our ability to retrieve memories a flaw that no scientists call a"brain fart ".
WHY DO I REMEMBER
Every time you experience something new electrical charges fire through the white matter in your brain creating chemical links that form a network of pathways out of neurons your memories are stored in these connected becomes stronger and expand into other neurons with repeated exposure to the guitar makes the same neural networks fire again and again,becoming stronger and thus making the song easier to play spending time with a new friend reinforces old connections and builds new ones as you learn about your pal's habits as you lean and gain new memories your brain's structure changes and makes new connections. The brain you have today will be different tomorrow
Why do I breathe without thinking about it?
credit goes to your F brain stem the autopilot for your most important automatic functions:breathing blood pressure and heart rate.
WHY DOES MY BODY MOVE WHEN I WANT
Your cerebellum E the second largest part of your brain coordinates the movement of your muscles and keeps you from tumbling over when you walk.
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