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“STRESS ON HUMAN BRAIN”. By Sunny Bansode . Facts about the H uman Brain. The human brain is the largest brain of all vertebrates relative to body size It weighs about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) The brain makes up about 2 percent of a human's body weight
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“STRESS ON HUMAN BRAIN” By Sunny Bansode
Facts about the Human Brain • The human brain is the largest brain of all vertebrates relative to body size • It weighs about 3 pounds • (1.4 kilograms) • The brain makes up about 2 percent of a human's body weight • The cerebrum makes up 85 percent of the brain's weight • It contains about 100 billion nerve cells (neurons), the "gray matter" • It contains millions of nerve fibers (axons and dendrites), the "white matter"
Parts of the Brain cerebrum cerebellum brain stem volume 75% • medulla midbrain balance Pons motor control 85% by weight controls attention divided Breathing Digestion HeartRate Autonomic Processes connectingthebrainwiththespinalcord language hemispheres "left" and "right" emotional functions linked
Processing RIGHT-BRAIN FUNCTIONS ART AWARENESS IMAGINATION CREATIVITY INTUITION INSIGHT MUSIC AWARENESS 3-D FORMS LEFT HAND CONTROL LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS • ANALYTIC THOUGHT • LOGIC • LANGUAGE • REASONING • SCIENCE AND MATHS • WRITTEN • NUMBER SKILLS • RIGHT HAND CONTROL
Stress Hormones AdrenalineCortisol Short-term positive effects blood flow • A quick burst of energy • Decreased sensitivity to pain • Increase in immunity • Heightened memory Increases - Breathing & Heart Rate (fight) or (flight) Emotional Effects Long-term negative effects Bad on Physical & Mental Health • Imbalances of blood sugar • Increase in abdominal fat storage • Suppressed thyroid activity • Decreased bone density • Decreased muscle mass • High blood pressure • Lowered immunity • Less able to think clearly.
Effects of stress on body HAIR : EXCESSIVE HAIR LOSS & BLADNESS MUSCLES : NECK & SHOULDER PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL ACHES & LOWER BACK PAIN DIGESTIVE : DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT INCLUDING GASTRITIS, STOMACH ULCERS & IRRITABLE COLON SKIN : OUTBREAK OF SKIN PROBLEMS, SUCH AS EXZEMA AND PSORIASIS BRAIN : INSOMNIA,HEADACHES,IRRATIBILTY,ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION MOUTH : ORAL ULCERS & EXCESSIVE DRYNESS HEART : CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & HYPERTENTION LUNGS : EXACERBATE ASTHMATIC CONDITIONS
Relaxation Techniques To Reduce Stress On-the-Spot • Meditate • Picture Yourself Relaxed • Breathe Deeply • Look Around You • Drink Hot Tea • Show Some Love • Try Self-Massage • Take a Time-Out • Try a Musical Detour • Take an Attitude Break • Count backwards
"Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live." --Margaret Fuller "Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea." --Frederick Saunders "There is more to life than increasing its speed." --Mohandas K. Gandhi "A poor life is with full of care, We have no time to stand and stare." --William Henry Davies "Things could be a lot worse, the stress of the situation always could be worse, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for - so I shall not waste my days with stress and frustrations - Life is too short" --Catherine Pulsifer