The Brain

So, as a resident in Graves Hall at Morehouse, my brothers and I often get into intense debates. I remember one of which being about a common belief that people only use 10% of their brains. I, of course, was the only one who opposed this. After some careful research, we came to the conclusion that I was correct and humans constantly use 100% of the brain. What people don't realize is how much is going on apart from conscious activities.

Another debate arose when I mentioned the fact that for males, 2 drinks (including beer) a day is actually healthy for an adult male. Everyone agreed that red wine was good for you, but god forbid beer. Some of the reasons this was supposed to be false is because of the number of brain cells alcohol kills. Well, after some more thorough research, it was proven that 2 beers a day is actually good for you. It was also discovered that alcohol doesn't even kill brain cells.

My accounting teacher in the 12th grade one day told me that every time you learn something new, you get a wrinkle on your brain. We ended up arguing back and forth for a good five minutes of the class because I begged to differ. I really couldn't believe that my teacher actually thought this was true. So, we hit the books and found out that this was indeed false. Wrinkles on our brain are developed through growth. The ridges (gyri) and crevices (sulci) are formed through the growth of the brain. A fetus has a very smooth brain but as it develops, the brain forms these gyri and sulci to be able to fit inside the skull. It is said that if unfolded, the brain would be about the "size of a pillowcase."