Brain Facts To Ponder
47% 
the reported decrease in the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease for people who engage in cognitively stimulating activities over those who did not. use it or lose it.

1 in 30
the chance a child has of getting a closed head injury before he is old enough to drive a car.

50,000 per second
the number of nerve cells produced by a fetus brain before birth

55,600 
the number of deaths prevented over ten year period by the use of seatbelts.

3 pounds
the average weight of the adult brain

50 - 100 billion
the number of specialized brain cells that make up the brain

15% or 48 million
the number of people in the US, who have or have a close relative with a disorder, related to brain injury or disease