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Article: Meet your incredible brain: check out command central for everything you do. (Heads Up Real News About Drugs And Your Body).
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- Science World
- Article date:
- October 18, 2002
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What's that gray, wrinkled blob inside your skull? It's your brain the body's most amazing organ, a three pound factory for feelings, memories, ideas, and movement. It makes your heart beat, stores the beat to your favorite song, and prompts you to "beat it" when you sense danger. Your muscles may seem smart when you hit a home run or learn a dance step, but every instruction comes from your brain.
Your brain is always changing--and growing. New experiences create new connections between brain cells, adding to a dense web of brain tissue. There's no end to what you can learn: One brain cell, or neuron, can have thousands of connections, or synapses, with other ...