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In medical terms, the brain is ‘an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.’ However, to the common man, the brain is simply the intellectual capacity of an individual.

Every animal you can think of – mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians – have a brain. But the human brain is unique. Although it's not the largest, it gives us the power to speak, imagine, and problem solve. It’s truly an amazing organ.

Your brain has the capacity to perform an incredible number of tasks, such as:

•It controls body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing.

•It accepts a flood of information about the world around you from your various senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

•It handles your physical movement when walking, talking, standing, or sitting.

•It lets you think, dream, reason and experience emotions.

All of these tasks are coordinated, controlled, and regulated by an organ that is about the size of a small head of cauliflower.

Your brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves make up a complex, integrated information processing and control system known as your central nervous system. In tandem, they regulate all the conscious and unconscious facets of your life.