Blog Archives - Cowichan Brain Injury Society

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY

5/29/2022

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years.
- Abraham Lincoln -

PUZZLE OF THE DAY

5/29/2022

Answer to the last puzzle: The river was frozen and the cat walked across on the ice to the other side.
The new riddle:
When moving forward in life you'll be doing this for sure,
But physically you do it without even knowing,
And when you're all done part of you keeps going,
You want it that way so you keep learning,

BRAIN FACTS

5/29/2022

Both hearing and deaf people use the left hemisphere to process language.

You cannot tickle yourself, because your brain anticipates the touch.

Milk, cheese, and peanuts can help induce sleep.

Fun Brain Facts

5/25/2022

The average adult brain weighs three pounds (1.4 kg). That's about as much as a bag of onions, a pair of boots, or a two-slice toaster.
A newborn baby’s brain grows 1 percent larger each day until the infant’s about three months old.
The human brain is more than three times as big as the brains of other mammals of similar size.
By the time you turn nine years old, your brain will be around 95 percent of the size of a grownup’s brain, yet you still can’t drive a car.
While your brain only makes up about 2 percent of your body weight, it uses 20% of your daily energy supply. That’s a lot of energy spent sending and receiving billions of messages in a single day!
The brain can store as much information as one million hours of TV shows!
The human brain is as big as the whole internet! While your brain might have the storage capacity to hold the entire internet, it’s limited by how quickly it can store facts and memories.

Puzzle of the Day

5/25/2022

The answer to yesterday's Brain Teaser is "watch".

Next brain teaser:
A woman was standing at the side of a river. Her cat is on the other. She calls to the pet, and the pet crosses. Not a single drop of water has touched the pet, and there were no devices in place to help the cat cross. How did her cat manager the task? Check tomorrow for the answer.

Positive Quote

5/25/2022

Do every act of your life as though it were the last act of your life.

 - Marcus Aurelius –

Parts of the Brain

5/25/2022

Introduction to the Brain Team

5/25/2022

My name is FRONTAL LOBE, and I'm pretty much in charge of all complex thinking, life planning, imaging, decision-making, and problem-solving.

I'm PARIETAL LOBE and I'm here to help you feel things like touch, pain, and pressure. I also step in if you're about to burn the roof of your mouth on a hot slice of pizza. But do you ever listen to me?! Ask the roof of your mouth.

Hey there! I'm OCCIPITAL LOBE and people say that I'm a bit of a visionary mostly because I process light and help you see.

The name is CEREBELLUM and without me, you would fall over. I help you with fine movements and balance.

Did somebody call my name? I'm TEMPORAL LOBE. I process every word that enters the ear. I'm good at helping you find your memories.

Check in tomorrow to learn some more facts about the brain.

positive Quote

5/25/2022

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
- Eleanor Roosevelt -

Brain Teasers

5/25/2022

The answer to yesterday's Brain Teaser is "M".
Next brain teaser:
I run, and it runs. When I stop, it still runs. What is it that I am speaking of?
Check back tomorrow for the answer plus a new brain teaser.

Welcome - Mi Nuwilum - *Cowichan Tribes*
Welcome - Gilakasla - *Thank You* - Kwakwaka' Wakw

Cowichan Brain Injury Society (CBIS) would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, the traditional territory of the Quw'utsun (Cowichan) Tribes.

Cowichan Brain Injury Society exists as an inclusive and culturally respectful program for all.

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