Brain, heart and soul
The average human brains weigh 1400 grams.
The brains take up about 2% of total body weight.
Interestingly, Albert Einstein, acknowledged as one of the greatest thinker of our
time, had a relatively small brain: His weighed only 1,230 grams.
There’s no scientific evidence saying that a big brain leads to high intelligence.
(Unless one defines elephants and whales as highly-intelligent)
Do you carry a heavy heart?
The average weight of a female human heart is 255g and a male’s is 298g, making up less than 0.5% of the total body weight.
What about the soul?
The weight of the soul is 21 grams.
Urban legends say we lose 21 grams at our last gasp; the difference in body mass, pre and post mortem. (21 grams)
Brain, heart and soul.
Some facts and one myth.
