Medical Mass of human brain vs. that of other nerves

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The discussion centers on the comparative weight of the human brain versus the remainder of the nerves in the body. It is suggested that the brain likely outweighs the rest of the nervous system, with the spinal cord alone constituting only about 2% of the brain's volume. This indicates that the brain's mass is significantly greater than that of the remaining nerves.
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Which weighs more -- the human brain or the remainder of nerves in the human body?
 
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Loren Booda said:
Which weighs more -- the human brain or the remainder of nerves in the human body?

Interesting question. The brain probably far outweighs the rest, at least judging by the fact that even the spinal cord amounts to only 2% of brain volume.
 
apeiron said:
Interesting question. The brain probably far outweighs the rest, at least judging by the fact that even the spinal cord amounts to only 2% of brain volume.

That's using your head! I think you've mended my thread of reasoning.
 

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