Mass of human brain vs. that of other nerves

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The human brain weighs significantly more than the remainder of the nerves in the human body. Specifically, the spinal cord constitutes only 2% of the brain's volume, indicating the brain's dominance in mass compared to other neural components. This conclusion is based on anatomical comparisons and highlights the brain's substantial role in the nervous system.

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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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