Dr. Universe: Why are brains mushy? – First Graders, Waller Road Elementary, Puyallup, Wash.
jaime.chambersDear First Graders,
You’re right, brains are quite mushy. It turns out the three-pound organ between your ears is mostly made up of water and fat.
I found out all about brains from my friend Jim Peters, a neuroscientist at Washington State University.
“It’s gooey. It really is squishy,” he said. “When it is warm, it is kind of like butter.”
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