Why is the human brain soft?

This is sort of a funny question. Not a bad question, but certainly funny. As far as I know there was no committee out there when humans were being designed and they came to the brain and someone laid out the pros and cons for a hardbrain vs. read more

Living brain is soft like a solid jelly as you said but is protected by an immovable cranium bones. Brains work is more like a computer ' electro- magnetic ' in nature unlike muscles or heart who do more mechanical work therefore cells are more tightly packed. It does great deal of work but sedentary work like computer engineers. read more

Human Brain Tissue Your brain is the size of a large grapefruit, but it looks like a large pinkish-gray walnut. There are many folds and creases and it feels soft and squishy. read more

Interesting Human Brain Facts: An adult brain weighs up to 3 pounds, usually only about 2% of body weight, but uses nearly 20% of the body's energy! read more