Do you know which is the most complex machine in the universe!?
I am assuming you have one to know the answer!
It is the Human Brain!
But the human brain is like a treasure! You have to spend so much and do so much sacrifice just to keep the brain happy!
It is the like proverbial big boss who has to be taken care without fail!
Luckily the brain has apparently shrunken over the years!
With the advent of reels and shorts and maybe AI; there is no doubt that the brain will shrink further!
The evolution of the human brain has been a remarkable, rapid process, tripling in size over 4 million years and now it is reducing in size!
However, this evolutionary expansion has not come without significant trade-offs and limitations, resulting in a complex, metabolically expensive, and sometimes maladaptive organ!
The brain cannot grow indefinitely due to physical and biological constraints.
Wiring Costs: As brain size increases, the length of neurons (white matter) must increase to connect different regions. If the brain grows too large, the white matter (wiring) would take up too much space, leaving less room for the gray matter (processing units), making it less efficient~
It has been seen that a larger, more active brain produces more heat. It must be actively cooled by blood flow to prevent thermal overload, which limits how big and fast the brain can function!
The most important part of the NUCLEAR Reactor or even the ENGINE of a vehicle is the COOLANT!
Theoretical studies suggest that a brain larger than 3,500 cm³ (more than double the modern human size) would reach its maximum efficiency and then begin to decline in processing power.
It has also been seen that the human brain is optimized for survival in a, hunter-gatherer environment, not the modern, sedentary world!
Recent evidence suggests a potential slight decrease in human brain size over the last 3,000 to 10,000 years, which may be a direct result of evolution!
As humans developed complex, sedentary societies and, more recently, artificial intelligence and internet, we began “externalizing” knowledge.
Reliance on collective intelligence or external technology may have made a massive individual brain less of a survival necessity, potentially favoring a smaller, more energy-efficient brain, a phenomenon seen in other domesticated animals.
In effect if you do not continually EXERCISE your brain and eat JUNK like reels or shorts then it will SHRINK in size! Unfortunately you would not even realize it since your brain would be shrunk!
So stop the mobile scrolling and go for a stroll! Also some physical exercise like Meenakshi Amma Gurukkal does! You may not reach her level but there is no harm in trying!
Let that shrunk brain rest now!
Shubh ratri!
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