Encephalon
Oh my, do we know what and why? Let's try!
Just as the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet is named Omicron,
a prerequisite is also called sine qua non,
A list of proper nouns is known as an onomasticon; the real name of our brain is referred to as the Encephalon.
Water pills are naqua;
Encephalon is composed of 75% aqua.
A chemical reaction causes a headache with a sensational strife;
the encephalon triples in size within the first three years of life.
A flower shape is represented as fleurons;
Encephalon contains roughly 100 billion neurons.
Misrepresentations that endure:knowledge of art and its truth you shall procure,
with no pain, only gain,
It is a myth that humans use only 10% of their brain.
A fundamental accessory; cholesterol is vital for learning and memory.
Poetic neurology found within the chapters,
your dreams are believed to be a mix of physiological and neurological factors.
Those are two factors of information; let us not forget to include the third, which is our immaculate imagination.
The mathematical language reckons: short-term memory lasts only around 20-30 seconds.
A quick change in blood vessel size causes pain and a wriggle;
an ice cream headache brings a squiggle and a giggle,
Neuro hymns to a hymnal-
A brain freeze it is, and it's an incredible 'warning' signal.
Encephalon, with no pain, turns to an iron soldier,
fast-forward, and the human brain shrinks as we get older.
The natural decorator,
Encephalon is a random thought generator.
With 20% of the oxygen and blood acting as an accelerator,
brain activity can power up a light bulb, turning it into the best emulator.
Almost done...
Sleep stands as a liberator;
multitasking is impossible; it is a calculated integrator.
The adult brain, weighing 3 pounds, found throughout the equator,
the subconscious mind acts as our daily dictator.
Ten events in a decathlon,
one billionth of a meter is a millimicron;
the charter of a phenomenon, a discovery of a mastodon-
knowledge increased! The real name of our brain is called the mighty "Encephalon".
The end.
Poet: Vynolyn Naidoo
