The temperature in a healthy body is 36.5 °C, although most of us have this common knowledge, many may not know that the brain should be warmer than the body. According to studies conducted to date, the average brain temperature in men and women is 38.5 °C.
Although measuring this temperature in other parts of the body is called fever or high fever and may occur as a symptom of some diseases, a healthy brain heats up especially during the daytime when it is active. Moreover, it is warming beyond expectations!
The temperature rises up to 40 °C in the deep parts of the brain! Below is the first 4D map of the human brain in history:
This high temperature, which can be considered as a sign of disease in different parts of the body under normal conditions, is a healthy condition for the brain. According to the results of new research showed that in women it can rise up to 40 °C. The highest temperature measured was recorded as 40.9 °C. If this temperature is measured in any part of your body, it is only a matter of time before you experience high fever-induced hypothermia, but this is not the case for the brain.
One of the scientists working at the UK-based Medical Research Council (MRC), Dr. “Temperatures this high had previously been measured in people with brain damage, thought to be caused by injury,” says John O’Neill. It has also been found that day-night changes in brain temperature are associated with long-term brain health. However, Dr. O’Neill states that they will conduct a new study on its long-term effects.
To get data on brain temperature, the researchers measured 40 healthy people between the ages of 20 and 40 using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) technology.
Similar measurements were previously made in intensive care patients, and since the data were limited to these patients, high temperatures in the brain were thought to be caused by illness or injury. Changes in brain temperature are now a topic associated with health.
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