Mind-BlowingThe human brain has an estimated storage capacity of 2.5 petabytes—enough to hold 3 million hours of television.7k19k
Mind-BlowingThe human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons connected by approximately 100 trillion synaptic connections—far more connections than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.4123k
InterestingAfter age 30, the brain begins to gradually shrink, losing about 5% of its volume per decade after age 40, with some regions like the hippocampus shrinking as much as 0.84% annually.2261k
Mind-BlowingWhen someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.2051k
InterestingQuick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.1815k
InterestingBrain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience activation of the caudate - a dopamine-rich part of the brain's reward system involving motivation and desire.1584k
InterestingResearch shows that verbal intelligence is positively correlated with worry and rumination. Brain scans reveal that both high intelligence and excessive worrying share similar patterns of neural activity in the brain's white matter.626k
Mind-BlowingWhen you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.574k
InterestingNight owls tend to have greater mental stamina later in the day, with studies showing they can maintain focus and cognitive performance for longer periods compared to early risers when tested in evening hours.443k
InterestingIn older people, memory is best early in the morning and then declines during the late afternoon.40905
Mind-BlowingListening to music activates the same dopamine reward system in the brain that responds to sex, food, and drugs.343k
Mind-BlowingWe forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.283k
Mind-BlowingDuring REM sleep, your brain can be as active as when you're awake, with some regions showing even more intense activity than during waking hours.273k
InterestingDaydreaming activates the brain's 'default mode network,' which research links to enhanced creativity and insight-based problem-solving.251k