10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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