Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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