Caffeine boosts memory.
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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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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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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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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 elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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