Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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