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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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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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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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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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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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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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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