The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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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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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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