Random Brain Facts

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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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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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